Category Archives: Local News

PSP INVESTIGATING HARASSMENT CASE AT WHITE TOWNSHIP HOTEL
State police are investigating a case of harassment that happened at a White Township hotel on Monday. Troopers were called out at 9:19 AM on Monday for a report of an unidentified man causing a distu...
Sep 27, 2023

PENNDOT SEEKS RESPONDENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION SURVEY
PennDOT is asking people to take part in an online survey to give feedback on the agency's construction and maintenance services. Construction and maintenance work has been underway across the state s...
Sep 27, 2023

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES PURCHASES OF WEIGHT ROOM EQUIPMENT, VIDEO BOARD
At a meeting Tuesday night, the River Valley School Board approved the purchase of weight room equipment and a video board for the middle-high school gym. The main concern was who would pay for the we...
Sep 26, 2023

IUP HOSTS PRESENTATION ON LONG-RANGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
On Tuesday, IUP hosted a special input session concerning the Long-Range Master Plan. Representatives with SmithGroup were on hand to present two alternative visions of the future for the IUP Campus. ...
Sep 26, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SPIKED IN AUGUST
Indiana County's unemployment rate spiked over the month of August. After dropping to 3.5 percent in the month of July, Indiana county's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went up 1.1 percentage po...
Sep 26, 2023

REBAR SENTENCED YESTERDAY FOR GUILTY PLEAS
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that a Latrobe man was sentenced yesterday for guilty pleas to charges of aggravated assault of a state trooper, fleeing or attempting to elude ...
Sep 26, 2023

SPECIAL INPUT SESSION ON IUP LONG-RANGE FACILITY PLAN TONIGHT
A special community input session for IUP's long-range facilities master plan will be held today. The session will include the presentation of two "campus of the future" scenarios that are based on in...
Sep 26, 2023

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS OUT-OF-DISTRICT STUDENT POLICY
The River Valley School Board will meet tonight and on the draft agenda is the adoption of a policy for out-of-district students to attend classes. The policy will focus on children whose parents are ...
Sep 26, 2023

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










