BIKER GANG
by TOM PEEL Participants in Indiana County’s 14th annual Bike to School Day challenge took off this morning from the Indiana County Court House to promote the importance of physical activity, safety and the health benefits of bicycling to school and work. Full Story → |
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McCutchen, Pirates beat Cubs for 4th straight win |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Thursday for their fourth straight win. Associated Press |
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INDIANA COUNTY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER |
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Every Thursday, get the Gazette's complete listing of concerts, films, theater, music, dance and other performing arts. It's all one click away in the entertainment center. Submitted |
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys |
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GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Associated Press |
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Marine recruits walk across U.S. |
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Two young Marine recruits who are walking from the East to the West Coast are walking through Indiana County today, raising money for the Livestrong Foundation while they wait for their ship date. Indiana Gazette |
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| WHITE TOWNSHIP: Supervisors debate placement of Playful City signs |
| 16 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The Indiana area was named a Playful City USA by a nonprofit organization called KaBOOM!, and officials are trying to decide where to put the designation signs. [Read More] |
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NEW OFFICERS |
| 16 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| New officers of Evergreen AARP 2581 were installed recently during ceremonies at the Indiana VFW, in White Township. [Read More] |
| Senior Farmers Market vouchers to be distributed |
| 16 hours ago - Submitted |
| The Pennsylvania Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, a statewide program through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is designed to put money for the purchase of nutritious produce into the hands of the commonwealth’s population. [Read More] |
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GRAND ARMY |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| The Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees hosted a speaker on the Civil War at their recent meeting. [Read More] |
| COMMUNITY EVENTS |
| 17 hours ago - Submitted |
| Check your calendar. There are a lot of things planned in the Indiana County area: [Read More] |
| Grants available through United Way |
| 17 hours ago - Submitted |
| The United Way of Indiana County announced that funding is available through its grant program for eligible nonprofit organizations that demonstrate a solid programmatic plan for meeting critical human service needs in Indiana County. [Read More] |
| Elderton supporter loses ASD election |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The last remaining Armstrong school board director who had supported efforts to renovate the district’s high schools rather than to consolidate into fewer buildings was voted out of office at Tuesday’s primary election. [Read More] |
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REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTER |
| 17 hours ago - Submitted | |
| Every Thursday, get the Gazette's complete listing of concerts, films, theater, music, dance and other performing arts. It's all one click away in the entertainment center. [Read More] |
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PAMPERED POOCH |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Darcie Anselment groomed her 7-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Tucker, on the porch of her Locust Street home Tuesday in Indiana. [Read More] |
| INDIANA BOROUGH: Development overlay under review for repeal |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Indiana Borough council Tuesday voted to advertise an ordinance repealing the borough’s controversial traditional neighborhood development overlay zone and ordinance. [Read More] |
All Indiana Sports News
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PIAA TRACK AND FIELD: Nealey headlines local competitors |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Admittedly, Homer-Center senior pole vaulter Jared Nealey cherishes the pressure of a big track and field meet. [Read More] |
| IUP GOLF: Crimson Hawks' season comes to a close |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The IUP men’s golf team recorded the second-best round of the day and fourth-best of the week, shooting a 5-over 289 as a team in the third round, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Crimson Hawks’ season going. [Read More] |
| YOUTH BASEBALL: Thomas leads McDonald's to victory in Little League action |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Luke Thomas went 4-for-4 and drove in the game-winning run to lead McDonald’s to a 4-3 win over McGill’s in an Indiana Little League baseball game Tuesday at Indiana Regional Medical Center Field. [Read More] |
| YOUTH SOCCER: IASB teams win four of seven weekend games |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Indiana Area Soccer Boosters teams went 4-3 over the weekend. [Read More] |
| INDIANA COUNTY YOUTH LEGION: Indiana Lions gets past winless Marion Center |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Indiana Lions limited Marion Center to a single hit and used a three-run second inning to cruise to a 5-2 win in an Indiana County Youth Legion baseball game Wednesday at Lions Field. [Read More] |
