Category Archives: Local News
LWV CANDIDATES NIGHT HELD FOR STATE REP RACE
Last night, two candidates running for the 62nd district seat in the State House met for a "candidates night" forum hosted by the League of Women Voters. Both Logan Dellafiora and Jim Struzzi were in ...
Oct 31, 2018
NEGOTIATION SESSION SET FOR IRMC, IRNA CONTRACT
Today is the last day of the contract between Indiana Regional Medical Center and the Indiana Registered Nurses Association, the union that represents nurses at the hospital, and so far, there's no ne...
Oct 31, 2018
ONE INJURED IN COLLISION BETWEEN TRACTOR-TRAILER AND CAR
One person was injured and traffic on one of Indiana County's major highways was tied up during rush hour on Tuesday after a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer collided nearly head-on. State Poli...
Oct 31, 2018
FAIRMAN FILES BRIEF IN APPEAL OF MURDER CONVICTION
Shaun Fairman's State Superior Court appeal of his conviction in the killing of his father-in-law took another step forward on Monday when he filed a brief in support of his contention that the weight...
Oct 31, 2018
WOOTEN TO LEAVE IUP FOR NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL
IUP is losing one of its top administrators. Vice President for Administration and Finance Cornelius Wooten has been chosen as the new Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance for North Carolina ...
Oct 31, 2018
39TH TEDDY BEAR FUND DRIVE KICKED OFF AT IRMC
The 39th Annual Teddy Bear Fund Drive to benefit Indiana Regional Medical Center's Pediatrics and Children's Hospital's Free Care Fund kicked off earlier this morning at the IRMC Cafeteria. The annual...
Oct 30, 2018
TRILLIUM, INDIGO CUTS RIBBON ON NATURAL GAS STATION
Today was the ribbon cutting ceremony for a compressed natural gas fueling station in Indiana. The Trillium CNG station located on Saltsburg Street will primarily serve IndiGo, but the station is also...
Oct 30, 2018
INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GOES UP TO 4.9%
The unemployment rate for Indiana County in September went up by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.9%. This puts Indiana in a tie with Greene county for the 48th lowest unemployment rate in the st...
Oct 30, 2018
PORTION OF NEAL ROAD CLOSED TODAY
Those who take Neal Road in Center Township to get to where they need to go may want to find an alternate route today as a portion of that road will close. Center Township Supervisor David "Butch" Smy...
Oct 30, 2018
OVERDOSE DEATH RATES REMAIN HIGH IN INDIANA COUNTY
New data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the University of Pittsburgh shows overdose deaths last year in Pennsylvania on the rise again. Our state's overdose death rate is almost twi...
Oct 30, 2018
