Category Archives: Local News
CHAMBER EXPO TO BE HELD TODAY
Today, members of the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce will get to show off their goods as the 2017 chamber expo goes on today. The expo at the Indiana Mall will start at 10:00 this morning and will...
Bill Berry Jan 28, 2017
OVER $1500 RAISED AT 2ND TEDDY BEAR FUND DRIVE TRIVIA NIGHT
Seventeen teams participated in the 2nd Renda Broadcasting Trivia Night at the Indiana Eagles Friday night. The event raised over $1500 for the 37th Teddy Bear Fund Drive, which benefits child health ...
Bill Berry Jan 27, 2017
LEE ANN WOMACK TO PERFORM AT KCAC IN APRIL
One of country music's cross-over stars will come to the KCAC to close out the Live on Pratt series for this year. It was announced this morning on Indiana in the Morning on WCCS that Lee Ann Womack w...
Bill Berry Jan 27, 2017
WHITE TWP. PLANNING COMMISSION GATHERS MORE COMMENT ON BEN FRANKLIN PROJECT
The White Township Planning Commission held a special meeting to gather more public comment about the proposed Ben Franklin Elementary School. Thirty people were in attendance along with the Planning ...
Bill Berry Jan 27, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: CRASH, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
PSP-INDIANA One person was injured in a DUI crash in Cherryhill Township earlier this month. State Police are now reporting on a one-vehicle crash on Chestnut Ridge Road that happened at 11:09 PM on J...
Bill Berry Jan 27, 2017
DEFENDANTS TO BE SENTENCED IN COUNTY COURT
UPDATE: Sentencing hearings are going on today for two people in Indiana County Court. 47-year-old Phillip Schlereth Jr. of Northern Cambria was sentenced to 2-5 years in State Prison and ordered to p...
Bill Berry Jan 27, 2017
PASSHE OPERATIONS "UNSUSTAINABLE", TO BE REVIEWED
State System of Higher Education Chancellor Frank Brogan told the Board of Governors yesterday that the state-owned universities' operations are "unsustainable", and said all options will be considere...
Bill Berry Jan 27, 2017
DRIVER IDENTIFIED IN FATAL CRASH NEAR DERRY
More information has come in concerning a fatal car crash last night in Derry Township. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha said 52-year-old Scott Geary of Derry Township died in the crash that ...
Bill Berry Jan 26, 2017
BV-SB SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES BUSINESS MANAGER CONTRACT
The Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board approved the contract for their new business manager at their special meeting on Wednesday. The new business manager, Gary A. Zuchelli, was not present at the me...
Bill Berry Jan 26, 2017
WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS RECEIVE PETITION FOR NO PARKING ON PART OF MAPLE STREET
The White Township Supervisors heard from some citizens requesting some "no parking" signs for a portion of Maple Street last night. The township received a petition from landowners on the Maple Stree...
Bill Berry Jan 26, 2017

BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
The spring has been a difficult one for first responders, with fatal accidents, wildfires, and the storms and resultant power outages. What are the biggest challenges facing volunteer fire companies?
Personnel. The average age of a Pennsylvania firefighter is 48.
20% Vote
Equipment. New fire trucks start at $500,000 and can top $1 million.
8% Vote
Mandates. Their training requirements are too difficult.
3% Vote
Danger! A first responder is always in jeopardy.
3% Vote
All of the above and more!
63% Vote
Some other factor.
3% Vote
Voting Ends: May 6, 2025 | 12:00 PM