Category Archives: Local News
IBP REPORTS: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, DRUGS
DISORDERLY CONDUCT Indiana Borough Police cited two men following an incident within the borough over the weekend. Reports say officers were dispatched to the Sheetz at the point along Wayne Avenue ar...
Oct 11, 2022
INDIANA COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO RECEIVE WATERSHED GRANT FUNDS
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently announced that $3 million in grant funding will go towards the restoration and health of local watersheds to local governments, and Ind...
Oct 11, 2022
PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TAKES FIRST LOOK AT REVISED FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN NON-SCHOOL SETTINGS POLICY
On Monday night, the Purchase Line School Board took a first look at the revised Freedom of Speech in Non-School Settings Policy. Superintendent Shawn Ford said that they are acting on the PSBA recomm...
Oct 10, 2022
DCNR RELEASES SECOND FALL FOLIAGE REPORT
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently issued its second fall foliage report for 2022, and most counties are classified as "starting to change" or "approaching best...
Oct 10, 2022
FIRE RAZES GARAGE IN HOMER CITY BOROUGH
A garage was razed in a fire early Sunday morning in Homer City Borough. The fire was reported by Indiana County 911 around 10:05 a.m. at a home along Harrison Street and fire crews from Homer City, C...
Oct 10, 2022
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE COULD BE COMING FOR PA VETERANS
Funds could be on the way for veterans across the commonwealth following a recent employment grant program was designed. Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Barrier said i...
Oct 10, 2022
PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS DISTRICT POLICY, BUS CONTRACT TONIGHT
The Purchase Line School Board is scheduled to meet tonight. On the agenda for tonight's meeting is the first reading of a revised and new policy regarding freedom of speech in non-school settings. Th...
Oct 10, 2022
FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE AN ACTIVE SUNDAY
Along with the structure fire in Homer City on Sunday, emergency crews were active over the last 24 hours. Two vehicle fires were reported during that time. The first was on Airport Road in Cherryhill...
Oct 10, 2022
CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR COLUMBUS DAY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Today is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, and there are several closures in effect. Federal and State government offices will be closed for today, along with local government offices and court...
Oct 10, 2022
STRONGSTOWN MAN CHARGED WITH METH MANUFACTURING
State police have charged a Strongstown man with manufacturing methamphetamine and dumping the chemical waste and paraphernalia at five locations in rural Indiana County between 2019 and this past sum...
Oct 09, 2022
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