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IUP RISES AGAIN IN POLLS AFTER DOUBLE-OT WIN OVER WEST CHESTER

IUP has risen to number 12 in the AFCA Coaches Poll this week and to number 18 according to D2Football.com. The 2-0 Crimson Hawks beat West Chester in...

HOMER CITY GENERATION “SUPERLOAD” TO START WEDNESDAY MORNING

It will be another day before the "superload" carrying equipment for the Homer City Generating natural gas-fired power plant starts its journey from S...

SENATOR PITTMAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON PUC ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ELECTRIC RELIABILITY

Senator Joe Pittman has released a statement on the Public Utility Commission's announcement on electric reliability. PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank said ...

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATE HOUSE BREAK-IN, BROKEN PARKING GARAGE GATE

An Indiana woman is charged with breaking into a house. Indiana Borough Police were called out at 9:21 AM on September 12th to a home in the 100 block...

INCREASE IN MEASLES CASES REPORTED IN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT NOT IN INDIANA COUNTY

While the PA Department of Health has not recognized the recent measles-related death in Jefferson County, they did say the number of cases has increa...

PIRATES, MLB CELEBRATE ROBERTO CLEMENTE DAY TODAY

The Pirates and all of Major League Baseball will celebrate Roberto Clemente Day today, with all players wearing a number 21 patch on their uniforms a...

VOLLEYBALL, GOLF, SOCCER HIGHLIGHT THE MONDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE

VOLLEYBALL Marion Center played a non-conference match against Clarion Limestone yesterday and lost 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 17-25, and 23-25). For the Stin...

McCARTHY PATIENTLY WAITING FOR PORTER TO BE GAME-READY

Mike Tomlin always held his weekly news conferences on Tuesdays, but new Steelers coach Mike McCarthy prefers Monday, and yesterday McCarthy talked ab...

PENS’ PROSPECTS BACK ON THE ICE TODAY

The Penguins will play Dallas this morning at 10:30 on the final day of the Detroit Red Wings Prospect Challenge. The Pens are 2-0, with wins over Col...

IUP’S MORGAN IS PSAC SOCCER HONOREE

IUP midfielder Kat Morgan is the PSAC West Athlete of the Week in women's soccer. She scored both of the Crimson Hawks' goals in a 2-2 draw against Cl...

River Valley Homecoming Court named

The River Valley Homecoming Court was recently named. Members of the court are, from left, Gianna Cornman, Kennedy Cole, Ava Kibler, Molly Condor, Cecilia Serwinski, Bella Prenni, Samantha Beuten, Paige Rokicsak, Izabella Speal and Isabella Davis. The homecoming game will…

Seasonal Coffee Drinks Worth Sipping

Personnel matters dominate Indiana Area School District's board meeting

Overnight coverage of Monday's Indiana Area school board meeting.

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD RECEIVES UPDATE ON ICTC, RIVER VALLEY SITUATION

Monday night, the Indiana School Board heard an update on the situation between ICTC and the River Valley School District. While River Valley is still...

IHS Cheerleading - Mini Cheer Camp!

Come out to cheer at the 1st quarter on 10/24! Cheer camp is for Kindergarten through 6th grade and will be held Sunday October 18th from 1pm-3:15pm at the IHS Old Gym! Registrati...

Salvation Army seasonal signups

For more info, visit their online form here!

Earn your Associate Degree in HS!

Learn more about this partnership that allows students to earn an associate degree in high school! MEETING INFO: Wednesday September 23rd from 5:30pm-6:30pm at the LGI Room at I...

Local programs partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Programs in Westmoreland and Indiana counties partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Indiana County Fair names baking contest winners

The Indiana County Fair recently announced the winners of the baking contests. They are Scott Prasko, Emeigh, Angel Food Cake Contest; Logan McGlinn, Indiana, PA Preferred Junior Baking Contest; Christi Streams, Blairsville, Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest; and Mary McGlinn, Indiana, Homemade …

How can you improve your fishing skills as fall approaches

For the past two weeks, a certain area of the lake had been producing fish, mostly crappies, but some largemouth bass and channel catfish as well. Many of these fish were duped by the classic Beetle Spin, which I reported on in this column recently.

Hudson got there first, but did AMC miss NASCAR boat?

We’re dealing this week with several reader letters regarding a recent column in which I identified the Ford Ranchero and Chevrolet El Camino as the first car-like pickups.

With seasons changing, hunters need to be ready for changing terrain

Signals of the approaching change in seasons seem to be everywhere these days. Just as pumpkin spice flavors are hitting the shelves, the orange army is also entering the woods. Squirrel hunters broke the morning silence over the weekend on the opener. As an abundant resource, squirrel hunti…

Nominations for Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame opens for class of 2027

The Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the Class of 2027.

