Category Archives: Local News

STATE URGES FULL-BODY INSPECTION FOR TICKS
The state Health Department is encouraging you to do a full-body check for ticks if you've spent time outdoors this weekend. For the second straight year, Lyme disease is increasing in Pennsylvania. T...
Jul 26, 2026

MARION CENTER BOARD WILL WORK ON PREPARATION FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR
The Marion Center school board will meet tomorrow night with an agenda full of preparation items for the new school year. Among the actions to be taken are a motion to take bids bids for the wall/side...
Jul 26, 2026

PORTION OF RUSTIC LODGE ROAD TO CLOSE ON MONDAY
A reminder that Rustic Lodge Road will be closed starting at 7 AM on Monday from Kolter Drive to the Indian Springs Road intersection. Access to the Han family medical facility (CareSalus Primary Care...
Jul 26, 2026

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL RETURNS SUNDAY, MONDAY
From the US National Weather Service Partly sunny skies are expected today. There will be isolated showers and a thunderstorm across the area, though most of the day will be dry. The potential for sev...
Jul 25, 2026

TWELVE TENANTS FROM INDIANA BOROUGH APARTMENTS TO BE DISPLACED MONDAY
Indiana Borough has declared the building at 547 Philadelphia Street "uninhabitable", bringing to light a landlord/tenant dispute that could leave twelve people without a home as early as Monday. (Sig...
Jul 25, 2026

UTILITY LINES DOWN, GAS LEAK REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON FRIDAY
First responders were active on Friday with three major incidents reported. The first was at 9:47 AM for a carbon monoxide alarm on South 10th Street in Indiana Borough that sent the Indiana Fire Asso...
Jul 25, 2026

STRUZZI REACTS TO BILLS ON SECOND-DEGREE MURDER PUNISHMENT
State representative Jim Struzzi issued a statement over dueling bills in the House and Senate on punishments for second degree murder. The PA Supreme Court earlier this year declared that mandatory l...
Jul 25, 2026

TROOPERS ANNOUNCE ARREST FOLLOWING RECENT BURGLARIES, THEFTS IN HOMER CITY AREA
From Pennsylvania State Police A juvenile has been arrested following continued investigation into a series of burglaries and thefts in the Homer City area of Indiana County. Earlier today, the juveni...
Jul 24, 2026

WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
From the US National Weather Service Quiet and dry weather will continue through early Saturday under high pressure. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may develop Saturday afternoon. Another round o...
Jul 24, 2026

INDIANA MAN PLEADS "NO CONTEST" IN CONNECTION WITH FATAL CRASH IN 2025
An Indiana man pleaded "no contest" in connection with a fatal crash that happened last year at 9th and Philadelphia Street. 66-year-old Martin Dean Harvey entered the plea to two counts of careless d...
Jul 24, 2026

Election Day!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you are a registered voter, do you plan to cast a ballot?
Yes, in person at my precinct.
Yes, by mail.
No, I do not plan to vote.
I'm not sure if I will or will not vote
Voting Ends: Never









