Category Archives: Local News
THREE FIRE COMPANIES CALLED FOR EXTRICATION AT GHOST TOWN TRAIL
Three fire companies were summoned to assist ambulance personnel at the Ghost Town Trail in Buffington Township yesterday. Indiana County 911 sent Armagh/East Wheatfield, Nanty Glo, and Vintondale fir...
Jul 15, 2023
STAFF, VOLUNTEERS READY FOR CLEANUP EFFORTS AT CAMP SEPH MACK
Several community members are gearing up for a work and maintenance day at Camp Seph Mack. This year, however, will look a bit different than other years. Along with routine upkeep, camp staff and com...
Jul 15, 2023
IUP FACULTY MEMBER SELECTED FOR FULBRIGHT SPECIALIST PROGRAM
IUP announced that one of its faculty members was recently selected for a teaching scholarship opportunity overseas.Officials with the university announced that anthropology professor Dr. Amanda Poole...
Jul 15, 2023
GAME COMMISSION VOTES TO EXPAND STATE GAME LANDS IN INDIANA COUNTY
At their recent meeting on July 8th, officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission revealed that several areas of Indiana County will see expansions in state game lands. Officials say roughly 27 acr...
Jul 15, 2023
UNITED SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTS BOARD MEMBER RESIGNATION, NAMES REPLACEMENT
On Thursday night, the United School Board held a special meeting and while many of the motions were considered "housekeeping" items, there were two motions that directly affected the makeup of the bo...
Jul 14, 2023
CAMP SEPH MACK CLEANUP SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW
The staff at the Boy Scout Camp at Yellow Creek are getting ready to clean up from a recent incident of vandalism. On Saturday, staff and volunteers will gather for a normal work and maintenance day a...
Jul 14, 2023
DUNHAM'S SPORTS WELCOMES CUSTOMERS TO INDIANA LOCATION
Indiana County residents now have a new place to purchase sports equipment and apparel. Officials with Dunham's Sports held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning at the former Bon-Ton location on t...
Jul 14, 2023
MEGA MILLIONS, POWERBALL DRAWINGS THIS WEEKEND COULD NET OVER $1 BILLION
Lottery players are looking forward to drawings tonight and tomorrow night as there is the possibility of over $1 billion being awarded. The jackpots for both the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-sta...
Jul 14, 2023
BLAIRSVILLE CARJACKER APPREHENDED IN GEORGIA
State police confirmed that the man who attacked a woman at Keeper of the Flame in Blairsville was apprehended in Georgia. Police say that Michael A. Whitfield of Greensburg is accused of attacking a ...
Jul 14, 2023
STORM DAMAGE, POWER OUTAGES REPORTED
Damage from storms was reported throughout Indiana County last night. The first storm-related call was at 9;45 for power lines down along Route 286 West in Center Township that brought Aultman firefig...
Jul 14, 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