| SANDLOT BASEBALL |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Creps splits weekend twinbill [Read More] |
| TRACK AND FIELD: Indiana 8th-grader Stever reaching new heights |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| When the best high school track and field athletes converge on Shippensburg later this week for the PIAA Championships, one of the best high jumpers in the state won’t be present. [Read More] |
| IUP: Hawks improve by 10 strokes |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The IUP golf team improved by 10 strokes Tuesday and still had some work to do today to advance in the NCAA Division II Championship at Hershey Country Club. [Read More] |
| ICL BASEBALL: Colts come back again |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| In an early-season clash for first place, unbeaten Blairsville stranded 13 runners but used a huge rally in the top of the seventh inning to storm back and nip Amfire Mining, 5-4, in an Indiana County League baseball game at Keystone Rehab Field on Tuesday. [Read More] |
| IUP GOLF: Kempa sits 4 strokes behind leader at nationals |
| 3 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Zack Kempa sat four strokes off the lead after the first round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships on Monday at the Hershey Country Club East Course. [Read More] |
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Storm rakes county, leaves thousands in dark |
| 16 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| The cold front that spawned deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma moved across Indiana County Wednesday evening with a short but fierce thunderstorm that left thousands without power and trees and utility lines down throughout the area. [Read More] |
| Charges refiled in tub death |
| 16 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Prosecutors have reinstated a criminal homicide charge against a former White Township woman, whose 13-month-old child drowned after being left in a bathtub with no adult supervision in their home this past winter. [Read More] |
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Fire damages mobile home |
| 16 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Firefighters worked to extinguish a fire that destroyed a mobile home on Route 240 in Green Township around 3 p.m. Wednesday. [Read More] |
| Man arrested on drug-related charges, arrested again |
| 16 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| A Shelocta man arrested Wednesday on drug-related charges was arrested a second time after he tried to drive away from the state police barracks, state police in Indiana reported. [Read More] |
| Police look for Subway thief |
| 16 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| An opportunistic thief grabbed money off a table inside the Subway store at the Indiana Mall while the owner was counting it, then fled, state police in Indiana reported. [Read More] |
| POLICE LOG |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police in Indiana took Owen Melvin Miller, 24, into custody after he was found parked in a field off Valley View Road around 9:07 p.m. May 4, according to police reports. [Read More] |
| Missing man found |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| KITTANNING — A man reported missing from a personal care home last weekend has been found and is safe, according to state police in Kittanning. [Read More] |
| Electronics found |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police in Indiana reported three watches and other electronics were found in a Dumpster at 1170 Wayne Ave. around 4:25 p.m. Tuesday. [Read More] |
| Police identify boy killed in shooting |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Authorities in the Pittsburgh area have identified a toddler killed when gunfire erupted during a backyard picnic in Pittsburgh, also injuring two women. [Read More] |
| Spanier asks judge to dismiss charges |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is asking a county judge to throw out criminal charges accusing him of helping to cover up abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. [Read More] |
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100TH BIRTHDAY: Julia Werner |
| 16 hours ago - Submitted | |
| Julia E. Werner will be turning 100 on Wednesday. [Read More] |
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BIRTHDAY: Julia Matko |
| 17 hours ago - Submitted | |
| Julia Marie Matko celebrated her second birthday on Feb. 26. [Read More] |
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ENGAGEMENT: Emily Hurley and Mark Devivo |
| 17 hours ago - Submitted | |
| The Rev. and Mrs. Rick Hurley, of Indiana, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Emily to Mark DeVivo. Mark is the son of Gary and Susan DeVivo, also of Indiana. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays, May 23 |
| 17 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today: [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
| 17 hours ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, May 22, 2013: [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays: May 22 |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today: [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
| 2 days ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, May 21, 2013: [Read More] |
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50TH ANNIVERSARY: Gaylene and Luther Robinson |
| 3 days ago - Submitted | |
| Gaylene and Luther Robinson, of Indiana, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, May 25. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays, May 21 |