Surveillance photo shows suspect in liquor theft

Suspect identified in theft of bottle of liquor from Homer City area Sheetz.

Police Log

From Indiana Borough Police.

911 Report

From the log of the Indiana County Emergency Management Agency.

PennDOT announces another delay in shipping superload to Homer City

Another delay announced for superload from Gilpin Township to Center Township via northern Westmoreland County.

IUP Council of Trustees talks tuition rates, College of Osteopathic Medicine updates

The IUP Council of Trustees convened on Sept. 3 at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC) to discuss policies for the upcoming academic year and university progress over this past summer.

Department of Military Science selects new chairperson, first woman to hold the position

Starting on July 27, Lieutenant Colonel Laura Hamilton took her role as the first woman to be Chairperson of IUP’s Department of Military Science and leader of IUP’s Warrior Battalion in 2nd Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command.

SGA: Senators receive board hearing training, swear in eight senators

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Student Government Association (SGA) held their general assembly meeting where senators elected eight students for senate positions.

MARION M. PINO, 92

Marion M. Pino, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7 of natural causes. The second of four children, she was born in St. Peter MN on Febr...

IUP Graduate “Comes Home” for IRMC Family Medicine Residency Program

Tia Harne, DO, a 2021 summa cum laude graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has “come home” to Indiana as a resident at Indiana Regional Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency Program.

JAMES O’DONNELL, III, 62

James W. O'Donnell, III, 62 of Blairsville, PA, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026 at his home. He was born August 10, 1964 in Pittsburgh, PA. ...

POLICE ASKING PUBLIC TO IDENTIFY SUSPECT IN THEFT AT SHEETZ FROM MARCH

State police are asking the public to help identify the suspect in a theft at the Sheetz near Homer City on March 5th. The suspect went into the store...

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS SCHEDULED TODAY FOR SUSPECT IN FALSE IMPRSIONMENT CASE, WEAPONS CASE

It will be a busy day for Indiana County's District Court, with several hearings on the docket. Two hearings will be for a man on charges of prohibite...

29TH ANNUAL HOODLEBUG FESTIVAL HELD SUNDAY IN HOMER CITY

The rain came to an end just in time for the 29th annual Hoodlebug Festival in Homer City on Sunday. Penny Perman with the festival said that it was t...

MEASLES-RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

A third measles-linked death is being reported in Pennsylvania. Officials say a 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County died from measles complication...

WATT, DEFENSE LEAD STEELERS TO WIN OVER FALCONS

The Steelers' opened the Mike McCarthy era with a win on Sunday, and with lots of room for improvement. TJ Watt had six tackles, four for a loss, alon...

LOWE COMES OFF THE BENCH TO SPUR PIRATES TO WIN

The Pirates carried some anger into their game yesterday at Wrigley Field, after blowing Saturday's game and doing serious damage to their fading play...

PENGUINS’ PROSPECTS LOOKING GOOD IN DETROIT

The Penguins' young prospects are having a good time in Detroit at the Red Wing's prospect tournament. On Saturday, they beat Columbus, 2-1 on a shoot...

CURVE END SEASON WITH LOSS, HOME RUN RECORD

Altoona matched the franchise record for home runs in a season yesterday, but the Curve lost their season finale, 11-7 to Akron. Keiner Delgado's lead...

Lorraine Guth on the Ripple Effect of Healing—Meet Our Faculty

While she teaches counseling, not math, Lorraine Guth fully appreciates the “geometric good” of preparing future counselors—each of whom will improve hundreds of lives during their careers. Learn about her in this installment of Meet Our Faculty.

Community festivals leave no shortage of entertainment over the weekend

Despite a round of storms rolling through the region in the early evening Saturday, several communities held staple festivals.

Kenyatta returns to Indiana County for Democratic Committee gathering

Philadelphia state Rep. and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta meets with Indiana County Democrats at Coney gathering.

Indiana County residents say 'No Data Centers, No Amazon, No Billionaires' at weekend rally

During a Saturday afternoon rally, members of Concerned Residents of Western Pennsylvania (CROW) had a simple message in response to a proposed Amazon Web Services data center campus for Center Township: “No.”

Saltsburg Borough Council mulls sewage system merger with The Kiski School

SALTSBURG — At its monthly meeting Tuesday, Saltsburg Borough Council heard from Borough Engineer Vince Seyko about applying for a Local Share Account grant to finance a feasibility study to The Kiski School’s sewage system to the broader Saltsburg sewage system.

Heavy equipment shipment to begin Tuesday from Armstrong depot to Homer City

Hundreds of pounds of equipment will be shipped to the Homer City Energy Campus.

Armstrong County woman looks back on effort to produce 9/11 National Tribute Quilt on tragedy's 25th anniversary

A quarter century has passed since the morning of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States of America.