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9/9/2010 MAN CHARGED WITH HEROIN POSSESSION Caught in May in Sheetz restroom An Indiana man faces drug charges after he was busted last May at the Sheetz store at 4th and Philadelphia Streets in the borough. Indiana Borough police were summoned for a suspicious male just before 9 o’clock on the night of May 14th.  They found 22-year-old Justin Ruffner in the store’s restroom with heroin and drug paraphernalia, which he tried to flush down the toilet.  Lab results are in on the drugs and Ruffner now is charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and tampering with evidence. read more
9/8/2010 IUP STUDENTS JOIN INDIANA BOROUGH COUNICL September 8, 2010 Indiana Borough Council has two new council members: IUP students Peter Roquemore and Alex Pfeffer. They  were selected as the Indiana Community University Collaborative representatives. Borough President Rich Gallo says the students will work with the borough and IUP student body to gather input and distribute information.   “Alex and Peter are actually symbolically on the council here as representatives from IUP through the ICUC to keep the communications between the IUP student body and the Council and the Borough connected together,” said Gallo.     This is the first year for the program, working with the borough to use students as the IUP voice on Borough Council.   Police Chief William Sutton and public safety chairman Kevin Kravetsky recognized borough officer Jenny Lenhart on her recent exemplary response to an infant emergency in the borough. Sutton awarded Lenhard with a letter of commendation for going above and beyond the call of duty.   United High School and IUP graduate Leroy Anderson was sworn in by Mayor George Hood last night as the borough’s newest police officer. read more
9/8/2010 RECONSTRUCTIONIST CALLED TO SCENE OF FATAL CRASH Alverda woman killed last Friday Northern Cambria police have asked an accident reconstructionist to help them investigate a collision last Friday that took the life of an Indiana County woman.  69-year-old Lois Mae Davis of Alverda was killed on Route 271, the Nicktown Hill, when the car in which she was riding collided with a pickup truck at about 11 AM last Friday.  The driver of the car, Davis’ husband Richard, remains in critical condition in Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center.  The pickup’s driver, 40-year-old Michael Sherwood of Northern Cambria, and another person – not publicly identified - riding in the Davis car were also injured, but the extent and nature of their injuries was not released.  Police have also declined to release any further details on the circumstances of the crash. read more
9/8/2010 CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS UPDATE PUBLIC ON ROAD PROJECTS September 8, 2010 The Center Township supervisors met last night and updated the public on some road projects.   The supervisors announced the completion of the bridge project on Smith Road.  However, that good news was tempered by the announcement that the bridge on Fire Academy Road is behind schedule.  Originally set to be completed in time for the school year, the bridge will not be completed until after winter.  In other business, the supervisors announced that construction will begin in a few days on Bethel Road between Pierce and Hilltop Roads.  Construction will result in the road being closed to traffic for a few minutes from time to time with flaggers letting vehicles through.  Finally, it was announced that a meeting to set up a joint neighborhood crime watch for Center Township and Homer City will be held on Wednesday, September 15 at 7 pm at the Homer City fire hall.  read more
9/8/2010 FIRST AREA HAWK WALK TO BE HELD TONIGHT September 8, 2010 The Indiana Community University Collaborative and Downtown Indiana’s Elm Street Programs, IUP, and Indiana Borough will he hosting the first neighborhood “Hawk Walk” tonight from 6 to 8 p.m.   The Hawk Walk is a campus/community ‘Welcome to the Neighborhood’ initiative.   Small groups of students, police officers, university and borough officials will walk door to door through select neighborhoods to distribute information packets and greet neighborhood residents.   The packets include materials on ordinances, community sevices, useful contacts and other essential community information. The goal of the event is to further increase community participation and awareness.   Again, tonight’s Hawk Walk is from 6 to 8 p.m. and the program will focus on neighborhoods with a mix of student and non-student residents. read more

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