Category Archives: Local News

BOND MODIFICATION HEARING TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG DELIVERY RESULTING IN DEATH
A bond modification hearing is scheduled today for an man charged with drug delivery resulting in death. 36-year-old Andrew Kirk Rankin, who has a Creekside address listed in court documents, is due b...
Jan 4, 2024

POLICE REPORTS: SEXUAL ASSAULT, VEHICLE ACCIDENT
PSP-INDIANA State police are investigating a case of sexual assault that was reported Sunday afternoon. Troopers were dispatched to a home along Susan Drive in Burrell Township at 3:15 in the afternoo...
Jan 4, 2024

TROOPERS SEE DECREASE IN TOTAL CRASHES, UPTICK IN DEATHS DURING NEW YEAR'S DETAIL
State police have released their statistics from the New Year's holiday enforcement period. Troopers saw a significant decrease in the number of total crashes, but they also report a spike in fatal cr...
Jan 4, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY IN NOVEMBER
Indiana County's Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate went unchanged over the month of November. According to the department of Labor and Industry, the county's unemployment rate remained at 4.7 perc...
Jan 3, 2024

THREE-VEHICLE CRASH SNARLS TRAFFIC IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
No major injuries were reported this morning in a crash in White Township. (Photo by Josh Widdowson) Indiana Fire Association, State Police and Citizens' Ambulance were called out at 8:38 this morning...
Jan 3, 2024

SUSPECT IN WRIGHT SHOOTING TO HAVE MOTIONS HEARING TODAY
One of the suspects in the fatal shooting at the Carriage House Apartments in 2020 is due in court today for a motions hearing. Court documents show that 21-year-old Isabella Marie Edmonds of Indiana ...
Jan 3, 2024

PENNDOT LOOKING FOR PUBLIC VOTE IN "PAINT THE PLOW" CONTEST
Students across PennDOT District 10 are taking part in the annual Paint-A-Plow contest, and this year, the public will be able to vote on their favorite. Eleven plows were decorated by high school stu...
Jan 3, 2024

SHETLER SENTENCED IN ASSAULT CASE FROM 2021
A New Florence man was sentenced yesterday for assaulting an officer in an incident in Seward in 2021. 39-year-old Ray Shetler, Jr. will serve one to two years in prison and two years of probation upo...
Jan 3, 2024

CENTER TOWNSHIP REORGANIZES, APPROVES CONTRACT FOR TEMPORARY BRIDGE REMOVAL
The Center Township Supervisors held their reorganization and regular meeting Monday night. Matt Housholder was named the chairman of the board, while Paul Colgan was named Vice Chairman, and Jim Benc...
Jan 2, 2024

NEW LEADERSHIP SELECTED FOR INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL
On Monday night, Indiana Borough Council and Mayor Bill Simmons elected a new council president and vice president. After a tie vote of 4-4 between Luke Debuyser and Peter Broad, borough Mayor William...
Jan 2, 2024