| 3 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today: [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
| 3 days ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, May 20, 2013: [Read More] |
All World News
| New census study shows strong growth for big U.S. cities |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation’s largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. [Read More] |
| Most states see drop in teen birth rate |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The nation’s record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. [Read More] |
| DeWeese presses appeal before Pennsylvania court panel |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Former state Rep. Bill DeWeese should be granted a new trial on corruption charges because a judge improperly limited the number of defense witnesses who testified, DeWeese’s attorney told a Superior Court panel Wednesday at a hearing on his appeal. [Read More] |
| UPMC laying off transcriptionists |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is cutting costs by laying off more than 100 transcriptionists, all of whom are being offered jobs by a Massachusetts company which has worked with the hospital network to develop voice recognition software. [Read More] |
| Police identify boy killed in shooting |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Authorities in the Pittsburgh area have identified a toddler killed when gunfire erupted during a backyard picnic in Pittsburgh, also injuring two women. [Read More] |
| Spanier asks judge to dismiss charges |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is asking a county judge to throw out criminal charges accusing him of helping to cover up abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. [Read More] |
| Auditor general to lay off workers |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Dozens of employees of the Pennsylvania auditor general’s office are in line to be laid off because of budget cuts. [Read More] |
| FBI arrests suspect in ricin case |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working “around the clock” to address any remaining risks. [Read More] |
| 50 schools to close in Chicago |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The Chicago Board of Education has made a final vote to close 50 schools. [Read More] |
| Man shot to death when questioned about bombings |
| 17 hours ago - Associated Press |
| A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities in central Florida early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said. [Read More] |
All Reader Letters and Gazette Editorials
| PAT LEACH: Vote could decide future of scouting |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Keep sex and politics out of the Boy Scouts of America! We haven’t seen much (until Sunday’s Gazette) in the media about the national leadership of the Boy Scouts possibly changing their longstanding policy against having openly homosexual Scout leaders or Scouts. [Read More] |
| PETER BROAD: Affordable Care Act will improve system |
| 3 days ago - Submitted |
| Sunday’s Gazette carried a particularly irresponsible op-ed piece by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster concerning the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare to its opponents). He uses a lot of numbers and hypotheses to make it sound as if we were headed for disaster. ... [Read More] |
| WESLEY CRAIG: Save the 'Million Man' Army |
| 3 days ago - Submitted |
| The current guidance from the Department of Defense is that the U.S. will no longer conduct long-term stability operations despite 50 years of U.S. operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Vietnam and Korea. [Read More] |
| TONY GREENAWALT: Blessed to be in America |
| 4 days ago - Submitted |
| We are blessed to live in the land of the free and of the brave. This is thanks to people past and present who risk their lives or have given their life that we may be safe and free today, as one nation under God. [Read More] |
| JUDY WANCHISN: Ryan budget -- big gain for rich |
| 4 days ago - Submitted |
| According to The Washington Post, the tax plan in the House Republican budget would cut taxes by $5.7 trillion over 10 years, with the benefits flowing disproportionately to the very wealthy, according to the Tax Policy Center. [Read More] |
| CORRECTION |
| 4 days ago - Submitted |
| During the editing process, the Gazette introduced an error into the letter to the editor from Indiana Area school director Walter Schroth published Sunday. [Read More] |
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WWII-era planes coming to airport festival |
| 5 days ago - Indiana Gazette - RANDY WELLS | |
| On Sept. 6, 1944, Navy Lt. Harry Brown Jr., then 24, took off in an F6F Hellcat fighter from the USS Enterprise for what was expected to be a milk run strike at Yap island, in the western Pacific. [Read More] |
| WALTER SCHROTH: 'A good steward of our resources' |
| 5 days ago - Submitted |
| A letter Thursday concerning my voting record on the Indiana Area school board contained implied and factual errors. I would like to set that record straight. [Read More] |
| CLARABELLE BEIGHLEY: Let's not lose sight of reason for schools |
| 5 days ago - Submitted |
| U.S. News and World Report earlier this month ranked the now-closed Elderton High School among the best high schools in the nation. The magazine ranked Elderton as 49th in the state and 1,501st nationally. [Read More] |
| WILMA WHITE: 'Angels' lend a hand |
| 5 days ago - Submitted |
| My nephew was mowing the lawn for me recently when he accidentally put the lawn mower over the bank at the edge of our lawn. [Read More] |
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