Category Archives: Local News
PROPERTY SCAM REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS OFFICE
Indiana County officials are seeing a rash of cases where properties are being sold illegally right out from under the true owners. In an interview on Indiana in the Morning on Tuesday, Indiana County...
Dec 17, 2025
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES BUDGET FOR 2026
At their meeting last night, the Blairsville Borough Council approved the budget for 2026. The budget is balanced, with both expenditures and revenues sitting just above 2.5 million dollars, a 3% incr...
Dec 17, 2025
2026 COUNTY BUDGET UP FOR APPROVAL TODAY
The 2026 Indiana County Budget will be up for approval this morning at the Indiana County Commissioners meeting. The preliminary budget that was approved on November 19th had revenues coming in at $52...
Dec 17, 2025
THOMPSON'S "WHOLE MILK FOR U.S. KIDS" BILL APPROVED BY U.S. HOUSE
A bill from Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson to provide whole milk to schools overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week. The "Whole Milk for U.S. Kids Act" will modify U...
Dec 17, 2025
CASES FOR DISTRICT COURT TODAY INCLUDE CHASE, SIMPLE ASSAULTS
Preliminary hearings are scheduled today for Indiana County's District Courts. Included among them are a hearing for 26-year-old Phillip Crook III of Penn Run. He is charged with fleeing or attempting...
Dec 17, 2025
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2026
At a work session Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council approved the 2026 meeting schedule. The one change to the meeting schedule is that all committee meetings will now start at 6:00 PM, with the B...
Dec 16, 2025
IUP ALUMNA DONATES $25,000 TO IMPACT 150 CAMPAIGN
A longtime Indiana University of Pennsylvania leader and alumna is helping push the university closer to a major fundraising milestone. Dr. Ruth Riesenman, a 1964 IUP graduate, retired administrator, ...
Dec 16, 2025
TWO OF THREE BOILERS AT HOMER CITY REDEVELOPMENT SITE DEMOLISHED MONDAY
Many in central Indiana County felt and heard the result of some ongoing demolition yesterday at the Homer City Redevelopment site. The ground vibration and explosive noise was due to the company's co...
Dec 16, 2025
PART OF 9TH STREET TO CLOSE TODAY FOR TREE REMOVAL
Indiana Borough work crews will be busy on South 9th Street this morning into the early afternoon. Weather permitting, crews will be out on 9th street between Philadelphia Street and Church Street to ...
Dec 16, 2025
2026 BUDGET UP FOR APPROVAL AT BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
Blairsville borough council will meet tonight and the 2026 budget is on the agenda. The budget approved for advertisement last month is balanced and will not require a tax increase. Along with the bud...
Dec 16, 2025
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
