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CAMPAIGN 2014: Jefferson County commissioner joins race for 66th District |
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| Jefferson County Commissioner Paul Corbin has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 66th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [Read More] |
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Paslay to perform at Indiana County Fair |
| 16 hours ago - | |
| Eric Paslay is coming to Indiana to help celebrate the 152nd Indiana County Fair. [Read More] |
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BILL HASTINGS' 'INSIDE INDIANA:' Soup, hot yoga, Aaron, Jeff, Payne ... |
| 17 hours ago - - BILL HASTINGS | |
| The annual Empty Bowl fundraiser is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at The Artists Hand Gallery on Philadelphia Street in Indiana. [Read More] |
| PennDOT to begin bridge work next week |
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| Work is scheduled to begin next week on the bridges carrying Route 119 North and South over East Pike in White Township. [Read More] |
| BRUSH VALLEY: Annual celebration planned |
| 17 hours ago - |
| Plans are already in the works for Brush Valley Day as township officials announced a planning meeting. [Read More] |
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String quintet to perform at IUP |
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| For its next event in the Ovations! series, the Lively Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will host the first string quintet to be selected as winners of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, Sybarite5, on Tuesday. [Read More] |
| Upcoming community events announced |
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| A roundup of lunch and dinner specials offered at churches in the Indiana County area ... [Read More] |
| Library offers 3-D printing workshop |
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| The Indiana Free Library will hold a two-night event to explore the world of 3-D printing. [Read More] |
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VIDEO: Commonplace Coffeehouse to compete in regional competition |
| 2 days ago - - JAMES J. NESTOR | |
| Baristas from the Commonplace Coffeehouse Co. are headed to New York City this weekend to compete in the America’s Best Coffeehouse competition. [Read More] |
| Officials working for quieter IUPatty's Day |
| 2 days ago - - SAM KUSIC |
| Indiana Borough is battening down the hatches — it’s a party weekend at IUP. [Read More] |
All Indiana Sports News
| ON CAMPUS: Stapleton reaches 1,000 points in Juniata's playoff win |
| 17 hours ago - - MATTHEW BURGLUND |
| Given another chance to score his 1,000th point, Kevin Stapleton didn’t let it pass him by. [Read More] |
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IUP BASKETBALL: Hawks place three on All-PSAC West team |
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| Three IUP basketball players earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division honors. Mathis Keita and Marcel Souberbielle were named to the first team, and Devante Chance made the second team. [Read More] |
| Indiana girls win PAHL title |
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| The Indiana Youth Hockey Association’s U14 girls’ team staged a four-goal third-period rally to claim the Pennsylvania Amateur Hockey League championship with a 6-4 victory over Morgantown in Sunday’s title game at S&T Bank Arena. [Read More] |
| HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Derry's Phillippi rolls along at PIAA championships |
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| HERSHEY — Micky Phillippi did as expected and easily handled his preliminary-round opponent on Day 1 of the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships on Thursday at the Giant Center. [Read More] |
| HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Blairsville duo still alive after first day of states |
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| HERSHEY — Drew Doak and Scott Thompson will once again head into Day 2 of the state tournament knowing that just seven other wrestlers are contending for gold medals in their respective weight classes. [Read More] |
| HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Craig scores 1,000th point |
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| BERLIN — Erica Craig, the granddaughter of Jim and Sarah Craig of Indiana, recently reached the 1,000-point mark as a basketball player at Berlin-Brothersvalley High School. [Read More] |
| Sled hockey fundraiser set |
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| RICHLAND TOWNSHIP — The Sitting Bulls, a sled hockey team based out of Johnstown that includes players from Indiana County, will hold their annual game against local media and educator all-stars, including the Pittsburgh Steelers’ LaRod Stephens-Howling, on Sunday, March 23, at Planet Ice. [Read More] |
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IUP BASKETBALL: Stamp named to all-conference team |
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| IUP’s Lindsay Stamp has been named to the women’s basketball All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West first team. [Read More] |
| Fool’s Run slated for April 5 |
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| Indiana Road Runners Club will conduct the 36th annual Fool’s Run 10K Run and 3-Mile Fun Walk on Saturday, April 5, at S&T Bank Arena. [Read More] |
| Lacrosse club sets meeting |
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| The Indiana Area Lacrosse Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the LGI Room in the Indiana Junior High School. [Read More] |
All Police News
| POLICE LOG |
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| Ryan Radovic, 20, of West Mifflin, Allegheny County, was charged Tuesday by Indiana Borough police with a felony count of possession with intent to deliver 1.9 ounces of marijuana ... [Read More] |
