Category Archives: Local News

CAR CATCHES FIRE MONDAY EVENING IN PINE TOWNSHIP
More information was released regarding an incident Monday evening in Pine Township. Indiana County 911 dispatched firefighters from Pine and Cherryhill Townships, Clymer and Nicktown to an area along...
Aug 22, 2023

TWO INJURED IN CRASH REPORTED ON ROUTE 403 MONDAY
Two vehicle accidents were reported yesterday by Indiana County 911. The first crash was at 4:31 PM at the intersection of Routes 403 and 580 near Penns Manor in Cherryhill Township. Cherryhill Townsh...
Aug 22, 2023

CDBG PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD BEFORE INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL WORK SESSION TONIGHT
A special public hearing will be held prior to the start of the Indiana Borough Council meeting tonight. That special hearing concerns discussion on the borough's 2023 Community Development Block Gran...
Aug 22, 2023

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD LOOKS TO HIRE NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
The River Valley School Board will meet tonight and on the draft agenda is the hiring of an assistant superintendent and other positions. The board will look at hiring Regina Geesey as the assistant s...
Aug 22, 2023

RIVER VALLEY ISSUES ADVISORY ON TRAFFIC PROCEEDURES AT BLAIRSVILLE CAMPUS
As the River Valley School District gets ready to start another year, they are warning parents about some changes to traffic procedures at the district's Blairsville campus. In a note on the district ...
Aug 22, 2023

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD GIVES SUPERINTENDENT HIGH MARKS, FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT
On Monday, the Marion Center School Board approved the evaluation for Superintendent Clint Weimer and a five-year contract for him. The vote for the "above average" evaluation was unanimous, while the...
Aug 21, 2023

PSP TO BEEF UP SCHOOL SAFETY EFFORTS AS CLASSES BEGIN
State police are beefing up efforts to make sure that students are safe both in school and on the bus. As schools start for the year, buses will once again be back on the road. State police cruisers w...
Aug 21, 2023

TWO CASES UP FOR JURY SELECTION TODAY
Jury selection is scheduled for today for a Northern Cambria man charged with felony drug-related crimes connected with an investigation that goes back to 2019. 41-year-old Troy Bingaman was charged a...
Aug 21, 2023

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR CRASH, FIRE ALARM ON SUNDAY
First responders had a relatively quiet day on Sunday with only two calls reported by Indiana County 911. The first call was for an automatic fire alarm on Spruce Grove Road in Cherryhill Township. Ch...
Aug 21, 2023

CLASSES RESUME THIS WEEK FOR MOST AREA SCHOOLS
The 2023-24 school year is about to begin, and the buses will soon start rolling across the area. Most of Indiana County's school districts start classes this week, and some from neighboring counties ...
Aug 20, 2023










