Category Archives: Local News
BV-SB SCHOOL BOARD TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT
The Blairsville-Saltsburg school board will look to take the final step in hiring a new business manager for the district tonight. The board will hold a special meeting tonight at 5:00 PM at the Salts...
Bill Berry Jan 25, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: ONE-VEHICLE CRASH, OVERDOSE
PSP-INDIANA No one was hurt in a one-vehicle crash on Route 422 in Cherryhill Township. This happened at 5:19 PM on Monday. State Police say an unidentified driver was going East on Route 422 and slid...
Bill Berry Jan 25, 2017
HEARING TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE WHILE DUI
UPDATE: Pommer has waived his preliminary hearing this morning, and his case will go to trial. A trial date has not been set as of yet. WHAT WE ORIGINALLY REPORTED A preliminary hearing is scheduled t...
Bill Berry Jan 25, 2017
STATE SYSTEM GOVERNORS TO HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING
The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education holds its quarterly meeting in Harrisburg over the next two days, and one of the items on the agenda is a new academic program at IUP. Th...
Bill Berry Jan 25, 2017
FIRE MARSHALL SAYS PINE TOWNSHIP BLAZE WAS ELECTRICAL
A state police fire marshal has ruled that a Sunday morning fire in Pine Township was accidental, and was electrical in nature. Trooper Seth Helman set the damage at about $1,000. The blaze at 45 Sout...
Bill Berry Jan 25, 2017
IASB APPROVES TWO PARTS OF PLANCON APPLICATION
The Indiana School Board discussed approving two parts of the PlanCon application process last night, but some in the audience did not want them to proceed with application. The PlanCon funding is par...
Bill Berry Jan 24, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: BURGLARY, DUI
PSP-INDIANA State Police are investigating a recent burglary that happened in Burrell Township. Justin Hall of Blairsville reported to police that sometime between 12:30 AM and 6:30 AM on January 18th...
Bill Berry Jan 24, 2017
PROPERTY TAX ELIMINATION ON SENATE WISH LIST
A memo unveiled in the State Senate yesterday puts the elimination of property taxes back on the front burner, and it could happen as early as this year. The co-sponsorship memo indicates that if the ...
Bill Berry Jan 24, 2017
POPOVICH WAIVES FORMAL ARRAIGNMENT
There was some behind the scenes court action in the Joseph Popovich homicide by vehicle case as his attorney yesterday waived a formal arraignment proceeding scheduled for next week. The procedural m...
Bill Berry Jan 24, 2017
MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD REACHES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
At last night’s Marion Center school board meeting, the Board issued a press release outlining the major components of the Collective Bargaining Agreement reached between the Marion Center Area ...
Bill Berry Jan 24, 2017