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Organ virtuoso to pull out all the stops |
| 12 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette - JEREMY HARTLEY | |
| When most people think of organ music, they picture themselves in church, listening to familiar hymns played by an organist who’s been at that keyboard for years. [Read More] |
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Fruits of their labor |
| 22 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Braden Bonatch, 3, sampled a strawberry Tuesday at Pollock’s Strawberries U-Pick in Brush Valley ... [Read More] |
| BLAIRSVILLE: Borough council seeks loan for community center |
| 22 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette - JEREMY HARTLEY |
| Blairsville Borough council passed a motion to advertise a bid on a $35,000, five-year bank loan during the borough’s monthly meeting Tuesday in the Blairsville Borough office. [Read More] |
| Police warn residents of scam |
| 22 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police have warned area residents and homeowners to be wary of people posing as home-improvement workers making unsolicited offers to pave and seal driveways. [Read More] |
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CAMPUS CULTIVATORS |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - TERI ENCISO | |
| Kim Lewis, of Marion Center, left, and Angel Steffy, of Dayton, worked on weeding flower beds Monday outside Folger Hall on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. [Read More] |
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FLEA MARKET |
| 1 day ago - Submitted | |
| The Mahoning Social Center, located at 19298 Route 119 North near Punxsutawney, beside Longview Elementary School, will hold an indoor/outdoor flea market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 25, 26 and 27, rain or shine. [Read More] |
| MARION CENTER: School board approves purchase of textbooks |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - HEATHER ROTH |
| New language arts textbooks and related materials for students in the Marion Center Area School District from kindergarten through 12th grade will be used in the coming school year, after the school board voted at their Monday work session to approve the $250,000 purchase. [Read More] |
| PURCHASE LINE: School board to vote on final budget |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The Purchase Line school board met Monday in a work session to discuss agenda items that will be voted on during the board’s regular meeting on Monday. [Read More] |
| Antique machinery show scheduled |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| The 16th annual Cookport Antique Machinery Show will be held Friday through Sunday at the Green Township Community Fairgrounds, Route 240. The featured tractor this year is Farmall/International. .... [Read More] |
| SCOTT COOK: Damaged discs take time to heal |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| You may have heard the term “slipped disc” used to describe a low back injury. Discs do not actually “slip.” [Read More] |
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| VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS |
| 32 minutes ago - Submitted |
| Three members of the Purchase Line High School girls’ volleyball team won the Summer Slam 3-on-3 volleyball tournament recently at Bishop Guilfoyle High School. [Read More] |
| ZEKE WILSON: Lake Arthur muskies are OK |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| On Monday, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission released the results of an extensive population study. The targeted fish was the muskellunge, and the water body was Lake Arthur, a 3,200-acre lake located within Moraine State Park in Butler County. [Read More] |
| JEFF KNAPP: Fishing gets hot at spots where streams meet |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| One definition of junction is a place where two things meet. In the case of flowing waters, junctions, or more accurately junction pools, can be defined as a place to enjoy good fishing. [Read More] |
| SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL: KOVACIK INSURANCE 8, YOUNG TOWNSHIP 5 |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Unbeaten Kovacik Insurance mustered just six hits but used strong pitching and fielding efforts and big bursts in the third and fourth innings to upend Young Township at Bertolino Field. [Read More] |
| INDIANA COUNTY LEAGUE: BLAIRSVILLE 7, TRENDY TRADES 3 |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| First-place Blairsville plated two runs in the fifth inning and five in the sixth to rally for a win over Trendy Trades in an Indiana County League baseball game Monday at One River Field. [Read More] |
| JUNIOR LEGION BASEBALL: Kovacik climbs out of 7-0 hole |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Kovacik Insurance wiped out a 7-0 deficit and scored 10 unanswered runs in a 10-7 victory over Young Township in an Indiana County Youth Legion baseball game Monday at WyoTech Park. [Read More] |
| Huey commits to Westminster |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Purchase Line’s Josh Huey has committed to play football at Westminster College in New Wilmington. [Read More] |
