Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES JOINT AGREEMENT WITH IUP, WCCC FOR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE PROGRAM
At their meeting Monday night, the Indiana school board approved joining a partnership with IUP and Westmoreland County Community College to help students earn an Associates Degree while earning their...
Jun 10, 2024

KENT MAN WANTED FOR TRESPASSING CHARGES
State police in Indiana are searching for a man wanted on charges of criminal trespass for an incident on Sunday. Troopers say an arrest warrant was issued for 21-year-old Brian Derek Jones of Kent wh...
Jun 10, 2024

CITIZENS AMBULANCE SERVICE WILL ADOPT NEW BUSINESS MODEL
Citizens' Ambulance Service is changing its business model, announcing that it will acquire Ambulance Service Management Corporation and its associated contracts. ASMC is the company that manages Citi...
Jun 10, 2024

RIVER VALLEY SEEKING WITHDRAWAL FROM ICTC
At their meeting in May, the River Valley School District announced its intent to withdraw from the Indiana County Technology Center. ICTC Director Mike McDermott said that for the district to withdra...
Jun 10, 2024

BILL PROHIBITING MOBILE DEVICES WHILE DRIVING PASSES HOUSE, SENATE
Pennsylvania has seen a significant increase in fatal car crashes in recent years in which distracted driving was the root cause. Because of this, state lawmakers are pushing legislation that makes pe...
Jun 10, 2024

LIFE FLIGHT CALLED FOR ATV CRASH IN HOMER CITY
Two teens were injured in an ATV accident at the intersection of South Main and East Church Street in Homer City Borough Sunday afternoon. The accident occurred just before 5 PM. Life Flight was calle...
Jun 9, 2024

ANIMALS LOST IN VEAL BARN FIRE
More than a hundred veal calves were lost and the building was destroyed this morning in a five-alarm fire at an Amish family's farm in South Mahoning Township. It happened on the same farm where a ho...
Jun 9, 2024

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS WILL MEET TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR 2024-25
Indiana Area's School Board on Monday will tackle a very large agenda, with items including revisions to the district's science curriculum, a number of professional services agreements with outside ag...
Jun 9, 2024

MAN ACCUSED OF STRANGULATION IN DOMESTIC INCIDENT
State Police say a 50-year-old Indiana man was taken into custody after a domestic incident May 29th at a White Township home. The victim, a 37-year-old Indiana woman, suffered visible injuries. The c...
Jun 9, 2024

CHRONIC WASTE DISEASE RISING IN PENNSYLVANIA DEER, ELK
The State Game Commission's latest report on Chronic Waste Disease in Pennsylvania's deer population shows five cases detected from among 3,485 samples tested in Indiana County. Among our neighbors, J...
Jun 9, 2024










