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Kinter Farm holds maple sugaring demonstrations |
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| A maple sugaring demonstration and open house was held Saturday at the Kinter Farm on Musser Road near Home. [Read More] |
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CARL KOLOGIE: IUP, Rock clash in Florida |
| 19 hours ago - - CARL KOLOGIE | |
| Recently we went to a baseball game and a fight broke out. A food fight, that is. [Read More] |
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Mardi Gras celebration held at social center |
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| The Indiana Social Center, located at 1001 Oak St., Indiana, held a Mardi Gras celebration Thursday. [Read More] |
| IT'S HAPPENING HERE |
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| The events listed in “It’s Happening Here” are in Indiana unless otherwise noted. [Read More] |
| BOB LANKARD: Out-of-town interviews |
| 19 hours ago - - BOB LANKARD |
| Dislocated workers who were affected by the Great Recession have discovered a very new world of work. They may have to look for jobs out of the area. This means out-of-town interviews. [Read More] |
| Word Whiz Iggy winners named |
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| Angela Nicholson, of Indiana, was the winner of Puzzle No. 5 in the Word Whiz Iggy contest. [Read More] |
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Insurance agent earns distinction |
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| Indiana Insurance, an independent agency in Indiana, has been awarded 2013 Inner Circle honors by Mutual Benefit Group. [Read More] |
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Bank anchored Young Township community |
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| Peoples Bank of West Lebanon was located in West Lebanon, Young Township. [Read More] |
| Clymer practice adds doctor |
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| Indiana Healthcare Physician Services has added Dr. Reuben Thaker to its staff. [Read More] |
| SENIOR CENTER ACTIVITIES |
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| The schedules at the Aging Services Inc. social centers for the coming week: [Read More] |
All Indiana Sports News
| HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Derry's Phillippi bounces back |
| 20 hours ago - - DUSTIN FILLOY |
| HERSHEY — A wave of sorrow came over Derry’s Micky Phillippi as the parade of champions began on the final day of the 77th annual PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament Saturday at the Giant Center. [Read More] |
| HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Doak, Oliver pick up seventh-place medals |
| 20 hours ago - - DUSTIN FILLOY |
| HERSHEY — Blairsville junior Drew Doak took little solace in knowing that he became just the second wrestler in school history to claim three medals at the PIAA Class AA Championships on Saturday at the Giant Center. [Read More] |
| PSAC basketball finals set for this afternoon |
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| The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference will stage an all-East final on the men’s side and an all-West final on the women’s side in its basketball championship games today. [Read More] |
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Wildcats ride defense to first state playoff win in five years |
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| CLARION — Whether the opponent was a traditional District 9 power or a pickup team of random players, Homer-Center was bound and determined to get a state playoff victory. [Read More] |
| HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: WPIAL champion Rebels prove too much for Bobcats |
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| BRIDGEVILLE — Blairsville knew it was going to have its hands full Friday night against WPIAL champion Seton-La Salle, but the Bobcats could only imagine how tough they were actually going to have it. [Read More] |
| IUP BASEBALL: Crimson Hawks alter weekend schedule |
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| For the second weekend in a row, the IUP baseball team has altered its schedule, and the Crimson Hawks will play two doubleheaders in Maryland instead of Millersville as originally scheduled. [Read More] |
| HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Doak, Oliver remain in medal hunt after Day 2 of PIAA Championships |
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| HERSHEY — For Heritage Conference stalwarts Drew Doak, Scott Thompson and Tyler Oliver, Day 2 of the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships sadly ended the way it started, with three disappointing losses. [Read More] |
| HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Phillippi's hopes of repeating dashed on Day 2 of PIAA Championships |
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| HERSHEY — Plenty of returning champions in the 77-year history of the PIAA wrestling tournament have folded after suffering unexpected early losses. [Read More] |
| YOUTH SWIMMING: Piranhas win, set multiple records |
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| YMCA of Indiana County Piranhas swimmers set multiple team records and earned bids to move on to the next level of competition in recent postseason events. [Read More] |
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IUP football players read to East Pike students |
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| Members of the IUP football team read books to students at East Pike Elementary School, in White Township, on Monday as part of read Across America Day. [Read More] |
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| POLICE LOG |
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| At 1:21 a.m. Feb. 26, Indiana police investigated a disturbance inside a bar in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street. [Read More] |
| ACCIDENTS |
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| Arlene Knall, 64, of Blairsville, was driving south on Route 119 at 7:35 a.m. Monday when she lost control of her Jeep on some ice on a curve. [Read More] |
| Two killed in accident |
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| MILFORD TOWNSHIP (AP) — Authorities say that two cars collided at an intersection in Milford Township, leaving two people dead and two injured. [Read More] |
| Man dies trying to save pets |
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| BUTLER (AP) — Officials say a western Pennsylvania man ran into his burning home to rescue his pets early Saturday and succumbed to the fire. [Read More] |
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Pistorius trial grips viewers worldwide |
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| PRETORIA, South Africa — During breaks in his murder trial, Oscar Pistorius sometimes confers intensely with his camp, murmuring in the ear of his chief defense lawyer. When witnesses testify, the double-amputee athlete takes notes or sits with hands clasped, ... [Read More] |
| Farmer suffers burns in barn fire |
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| WAYNE TOWNSHIP — An Armstrong County farmer suffered burns to his hands and arms while freeing livestock from a barn that caught fire late Friday morning. [Read More] |
| Man takes gun, threatens suicide |
