Category Archives: Local News

STATE REP. BRIAN SMITH CONDEMNS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BLOCK OF SCHOOL FUNDS
State representative Brian Smith has voiced some displeasure over a recent decision by the Biden Administration. Smith, who represents the northern part of Indiana County and all of Jefferson County, ...
Aug 4, 2023

SENATE PASSES HOUSE BILL 611; BUDGET '98 PERCENT' COMPLETE
Looking to get Pennsylvania one step closer to passing a budget, the state Senate approved a pivotal resolution geared towards school funding Thursday afternoon in Harrisburg. The Senate voted to appr...
Aug 3, 2023

BLAIRSVILLE POLICE, PENNDOT TEAM UP TO STOP RED LIGHT RUNNING
Officials with PennDOT are teaming up with one local police department in an effort to prevent aggressive driving. Blairsville Borough Police and PennDOT are teaming up with the National Coalition for...
Aug 3, 2023

CONGRESSMAN RESCHENTHALER HOLDS FORUM AT IUP
Congressman Guy Reschenthaler paid a visit to Indiana County today and held a public forum at IUP's Eberly College of Business. Reschenthaler talked about how important these visits are to him and his...
Aug 3, 2023

MANZI TALKS MORE ON JUSTIFIED OFFICER-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING IN JULY
Indiana County's District Attorney talked this morning about the officer-involved fatal shooting that happened about a month ago that was declared "justified" in an announcement he made yesterday. DA ...
Aug 3, 2023

PCRA HEARING PLANNED FOR MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING CELLMATE AT SCI PINE GROVE
A post-conviction relief act hearing is scheduled for today for a man convicted of killing a cellmate in 2019. In September of 2020, 46-year-old Dwight Darnell Bowen was found guilty of third-degree m...
Aug 3, 2023

PA SENATE TO RETURN TO SESSION TODAY FOR BUDGET WORK
The Pennsylvania Senate is returning to session today to move the state budget one step closer to completion. Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward has announced that the Senate is being called back t...
Aug 3, 2023

MARION CENTER FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT FOR BREATHING DEVICES
The Marion Center Fire Department has announced the receipt of grant funding to help purchase breathing apparatus. In a statement on the department's Facebook page, the department received money from ...
Aug 3, 2023

ROSEBUD MINING MAKES PRESENTATION DURING CLYMER BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING
On Wednesday, Clymer Borough Council and residents heard from a representative with Rosebud mining about a proposed mine they wish to work near the borough. Rosebud's manager of permitting John St. Cl...
Aug 2, 2023

MANZI DECLARES POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN EARLY JULY JUSTIFIED
Indiana County's District Attorney has announced that a police-involved shooting on Route 119 that killed a suspect on July 3rd near Homer City was justified. According to a news release from Indiana ...
Aug 2, 2023










