Category Archives: Local News

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE OPTING IN TO FIVE OPIOID SETTLEMENTS
At a meeting this morning, the Indiana County Commissioners approved opting in to five more national settlements related to the opioid epidemic. This will be in addition to the $26 billion national se...
Feb 8, 2023

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS HEAR UPDATE ON ELECTRIC CHARGING PORTS AT S&T ARENA
At a meeting Wednesday afternoon, the White Township Supervisors heard an update regarding the potential installation of electric car chargers at S&T Bank Arena. During his report, Recreation Dire...
Feb 8, 2023

IUP EARNS AACSB ACCREDITATION
IUP has earned another accreditation, this time for its Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the Eberly College of Business. The accreditation comes from the Association to Advance Coll...
Feb 8, 2023

CRASH REPORTED IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
Along with the crash in White Township that was previously reported, first responders were called out for another crash, this time in Burrell Township. Black Lick and Blairsville fire crews were dispa...
Feb 8, 2023

DEMOCRATS HOLD PA HOUSE MAJORITY AFTER SPECIAL ELECTIONS
Democrats won all three of the special elections in Allegheny County on Tuesday, giving the party control of the state House of Representatives. The special elections were needed to fill three vacanci...
Feb 8, 2023

HOMER CITY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES PURCHASE OF MILITARY TIME FOR POLICE CHIEF
At Tuesday's Homer City Borough Council meeting, council approved buying back military time for their police chief Anthony Jellison. Borough Council member Joe Izzei, Sr. said that the request for the...
Feb 7, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO RECENT ACCUSATIONS
At last night's meeting, Indiana Borough Council approved a statement that said an investigation into recent allegations brought to the borough will be conducted soon. Before that statement was made, ...
Feb 7, 2023

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN OAKLAND AVENUE CRASH
No one was injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon in White Township. Indiana Fire Association, Citizens' Ambulance and state police were dispatched to the eastbound lane of Oakland Avenue near the entra...
Feb 7, 2023

C.H. FIELDS CRAFT KITCHEN NAMED SOUP-ER BOWL CHAMPION FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
On Monday, 118 volunteers decorated the ballrooms at the Hilton Garden Inn for the United Way of Indiana County's annual Soup-er Bowl Fundraiser, and the grand winner was revealed. In total, 1,361 bow...
Feb 7, 2023

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH BUCHART HORN
The Indiana School Board held a special meeting Monday night and approved an agreement between the district and the architectural firm working on the Eisenhower renovation and expansion project. The a...
Feb 7, 2023










