Category Archives: Local News

FETTERMAN EXPECTED TO RETURN TO U.S. SENATE MID-APRIL
Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman is expected to return to the senate on April 17th. Fetterman had checked himself into Walter Reed National Medical Center on February 16th for treatment for cl...
Mar 30, 2023

IUP PREPARING FOR RESEARCH APPRECIATION WEEK
IUP is getting ready for their upcoming Research Appreciation Week. The university will celebrate innovative student and faculty research and creative work. As part of the festivities, the university ...
Mar 30, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCREASING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Following the recent events in Nashville, and after several lockdowns were reported in nearby counties this morning, school districts across Indiana County are taking extra precautions to ensure the s...
Mar 29, 2023

SIX STATE TROOPER PROJECT TO FOCUS ON TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
Pennsylvania State Police are joining five other states for a project to raise awareness of careless and reckless driving associated with cell phone use. The Six State Trooper project will have state ...
Mar 29, 2023

PART OF ROUTE 553 CLOSED FOR VEHICLE CRASH, FIRE
A portion of Route 553 is closed due to a vehicle accident and fire this morning. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Cherryhill Township and Clymer Fire Departments, Citizens' Ambulance and State Polic...
Mar 29, 2023

PENNS MANOR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES TEACHER CONTRACT
The tentative faculty contract approved by the Penns Manor Education Association was approved last night by the school board in a special session. The vote was unanimous to approve the four-year agree...
Mar 29, 2023

HOMER CITY BRIDGE PROJECT DELAYED
PennDOT has announced that the closure of a bridge in the Homer City Borough Area for replacement project has been postponed. The project affected the bridge that carries Jacksonville Road over Twolic...
Mar 29, 2023

BLAIRSVILLE MAN DUE FOR TWO SENTENCING HEARINGS
Two sentencing hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County court for a Blairsville man. The hearings will be held for 28-year-old Chauncey Calvin Hafer. He pleaded guilty to one count of receiv...
Mar 29, 2023

FARM LOANS AVAILABLE FOR UNDERSERVED GROUPS
The US Department of Agrculture has announced that their Farm Service Agency is reminding everyone that the agency has reserved funding specifically for use by targeted underserved groups and beginnin...
Mar 29, 2023

IUP ONLINE NURSING MASTER'S PROGRAM RECEIVES HONOR
IUP has received another honor for its online nursing program. The university's online master's program in nursing was named to the Princton Review's 2023 list of top online programs in its category. ...
Mar 29, 2023










