Category Archives: Local News
IUP TO CONDUCT ACTIVE ASSAULT TRAINING TOMORROW
IUP is giving the community a heads-up concerning some training for Criminal Justice cadets that will take place tomorrow. Active assault training is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27th during the...
Sep 26, 2023
INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES BIDS FOR EISENHOWER PROJECT
On Monday, the Indiana School Board accepted four bids for the Eisenhower Elementary Addition and Renovation project. The general contractor bid went to JC Orr and Sons for $14,480,120, the plumbing c...
Sep 25, 2023
BLAIRSVILLE MAN SENTENCED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE
A Blairsville man was sentenced Monday morning for charges stemming back to January 2022. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said in a news release 28-year-old Steven Aukerman was sentenced...
Sep 25, 2023
HOUSE GUTTED BY FIRE IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
Ten fire departments were on the scene for a house fire this morning in Young Township. (Photos by Josh Widdowson) Indiana County 911 reported the fire at 8:09 AM at a home along Green Street near the...
Sep 25, 2023
IBP REPORTS: ASSAULT, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
ASSAULT/HARASSMENT Indiana Borough Police say they responded to a report of domestic assault in the 700 block of Philadelphia Street shortly after midnight on Saturday. An unnamed victim told them Tyr...
Sep 25, 2023
TROOPERS INVESTIGATING ATV THEFT IN GREEN TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating the theft of an ATV from the Dixonville area over the weekend. Troopers say around 1 AM Sunday, a red 2001 Polaris Scrambler 500 was stolen from the driveway of a home a...
Sep 25, 2023
MULTIPLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS DISPATCHED TO YOUNG TOWNSHIP FIRE
Nine fire companies are currently on the scene of a fire in Young Township this morning. The fire was first reported by Indiana County 911 at 8:09 this morning at the intersection of Green Street and ...
Sep 25, 2023
SHETLER REQUESTS CHARGES DROPPED DUE TO SPEEDY TRIAL VIOLATION
Ray Shetler, Jr., who is charged with assaulting an officer as he was being arrested on an outstanding warrant in 2021 in Seward is asking that charges against him be dropped. Shetler was arrested aft...
Sep 25, 2023
WOMAN CHARGED WITH BAD CHECKS, DRUG POSSESSION DUE FOR SENTENCING HEARING
Several sentencing hearings are scheduled to be held today in Indiana County Court, including one for a woman charged with drug-related crimes along with passing bad checks. 40-year-old Tiffany Anne J...
Sep 25, 2023
INDIANA AREA BOARD LOOKS TO MOVE ON EISENHOWER PROJECT
At a special meeting tomorrow night, the Indiana Area School Board will consider authorizing a $10 million bond for the renovation project at Eisenhower Elementary School. In other action, the board w...
Sep 24, 2023
RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM
