Category Archives: Local News

Those headed to Yellow Creek State Park will be able to protect themselves from the sun with free sunscreen provided through a state program. Yellow Creek was included in an expansion of the program f...

A safety sciences student organization at IUP was named an outstanding student section for 2023 by a national professional organization. The IUP Safety Sciences American Society of Safety Professional...

Yesterday, the current fundraising challenge for Citizens' Ambulance Service received another boost from a local bank. (From L to R: Jeff Grim, Analyst; Helena Rados-Derr, Citizens' Board Member and C...

At Tuesday night's meeting, the River Valley School Board approved the new agreement with the River Valley Education Association six months before the current contract was set to expire. Board preside...

As we head into a traditionally busy weekend for travel, Triple A is reporting that gas prices in the western PA region are going down while the national average saw a slight increase. The national av...

A preliminary hearing is scheduled today for a man charged with delivering drugs that resulted in the death of a man in Center Township. Court documents show that 52-year-old James Emanuel Emmerson of...

The Indiana County NAACP is getting ready for its annual Juneteenth celebration. The festivities will once again be held at Mack Park, and are slated for June 19th, with swimming to start at 2:00 PM a...

Both sides in the negotiations for a new contract for faculty at State System of Higher Education schools will return to the bargaining table today. According to a news release, representatives for AP...

On Monday night, the Indiana Area School Board approved a tentative budget for the 2023-24 school year that contains a 2% tax increase. The taxes would go up to 15.67 mils, and it would result in an i...

Excela Health and Butler Health System will now be known as Independence Health System. According to a news release, the name means some important distinctions for the new system, including the scope ...