Category Archives: Local News

NEW YORK WOMAN DUE IN COURT TODAY FOR PLEA HEARING
A woman from New York State is due in Indiana County Court today to enter pleas in connection with a case that happened last month. 31-year-old Justine Ida Lavair of Mastic Beach, New York is charged ...
Jun 26, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE LOOKING FOR INFO ON CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CASE
Police are investigating a case of criminal mischief that happened over the weekend in Indiana Borough. Police say that officers received a report of the incident on Sunday at a home in the 400 block ...
Jun 26, 2023

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER BUDGET TONIGHT
The Indiana School Board will meet tonight, and final passage of the 2023-24 budget will be on the draft agenda. According to the draft agenda for tonight's meeting, taxpayers may see an increase in p...
Jun 26, 2023

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET TONIGHT
The Marion Center School Board is also scheduled meet tonight and they will discuss the 2023-24 budget. The district's proposed budget cones to $30.532,041 and will require taxes to go up 2.5% to 12.4...
Jun 26, 2023

JUNE 30 DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR STATE BUDGET
We are entering the final week of June and there is still no state budget in place. Very few expect that there will be one ready to go when the new fiscal year begins on July 1st, as the debate over s...
Jun 25, 2023

BOWEN PCCR HEARING SET FOR AUGUST
Indiana County Judge Michael Clark last week continued a post conviction collateral relief hearing for Dwight Bowen, the 46-year-old Philadelphia man who killed his cellmate at SCI Pine Grove on Janua...
Jun 25, 2023

ANOTHER NEW TRIAL DATE FOR SHETLER
Westmoreland County Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio has set another new trial date for 38-year-old Ray Shetler Jr. It will be the ninth attempt at a trial for the man accused of brawling with county detect...
Jun 25, 2023

ROUTE 210 EARNS LONGEVITY AWARD FOR PENNDOT DISTRICT 10
When Route 210 past Keystone Lake in Armstrong County was originally built in 1971, the construction crews did such an outstanding job, the road has only required resurfacing twice in more than 51 yea...
Jun 25, 2023

FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK EARNS BEST BANK IN PA HONORS
In a recent listing from Forbes magazine and market research firm Statista, First Commonwealth Bank was named one of the best banks in Pennsylvania. Only 137 banks from across the country were recogni...
Jun 24, 2023

UTILITY LINES DOWN, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON FRIDAY
Along with the vehicle accident reported in Homer City, Indiana County's first responders were busy on Friday with multiple calls. There were two reports of utility lines down yesterday. At 3:00 PM, C...
Jun 24, 2023