| ACCIDENTS |
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| A truck driven by Rock Sunday, 47, of Blairsville, hit an embankment and rolled over at 11:55 p.m. Sunday on Route 217 near West Chestnut Street, according to state police. [Read More] |
| Man to plead in guard base scam |
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| PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former civilian contractor who worked at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland is scheduled to plead guilty to helping the vice commander of a base near Pittsburgh receive extra pay in exchange for getting a no-show job at the Pennsylvania base. [Read More] |
| Man to plead in guard base scam |
| 17 hours ago - |
| PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former civilian contractor who worked at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland is scheduled to plead guilty to helping the vice commander of a base near Pittsburgh receive extra pay in exchange for getting a no-show job at the Pennsylvania base. [Read More] |
| Court denies Orie's corruption appeal |
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| A three-judge state Superior Court panel has rejected former Republican state Sen. Jane Orie’s appeal of her conviction and prison sentence for campaign corruption and for introducing forged evidence, which resulted in a mistrial before she was eventually found guilty. [Read More] |
| Four killed in New Jersey fire |
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| JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Four people have been killed in a fast-moving New Jersey fire, and the mayor says a mix-up over the street name delayed firefighters’ response. [Read More] |
| General admits guilt on three counts |
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| FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — In his immaculate blue dress uniform, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair stood ramrod straight before a judge Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years. [Read More] |
| Pistorius trial: Ex-girlfriend describes gunplay |
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| A former girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius testified today at the double-amputee runner’s murder trial that he always carried a firearm, sometimes shouted angrily at her and her friends, once shot his gun out the sunroof of a car ... [Read More] |
| Senate rejects bill to remove commanders from assault cases |
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| WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday rejected a controversial bipartisan bill to remove military commanders from decisions over the prosecution of sexual assault cases in the armed forces, delivering a defeat to advocacy groups ... [Read More] |
| Girl bitten 100 times in dog attack |
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| AUCKLAND, New Zea-land (AP) — New Zealand doctors said Friday that a 7-year-old Japanese girl was bitten about 100 times during a dog mauling that has horrified many in the South Pacific nation. [Read More] |
All Family News
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WEDDING: Paula Polenik and Michael Laverick |
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| Paula Leigh Polenik and Michael Heath Laverick were united in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 3 p.m. at Graystone Presbyterian Church in Indiana. [Read More] |
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ENGAGEMENT: Rebecca Coulter and Michael Usko |
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| Rebecca Coulter and Michael Usko, both of Blairsville, have announced their engagement. [Read More] |
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60TH ANNIVERSARY: Glen and Jean Mack George |
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| Glen and Jean Mack George celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday. They were married on March 6, 1954, at the Methodist Church in Armagh by the Rev. Dawson Hopson. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays, March 7 |
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| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today ... [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
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| Activity reported at area hospitals: [Read More] |
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1ST BIRTHDAY: Aidan Clark |
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| Aidan Andrew Clark, of Brush Valley, celebrated his first birthday on Feb. 20, 2014. [Read More] |
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99TH BIRTHDAY: Anna Pappal |
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| Anna Oresik Pappal will celebrate her 99th birthday on March 16, 2014. She was born in Indiana County in 1915,... [Read More] |
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87TH BIRTHDAY: Ed Mrasz |
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| Ed Mrasz will celebrate his 87th birthday March 14, 2014. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays, March 6 |
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| Be sure to wish a happy birthday to these Gazette readers when you see them today .... [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
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| Indiana Regional Medical Center, March 5, 2014: [Read More] |
All World News
| Economy adds 175,000 jobs in February |
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| WASHINGTON — U.S. employers stepped up hiring in February despite a blast of harsh winter weather, likely renewing hopes that the economy will accelerate this year. [Read More] |
| Half of millennials more likely to lean Democratic |
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| WASHINGTON — Young adults like to think of themselves as independent, but when it comes to politics, they’re more likely than not to lean to the left. [Read More] |