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| A 19-year-old Creekside man stole a rifle and ammunition from a Washington Township home on Thursday and pedaled a bicycle to another home a few miles away, where he threatened to take his own life, according to state police in Indiana. [Read More] |
| POLICE LOG |
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| Blake Anderson Thompson, 25, of Indiana, was cited with public drunkenness early this morning, according to borough police. [Read More] |
| Indiana County task force sets DUI patrols |
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| The Indiana County DUI Task Force has advised motorists that it will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and drunken-driving patrols during March. [Read More] |
| Men sentenced for bogus 9/11 charity |
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| TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A judge in New Jersey has sentenced two men for operating a bogus 9/11 charity in which they sold T-shirts with the logos of the New York City police and fire departments out of a custom-painted pickup truck. [Read More] |
All Family News
| Gazette readers' birthdays: March 9 |
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| If you see these Gazette readers today, be sure to wish them a happy birthday! [Read More] |
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SENIOR OF THE MONTH: Courtney Taylor |
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| Courtney Taylor has been named the Kiwanis Club Outstanding Indiana County Technology Center Senior of the Month for March. [Read More] |
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SENIOR OF THE MONTH: Briana Watt |
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| The Kiwanis Club recently named Briana Watt as the Blairsville High School Senior of the Month for March. [Read More] |
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BOY OF THE MONTH: Jordan Hudzicki |
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| The Indiana Optimist Club has selected Jordan Hudzicki as its March Boy of the Month, the 675th selected since the program began. [Read More] |
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SENIOR OF THE MONTH: Abby Plowcha |
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| The Homer City Kiwanis Club has named Abby Plowcha as the Homer-Center High School Senior of the Month for March. [Read More] |
| Gazette readers' birthdays, March 8 |
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| Be sure to wish these Gazette readers a happy birthday when you see them today: [Read More] |
| HOSPITAL NOTES |
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| Indiana Regional Medical Center, March 7, 2014: [Read More] |
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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] |
All World News
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Search continues for missing Malaysian jet |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Planes and ships from across Asia resumed the hunt today for a Malaysian jetliner missing with 239 people on board for more than 24 hours. [Read More] |
| VIEWING HARRISBURG: Pennsylvania GOP feud spills into public arena |
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| The simmering feud between establishment Republicans in Pennsylvania and the party’s wing of anti-establishment conservatives is exploding into the public in a way it rarely, if ever, has. [Read More] |
| How could airliner have just vanished? |
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| NEW YORK — The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cruising seven miles above the earth. [Read More] |
| Russia threatens to suspend inspections |
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| MOSCOW — Even as Russia and Ukraine signaled a modest willingness to seek a diplomatic resolution to the widening crisis over Crimea on Saturday, there were new reports of Russian reinforcements there ... [Read More] |
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U.S. stocks muddled as tensions in Ukraine fester |
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| NEW YORK — One positive report on the economy was not enough to make investors more confident. [Read More] |
| Experts urge tourism shift away from New Jersey shore |
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| ASBURY PARK, N.J. — What makes the Jersey Shore attractive to millions of visitors every summer could prove to be its worst enemy over time. [Read More] |
| Penn State trustee resigns, regrets Paterno vote |
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| HERSHEY (AP) — A longtime member of the Penn State University Board of Trustees has resigned, saying he regrets his vote to fire Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno days after the arrest of Jerry Sandusky on child sexual abuse charges. [Read More] |
| CAMPAIGN 2014: Politicos back Wolf for governor |
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| YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh’s mayor and a host of other politicians from western Pennsylvania have endorsed Democrat Tom Wolf for governor. [Read More] |
| Two killed in accident |
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| MILFORD TOWNSHIP (AP) — Authorities say that two cars collided at an intersection in Milford Township, leaving two people dead and two injured. [Read More] |
| Man dies trying to save pets |
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| BUTLER (AP) — Officials say a western Pennsylvania man ran into his burning home to rescue his pets early Saturday and succumbed to the fire. [Read More] |
All Reader Letters and Gazette Editorials
| Letter to the Editor: Event raises awareness of homeless veterans |
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| On Feb. 15, Mike Weaver and Team Red, White and Blue sponsored a sleep-out in front of the Indiana Walmart on Oakland Avenue. Mike, along with some of his Red, White and Blue members, planned to sleep out for 30 hours in cardboard boxes to raise awareness of homeless veterans. [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Rep. Reed praised |
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| Most of us aren’t impressed with present government, but on Feb. 25 there appeared a glimmer of hope. [Read More] |
| JEFFREY FULMER: Republicans in lockstep on helping the rich |
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| U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, was in town recently telling folks that he is working hard against Obamacare. No surprise. No plan. No clue. Both Rep. Shuster and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., also voted against raising the debt ceiling, extending unemployment benefits and all bills related to mo [Read More] |
| Letter to the Editor: Hooray for A-R teams |
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| This is a final big shout-out of “hooray!” to both the Apollo-Ridge boys’ and girls’ basketball teams for the outstanding season they had this year, including the playoff run. [Read More] |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| “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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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] |
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