| SANDLOT BASEBALL: Lorelli's, McGill's win titles |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Lorelli’s Jewelry of the Marion Center Little League edged Sheetz of the Clymer Little League, 9-8 in eight innings, to win the championship in the 9- and 10-year old division of the combined Clymer/Marion Center/ Homer-Center Little League. [Read More] |
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Organizers hold Scott Zellem Memorial golf outing |
| 3 days ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| The Ninth Annual Scott Zellem Memorial Golf Outing was held June 1 at Meadow Lane Golf Course. [Read More] |
| ELI NELLIS: Holuta snares spot in U.S. junior amateur |
| 3 days ago - Indiana Gazette - ELI NELLIS |
| Early last week I got a call from my friend Chris Holuta. [Read More] |
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| Police warn residents of scam |
| 22 minutes ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police have warned area residents and homeowners to be wary of people posing as home-improvement workers making unsolicited offers to pave and seal driveways. [Read More] |
| Senate OKs bill to expand DNA tests in crimes |
| 32 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| A bill to require DNA testing of suspects accused of certain crimes in Pennsylvania is headed to the state House of Representatives for the second time in two years. [Read More] |
| Vandals trash high school |
| 42 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| Three men have been charged with vandalizing their former high school and causing at least $50,000 in damage, a figure that’s expected to rise as officials tally the damage. [Read More] |
| Authorities work to ID two bodies |
| 42 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| Authorities were working to confirm the identities of two bodies found after a house fire in western Pennsylvania. [Read More] |
| Frenchman pleads guilty to fraud |
| 52 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| A Frenchman who gained access to the cockpit of a plane at Philadelphia International Airport by impersonating an airline employee has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. [Read More] |
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Pilot dies in air crash |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - CHAUNCEY ROSS | |
| A Clarksburg-area man was fatally injured Monday evening when his ultralight aircraft hit the tops of some trees and crashed into a field of evergreen trees in the McIntyre area, authorities said. [Read More] |
| Indiana man charged with rape |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| An Indiana man was jailed over the weekend on charges that he raped a woman in an apartment in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street, Indiana Borough police reported. [Read More] |
| HOMER CITY DISTRICT COURT DOCKET |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Several defendants have been named in criminal charges filed before Magisterial District Judge Susanne Steffee, of Homer City. [Read More] |
| POLICE LOG |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police reported a 52-year-old Kittanning man faces aggravated assault charges stemming from a “road rage incident” at 4:04 p.m. Saturday on Route 422. [Read More] |
| ACCIDENTS |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| A car driven by Christina Temple, of Pittsburgh, and a truck driven by Theresa Campbell, of Saltsburg, collided at 6:44 p.m. Sunday on Route 403 south of Route 22, state police reported. [Read More] |
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| CORRECTION |
| 1 hour ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The Gazette corrects factual errors as soon as they are brought to our attention. If you see an error or omission, call Eric Ebeling, executive editor, at extension 269. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays,June 18 |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today: [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, June 17, 2013: [Read More] |
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100TH BIRTHDAY: Grace Filer |
| 2 days ago - Submitted | |
| Grace Filer will be celebrating her 100th birthday next month. [Read More] |
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90TH BIRTHDAY: Mary Louise Smith |
| 2 days ago - Submitted | |
| Mary Louise Smith, of Creekside, celebrated her 90th birthday on June 2. [Read More] |
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54TH ANNIVERSARY: Alex and Peggy Fiechuk |
| 2 days ago - Submitted | |
| Alex Jr. and Peggy (Kelley) Fiechuk, of Clymer, will be celebrating their 54th anniversary on June 20. The couple was wed in 1959 at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Butler by the Rev. L.M. Mechtly. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays, June 17 |
| 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, weekend activity: [Read More] |
| HONOR ROLL: West Shamokin High School |
| 3 days ago - Submitted |
| West Shamokin High school has announced the honor roll for the fourth nine-weeks grading period: [Read More] |
| HONOR ROLL: Marion Center Area High School |
| 3 days ago - Submitted |
| Marion Center Area High School has named the following students to the honor roll for the fourth grading period: [Read More] |
All World News
| Allegheny County seeks drilling bids |
