POLICE REPORTS: DUI, THEFTS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Indiana Borough Police have charged a New Jersey man with public urination for an incident that occurred last Monday. Reports say officers observed 35-year-old Zachary Wilson of Farmington urinating on a sidewalk around 6:18 p.m. along the 00-block of Carpenter Avenue. A citation for public urination was filed through Magisterial Judge Guy Haberl’s office.

An Indiana woman was sentenced today for charges connected with a DUI crash that left one person seriously injured. 36-year-old Kristen Previte was convicted in an April 2022 jury trial of all charges connected with that crash. In February of 2020, Previte was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs when she side-swiped a car around 5:00 PM in the area of Indiana Area Senior High School. After that, she collided head on with a GMC Yukon. Both vehicles had mothers taking their children to cheerleading practice. One of the parents had serious injuries to her knee. Previte was charged with Aggravated Assault by Vehicle while DUI, and DUI.

More information was released on the fatal accident that happened on Sunday in East Mahoning Township. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. said that 43-year-old Charles Dale Wise of Clymer was mowing a field when the International Harvester Tractor he was operating ran into a stump and caused it to rollover. Wise became entrapped by the tractor and had to be rescued by Marion Center and Commodore firefighters.

One person was reported dead after an incident Sunday afternoon in East Mahoning Township. Indiana County 911 reports that fire crews from Marion Center and Commodore, along with Citizens’ Ambulance and state police, were dispatched to a physical rescue call along Deckers Point Road around 12:35 p.m. Marion Center fire officials confirm that one person was fatally injured after a tractor rolled over with entrapment.

A Clymer woman will be honored tonight with a prestigious award through the Civil Air Patrol. Gwen Stahl was promoted Cadet Colonel after earning the Spaatz Award, the first time an Indiana County resident earned the award since its inception in 1964. The award was named after General Carl A. Spaatz, who set a flight endurance record of 154 hours in 1924. Spaatz also directed the air campaign over the Nazis, and the atomic bombing took place under his command.

Indiana County first responders stayed busy on Friday as a number of incidents were reported to Indiana County 911. The 37th brush fire of the year was reported last evening around 8:48 p.m., and it sent Coal Run/McIntyre Fire Department to McGee Road in Young Township. Details on what caused the fire and potential damage have not been released yet.

Shawne Renee Manners, 41, of Indiana, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at her home. On April 1, 1981, Shawne was born in Indiana to Edward G. Manners and Peggy A. (Diehl) McClelland. She went to Indiana Area High School and was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church.

Esther V. (Nicholson) Gray, 89, of Pittsburgh, PA, formerly of Blairsville, PA, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Fair Oaks Senior Living, Pittsburgh, PA. The daughter of Daniel and Jean (Henbrotn) Nicholson, she was born February 27, 1933 in Charleroi, PA. Mrs. Gray was a member of the...

Dr. Kenneth E. Hershman, 82, of Indiana, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022. He was born March 3, 1940 in Jasper County, Indiana, to the late Otis G. and Gladys (Elliott) Hershman. From his hard-working farm boy days, Ken went on to obtain his undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degrees...

IUP’s first move-in weekend of the fall semester continues today, when about 600 first-year students are expected to arrive. Around 700 moved in yesterday. The new students will take part in Welcome Week activities in advance of the rest of the student body arriving next weekend. Welcome Week activities today are mostly social events, with more technical campus life events mixed in tomorrow. The first day of classes is August 22nd.

Fair season has arrived in the area with the start of the Great Dayton Fair, which will hold its Vespers Service at 7 o’clock tonight and the crowning of the fair queen at 8. Activities began Friday with fair exhibits arriving. Some of the judging took place yesterday and there was an antique tractor pull. There is a horse and pony pull this afternoon at 1 o’clock. The Dayton Fair officially opens at 1 PM Monday.

On Sunday, the 1100 block of Philadelphia Street was packed as people turned up for the Italian Festival to help child healthcare. After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the festival returned to Downtown Indiana with live music, food and drink and a vintage car cruise. Unofficial reports say close to 4,000 people were in attendance for the event. The event was co-organized by Mike Peter and Dennis Della Penna, co-owners of Bruno’s Restaurant, and Nick Karos, the owner of Nap’s and Josephine’s.

Charles E “Butch” Douglas Sr. 85 of Brush Valley, PA passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on July 10, 1937, in Brush Valley and was the son of Ray and Vera (Altemus) Douglas. He...

The Marion Center School District received some good news regarding meals for the upcoming school year. In a Facebook post, Marion Center Nutritional Services announced that the district was approved for a trial of the USDA’s Community Eligibility Program (CEP) for all school buildings. This program allows all enrolled district students to receive free breakfast and lunch every day regardless of household income.

Altoona used the long ball in Sunday’s series finale in Binghamton as the Curve beat the Rumble Ponies, 6-1. Jared Triolo kicked off the power surge with a solo home run in the first – his seventh of the season. Blake Sabol and Andres Alvarez hit two more in the fourth inning to bring home three runs, and Endy Rodriguez hit his second AA home run in the fifth. Malcom Nunez topped off the Curve’s scoring in the eighth after driving in Rodriguez on a sacrifice fly.

The 10th Annual Knotweed Festival returns to the Blairsville Diamond today with plenty of fun, food and music planned for attendees. The festival focuses on the Japanese knotweed plant, which is an invasive species found near rivers across the U.S. and in Indiana County. One specific location of knotweed in the county is the Conemaugh River.