Category Archives: Local News

ONE PERSON DEAD IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON TUESDAY
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. announced that one person died in a motorcycle crash that happened yesterday in Buffington Township. 26-year-old Steven Paul McCloskey was pronounced dead at ...
Aug 23, 2023

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE CHANGE TO CDBG CONTRACT WITH CENTER TOWNSHIP
The Indiana County Commissioners this morning approved an adjustment to a previous Community Development Block Grant agreement that was made by the Office of Planning and Development on behalf of Cent...
Aug 23, 2023

MAJOR ROAD WORK PROJECTS ON-SCHEDULE
With plenty of road work still going on in Indiana County, PennDOT is saying that three major projects are still on track to be completed by their deadlines. PennDOT Community Relations Coordinator Ch...
Aug 23, 2023

SCHOOL BUS COMPANY OFFERS SAFETY REMINDERS
With three school districts starting classes today and more tomorrow, buses will be out on the road this morning and afternoon loaded with kids. One bus company is making sure that drivers are reminde...
Aug 23, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO BRING GUN ON FLIGHT
An Indiana County man is charged with trying to bring a handgun on a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport. Security agents from the airport said that the gun was found in the suspect's carry-on. ...
Aug 23, 2023

APSCUF, PASSHE CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS
The teachers at IUP and the other State System of Higher Education Schools will start the school year working under the terms of the old contract that expired earlier this year. Negotiations were held...
Aug 23, 2023

COMMENT PERIOD STILL OPEN FOR INDIANA BOROUGH'S CDBG PROGRAM
Members of the public are still able to submit comment regarding Indiana Borough's 2023 Community Development Block Grant program. The reason for the extension is due to an error in advertising for Tu...
Aug 23, 2023

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES HIRING NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING CONSULTANT
Many new hires were made at the River Valley School Board meeting Wednesday night, but chief among them were the new assistant superintendent and a consultant for the district's comprehensive planning...
Aug 22, 2023

ACCUSATIONS AGAINST INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE CHIEF DEEMED 'RETALIATORY' FOLLOWING SEVEN-MONTH INVESTIGATION
At Tuesday night's Indiana Borough Council work session, Mayor Bill Simmons gave an update on the investigation into allegations made against police Chief Justin Schawl. Simmons said an internal inves...
Aug 22, 2023

POLICE INVESTIGATING HIT-AND-RUN CRASH IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Indiana Borough Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened last week. Few details are available at this time, but police say a parked vehicle was hit at a home in the 1000 block of Phi...
Aug 22, 2023