| 32 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| PITTSBURGH (AP) — Allegheny County officials say they plan to request bids for natural gas drilling under a public park. [Read More] |
| Senate OKs bill to expand DNA tests in crimes |
| 32 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| A bill to require DNA testing of suspects accused of certain crimes in Pennsylvania is headed to the state House of Representatives for the second time in two years. [Read More] |
| Auditor: Turnpike toll expected to rise |
| 32 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| The cash toll for a cross-state trip on the Pennsylvania Turnpike is expected to reach about $50 by 2021, state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday ... [Read More] |
| Vandals trash high school |
| 42 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| Three men have been charged with vandalizing their former high school and causing at least $50,000 in damage, a figure that’s expected to rise as officials tally the damage. [Read More] |
| Pittsburgh bridge to see ‘yarn bomb’ |
| 42 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| PITTSBURGH (AP) — The biggest “yarn bomb” ever attempted in the United States could soon swaddle a Pittsburgh bridge. [Read More] |
| Authorities work to ID two bodies |
| 42 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| Authorities were working to confirm the identities of two bodies found after a house fire in western Pennsylvania. [Read More] |
| Plan withheld from public |
| 42 minutes ago - Creators Syndicate |
| The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has built a website that compares competing plans to spend billions of dollars in new transportation money, but it’s refusing to release similar information to the public, which will pay for chosen projects. [Read More] |
| Frenchman pleads guilty to fraud |
| 52 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| A Frenchman who gained access to the cockpit of a plane at Philadelphia International Airport by impersonating an airline employee has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. [Read More] |
| Chrysler agrees to recall Jeeps at risk of fire |
| 52 minutes ago - Associated Press |
| DETROIT — After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. [Read More] |
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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire |
| 20 hours ago - Associated Press | |
| Chrysler avoided a showdown with government safety regulators Tuesday, agreeing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. [Read More] |
All Reader Letters and Gazette Editorials
| BARBARA BEATTY HULL: SouthTowne Plaza entrance needs to be addressed |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| I found it interesting that the White Township planning commission is recommending “a plan to alleviate traffic congestion and safety concerns at Lenz Road and Oakland Avenue” for future development. [Read More] |
| HARRY McFARLAND: Volunteers sought for Red Cross disaster training |
| 1 day ago - Submitted |
| Are you ready for the hurricane season, which is already in effect? [Read More] |
| JACKIE MYERS: Am I missing something? |
| 5 days ago - Submitted |
| When a soldier is killed in the line of duty, his family eventually gets a flag and a note conveying sympathy and respect from the U.S. government. [Read More] |
| JULIA TRIMARCHI CUCCARO: Challenger Center would prove valuable |
| 6 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Since 1986, the Challenger Center for Space Science Education has established almost 50 Challenger Learning Centers throughout the United States. [Read More] |
| WILLIAM W. WILSON: Don't hinder efforts to protect Pa. wildlife |
| 6 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The Pennsylvania Game and Fish commissions were established to protect all game and nongame species of wildlife in the state. That also includes protecting the habitat that these species require to survive. [Read More] |
| BRUCE LEGROS JR.: Trucking company in Clymer deserves credit |
| 6 days ago - Submitted |
| I am a married man and proud father of two young boys. I work two full-time jobs to help support my family. [Read More] |
| SAM SHUTTER: Going to half-day Fridays a ludicrous plan |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Someone told me about a school board/administrative plan for the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District to go to a schedule of half-day classes every Friday, starting this fall. [Read More] |
| BRITTA BLAIR: Liberal quibble and entitlement |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Gleeful quibbling was taken with my husband’s example of tyranny by a majority in a democracy, while evading the lesson that this is why we are not a democracy. We are a constitutional republic, (not Ms. Dembosky’s democratic republic, as in communist countries). [Read More] |
| BETSY LAUBER: Indiana didn't listen to voters |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Indiana Borough council recently was given the responsibility of filling a council seat vacated due to a resignation. [Read More] |
| PATRICIA LEWANDOWSKI: Honestly appreciated |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| To the good Samaritan: [Read More] |
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