Category Archives: Local News
PENNDOT REMINDS DRIVERS TO BE CAUTIOUS AS WINTER WEATHER APPROACHES
With winter weather on the way, PennDOT District 10 - which covers Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, and Jefferson counties - says crews are ready for the season. PennDOT officials say their goal i...
Nov 10, 2025
EXPECTED SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH TUESDAY
From the US National Weather Service Here is the latest information regarding the upcoming snowfall that will begin overnight tonight through Tuesday: - A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for portio...
Nov 09, 2025
TWO UNITED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PERISH IN HOUSE FIRE
Two teenagers died early Sunday in a fire at a home in Buffington Township. Fire officials have not issued an official statement yet, but United School District Superintendent Dr. Richard Lucas has re...
Nov 09, 2025
FIREFIGHTERS ANSWER TWO ALARMS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Indiana County's 83rd brush fire of the year was one of two Saturday afternoon dispatches by Indiana County 911. Clymer firefighters were sent to Kirkland Road in Rayne Township at 2:16 PM. The other ...
Nov 09, 2025
PAWC CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE CREDITS FOR "FOREVER CHEMICAL" CONTAMINATION
Around 690,000 Pennsylvania-American Water Company customers will be receiving one-time bill credits of about $26 from the company, as part of a more than $18 million settlement with manufacturers who...
Nov 09, 2025
INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO MEET ON MONDAY
The Indiana Area School Board on Monday night will formally consider the sale of the former Horace Mann Elementary School to Pivotal GP Holding LLC for $470,000. Pivotal wants to turn the school build...
Nov 09, 2025
FIORENTINO AGREES: STATE SYSTEM EMPLOYEES ARE "EXHAUSTED"
In his new blog, State System of Higher Education Chancellor Christopher Fiorentino highlights the record 81 percent retention rate this year of first-year students at state-owned universities who hav...
Nov 09, 2025
TWO MEN FROM SHELOCTA ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING AT ESSEX HOUSE APARTMENTS
Two men from Shelocta are facing charges of trespass and evading police from an incident last Tuesday in Indiana. Borough police have charged 50-year-old Andrew Dunkle and 47-year-old Matthew Strotman...
Nov 08, 2025
FIRE, LINES DOWN REPORTED ON FRIDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Friday turned into another active day for Indiana County's first responders. After the truck fire yesterday morning that shut down an off ramp from Route 422 to Route 286, Indiana County 911 reported ...
Nov 08, 2025
SENTENCING HEARINGS HELD FRIDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Several people were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court, including a man charged with simple assault and harassment. State police charged 58-year-old Clarence Shaffer Jr. in connection with an...
Nov 08, 2025
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
