Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA COUNTY 911: STRUCTURE FIRE, CRASHES
Indiana County 911 reports an early morning commercial structure fire at a location on Route 22 in West Wheatfield Township. Clyde, Armagh, Boliver, New Florence, Brushvalley, and Blairsville firefigh...
Bill Berry Nov 10, 2018
STATE POLICE REPORTS: LOST GUN, MISCHIEF, CRASHES
State police have issued a number of reports Saturday morning, including a lost gun, criminal mischief incidents, and crashes. A 49-year-old Burrell Township man reported to state police that he lost ...
Bill Berry Nov 10, 2018
INDIANA BORO POLICE REPORTS: PUBLIC DRUNKS, EXPOSURE
Indiana Borough police have issued a number of reports Saturday morning. Police report they found a man wanted in Westmoreland County staggering in the 400 block of Nixon Avenue this morning just afte...
Bill Berry Nov 10, 2018
COUNTY FIRE CREWS BUSY WITH MINOR FIRES ON THURSDAY
Indiana County fire crews were busy yesterday with a few minor fire calls. Clymer Fire Department along with Cherryhill and Commodore fire departments were on the scene in Clymer yesterday for a minor...
Bill Berry Nov 09, 2018
COMMUNITY GUIDANCE CENTER TO RECEIVE STATE GRANT MONEY
Governor Tom Wolf has announced that four places across the state will receive grants from the state Department of Human Services to help improve integration between behavioral health and and primary ...
Bill Berry Nov 09, 2018
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PANEL HELD AT CAREERLINK FOR SPC
The Indiana County Public Participation Panel held an open house forum on Thursday at the PA Careerlink to help get ideas to update the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission long-range transportation a...
Bill Berry Nov 09, 2018
COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES PLEA COURT, SENTENCING PROCEEDINGS
Sentencing is scheduled in Indiana County Court today for a number of defendants, most of whom pleaded guilty to reduced charges in criminal cases. Harold Bartlebaugh of Glen Campbell will be sentence...
Bill Berry Nov 09, 2018
DIOCESE ANNOUNCES SURVIVORS FUND FOR ABUSE VICTIMS
With only one more parish listening session left on its schedule, the Greensburg Catholic Diocese yesterday announced a "Survivors Compensation Fund" for those who suffered sexual abuse as a minor at ...
Bill Berry Nov 09, 2018
TORRANCE PATIENT SUBDUED AFTER ESCAPE ATTEMPT
State police had to subdue an out-of-control Torrance State Hospital patient last week after he attacked a hospital staffer. Police were summoned after the suspect attempted to escape the facility. He...
Bill Berry Nov 09, 2018
RAY STANKIEWICZ, FORMER OWNER OF 700 SHOP, PASSES AWAY
One of Downtown Indiana's long-time businessmen has passed away. Ray Stankiewicz, the former owner of the 700 Shop in Downtown Indiana, passed away last night. Stankiewicz bought the men's clothing st...
Bill Berry Nov 08, 2018