Category Archives: Local News

GRANT MONEY AWARDED TO INDIANA
Over $200,000 will come to Indiana County in grants paid for by unconventional natural gas wells. In a news release from State Senator Joe Pittman and State Representative Jim Struzzi, a $60,550 grant...
Jan 17, 2024

BLAIRSVILLE POLICE CHIEF WORKING ON GETTING ANOTHER PCCD GRANT
During the Blairsville Borough Council meeting Tuesday night, Blairsville Police Chief Lou Sacco informed council that he is working on acquiring another Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquen...
Jan 16, 2024

TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH ON ROUTE 286
Two people were taken to the hospital this (Tuesday) morning after their vehicle went off the road and into a small creek in White Township. (Photo from the scene of the crash at 286 and Sexton Road i...
Jan 16, 2024

MISSING BLACK LICK MAN FOUND SAFE
UPDATE as of 12:57 PM: State police announced 34-year-old Tyler Jay Ballengee of Black lick, who was reported missing earlier today, was found safely. Troopers thank the media and members of the publi...
Jan 16, 2024

ROAD CONDITIONS POOR TO START TODAY
While some parts of Indiana County are on the tail end of a winter weather advisory, snow and ice have made conditions slick on area roads. The National Weather service's Winter Weather Advisory for t...
Jan 16, 2024

WIND CHILL ADVISORY STARTS TONIGHT
Frigid temperatures and wind chills are expected tonight, and the National Weather Service has issued an advisory ahead of tonight's extreme cold. The wind chill advisory starts at 10:00 tonight and w...
Jan 16, 2024

MEN CHARGED WITH BURNING A CAR DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARINGS TODAY
The two men charged with stealing a car and burning it are due in court today for a preliminary hearing. Both 28-year-old Austin Milanos and 47-year-old Matthew Lee Smith, both of Indiana, are charged...
Jan 16, 2024

MAN CHARGED WITH DUI CRASH
Police in Indiana Borough charged an Indiana man in connection with a crash that happened back in September. Charges were recently filed through District Judge Tony Sottile against 35-year-old Devaugh...
Jan 16, 2024

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD STARTS EFFORT TO BRING DISTRICT POLICY UP TO DATE
At last night's meeting, the Purchase Line School Board discussed, approved or deleted many different items concerning district policy. The board approved 20 policies to be either revised or deleted, ...
Jan 15, 2024

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a day that celebrates the birth of the civil rights activist. As today is a national holiday, there are some closures in effect. Federal, State and County offices...
Jan 15, 2024










