Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARDS TO MEET
Both the Indiana and Purchase Line School Boards will meet tonight. On the agenda for the Indiana School Board meeting is the Act 1 resolution that other school districts have passed. This resolution ...
Jan 9, 2023

TWO HURT IN CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
Two people were hurt in a vehicle crash on Sunday in Derry Township. The crash was reported at 3:15 PM on Route 22 west near the intersection with Livermore Road. Few details are available on how the ...
Jan 9, 2023

FIRE ALARM ACTIVATIONS, CRASH REPORTED BY 911 ON SUNDAY
The Blairsville and Black Lick fire departments were called out twice on Sunday morning for incidents in the same area of Blairsville Borough. Both incidents were automatic fire alarm activations at t...
Jan 9, 2023

PLEA, SENTENCING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Indiana County's courts will be busy today, including the county court of common pleas with several sentencing hearings today. Among those hearings are seven sentencing hearings for a Johnstown man. 3...
Jan 9, 2023

LEGISLATURE GETS BACK TO WORK ON MONDAY
After last week's formal swearing in of new members, the state House and Senate return to Harrisburg tomorrow to get down to business. Senator Joe Pittman will serve as the Senate Majority Leader, hea...
Jan 8, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY STRUGGLES WITH CHILD POVERTY, OVERALL POVERTY RATES
New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey five-year estimates show child poverty decreasing in nearly two dozen Pennsylvania counties, including Indiana County. But while Ind...
Jan 8, 2023

PURCHASE LINE POISED TO HIRE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
With superintendent Shawn Ford's impending departure to become assistant superintendent of the DuBois Area School District, the Purchase Line School Board is poised to hire an interim superintendent o...
Jan 8, 2023

FARM SHOW OPENS WITH BIG CROWDS
Attendance yesterday on the first day at the State Farm Show was hard to measure but appeared to be up, even if the best true measure was the crowded parking lots. Official attendance numbers have not...
Jan 8, 2023

JOHNSTOWN MAN SENTENCED FOR DRUG RING
A former Johnstown man was sentenced in federal court earlier this week for drug possession and distribution charges. 41-year-old Anthony Andrews was sentenced on Thursday to charges of conspiracy to ...
Jan 7, 2023

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR SEVERAL INCIDENTS
Friday turned into a busy day for Indiana County first responders. Homer City Fire Department was called out for a fuel leak at the Homer-Center School complex at 10:10 AM. Three fire departments woul...
Jan 7, 2023

Election Day!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you are a registered voter, do you plan to cast a ballot?
Yes, in person at my precinct.
Yes, by mail.
No, I do not plan to vote.
I'm not sure if I will or will not vote
Voting Ends: Never