| Sanctions against Russia could backfire |
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| WASHINGTON — Underlying talk about taking harsh punitive measures against Russia for its military incursion into Ukraine are economic complications and worries that sanctions levied against Moscow could backfire on the U.S. and Europe. [Read More] |
| House to look into roadside survey |
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| The chairman of the House transportation committee said Thursday he wants to make sure a federal roadside survey on drinking and drugged driving is being conducted appropriately after motorists complained about being forced off the road and asked to provide breath, blood and saliva samples. [Read More] |
| Man to plead in guard base scam |
| 17 hours ago - |
| PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former civilian contractor who worked at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland is scheduled to plead guilty to helping the vice commander of a base near Pittsburgh receive extra pay in exchange for getting a no-show job at the Pennsylvania base. [Read More] |
| Chatham going coed to survive |
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| PITTSBURGH (AP) — The president of a western Pennsylvania university that only admits women to its undergraduate college says going coed is necessary to the survival of the 145-year-old institution. [Read More] |
| 18 teachers settle bias suit for $150,000 |
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| WINDBER (AP) — Eighteen current and former female teachers have settled their federal gender pay bias lawsuit against a western Pennsylvania school district for $150,000. [Read More] |
| Court denies Orie's corruption appeal |
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| A three-judge state Superior Court panel has rejected former Republican state Sen. Jane Orie’s appeal of her conviction and prison sentence for campaign corruption and for introducing forged evidence, which resulted in a mistrial before she was eventually found guilty. [Read More] |
| Corbett shifting on Medicaid requirements |
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| HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett appeared ready Thursday to drop one of the most controversial conditions of his proposal to accept billions of federal Medicaid expansion dollars and extend taxpayer-subsidized insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor in Pennsylvania. [Read More] |
| Oscar Mayer rolls out bacon app |
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| MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Want to wake up to the sound of bacon sizzling on the stove with its aroma drawing you out of bed? [Read More] |
All Reader Letters and Gazette Editorials
| Letter to the Editor: Don't tax businesses for being successful |
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| In response to Tom Smith’s letter (“Don’t taxpayers already pay enough,” Feb. 12) and Josephine Cunningham’s reply (“Don’t misread lessons from history,” Feb. 21), I am one of those who has had quite enough of taxes. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Just vote no to divided government |
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| It’s not too early to think about the 2014 midterm election and the 2016 presidential election. The divided government we have now is not working for us because one party decided in 2008 that they would not participate in governing. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Dues deduction issue has been distorted |
| 1 week ago - |
| There are currently two bills in the state Legislature that if passed would prohibit state employees from having their union dues deducted from their paychecks. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Indiana board AWOL in use of resources |
| 1 week ago - |
| “This board has been absent without leave for the last several years.” This was said by a steel industry analyst about the accountability of the U.S. Steel Corp. board of directors, but it can also be said of the Indiana Area school board. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Gas drilled here, but not all can get it |
| 2 weeks ago - |
| A paragraph in Robert Colgan’s Jan. 29 letter (“Leadership lacking on energy issues”) reignited a consideration I’ve had for some time. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: United Way campaign chair offers thanks |
| 2 weeks ago - |
| I am absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude to this community for the support that you have shown to the United Way of Indiana County. It was wonderful to celebrate exceeding the 2013 goal for the campaign with donations of more than $737,170. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Don't misread lessons from history |
| 2 weeks ago - |
| Having recently read several letters to this editorial page, I was slightly amused by the lack of historical and factual insight within some of the missives. [Read More] |
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AS I SEE IT: A budget that speaks to our future |
| 3 weeks ago - | |
| The main message in the state budget I have presented is that Pennsylvania has turned a corner in its journey to prosperity and is now ready to hit full economic stride. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Key role of health/phys ed undervalued |
| 3 weeks ago - |
| I read with great interest Tuesday’s article concerning staffing levels in the Indiana Area School District. I was particularly interested in the case Patrick Snyder was making to the board for the prevention of staff reductions in health and physical education. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Ring of steel - the new reality |
| 3 weeks ago - |
| Did you catch this on the news? The new term for security at the Olympics in Russia is the ring of steel. [Read More] |
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