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1 week ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
United School District third graders participated in the district’s annual Pennsylvania Bee competition Wednesday at the elementary school. This year’s competition featured 53 contestants, who responded to questions aimed at educating students on Pennsylvania geography, history and trivia based on the Pennsylvania Common Core standards, according to third-grade teacher Aimee Erwin. kAmsFC:?8 E96 4@>A6E:E:@?[ E9:C5\8C256 DEF56?ED H6C6 C2?5@>=J 49@D6? E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :?
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1 week ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
Beginning May 1, Stepp started his new role as Sample News Group’s corporate production director, tasked with overseeing production and commercial printing at six printing facilities and a variety of newspapers across the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania). kAms6DA:E6 G@H:?8 E@ “?6G6C E@F49 2 ?6HDA2A6C 282:?” 2C@F?5 a_`d[ $E6AA F?56CH6?E BF:E6 2 76H =:76 492?86D H96? 96 E@@< E96 C@=6 @7 x?5:2?2 v2K6EE6 AC@5F4E:@? 5:C64E@C :?
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1 week ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
The annual fundraising campaign delivered a variety of live music performances and art exhibits between Friday and Sunday. It also featured a variety of food trucks, visual artist booths with fine arts and novel crafts, hands-on workshops and participatory events for artists and much more. kAm%96 7C66[ AF3=:4 76DE:G2= <:4<65 @77 uC:52J H:E9 @A6? 2CED 6I9:3:E:@?D 2E u@I r=2C< v2==6CJ 2?5 %96 pCE:DED w2?5[ 244@>A2?:65 3J =:G6 A6C7@C>2?46D 3J vC:DE 7@C E96 |:== 2?5 %96 s6=@C62?
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2 weeks ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
The Indiana County YMCA Mack Park Pool is set to open for Teen Only Night from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday at Mack Park. Although only teens can attend Friday’s pool opening, people of all ages can visit the pool during its regular hours Saturday, according to Indiana YMCA CEO Eric Neal. Though, Neal said the pool’s opening date will depend on the weather.
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2 weeks ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
The River Valley School District board of directors on Tuesday approved a variety of business items going into the new school year, including the district’s 2025-26 preliminary budget of $36.7 million. Absent from Tuesday’s agenda, however, was a motion to approve River Valley’s member share for the Indiana County Technology Center’s 2025-26 budget.
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2 weeks ago | 
wfmz.com | Nathan Zisk
The River Valley School District board of directors approved, 5-4, the district’s 2025-26 preliminary budget of $36,719,961 with no tax increase Tuesday. The proposed budget included $35,681,183 in anticipated revenues and $36,719,961 in anticipated expenditures, resulting in a $1,038,778 deficit. Board members Nathan Baird, Beverly Caranese, Jessica Clawson and Melanie Pantalone voted against approving the preliminary budget.
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2 weeks ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
The River Valley School District board of directors approved, 5-4, the district’s 2025-26 preliminary budget of $36,719,961 with no tax increase Tuesday. The proposed budget included $35,681,183 in anticipated revenues and $36,719,961 in anticipated expenditures, resulting in a $1,038,778 deficit. Board members Nathan Baird, Beverly Caranese, Jessica Clawson and Melanie Pantalone voted against approving the preliminary budget.
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2 weeks ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
S&T Bank won the Lifesteps VIP Serve: Battle of the Banks Piggy Bank Trophy on Thursday after generating the most tips/donations at the annual fundraiser at H.B. Culpeppers. The yearly competition features representatives from S&T, First Commonwealth and Marion Center banks volunteering as waitstaff and guest bartenders in a friendly competition to see who can garner the most tips in two hours. kAm%9FCD52J’D 4@>A6E:E:@? >2C<D E96 D64@?5 J62C :?
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2 weeks ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
Through rain and sunshine, more than 1,500 people attended the Blairsville Parks and Recreation Foundation’s annual Food Truck Festival on Saturday by the Diamond, along Market Street. The Blairsville Food Truck Festival featured dozens of food trucks, tables and vendors along with games, kids’ activities, and inflatable obstacle course, live music, local craft beverages and more. kAm%96 AC@8C2> H2D A2CE @7 q=2:CDG:==6’D q:46?E6??:2= 46=63C2E:@?D]k^Am
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2 weeks ago | 
indianagazette.com | Nathan Zisk
In honor of the Jimmy Stewart Museum’s 30th anniversary and Stewart’s birthday, the museum presented a rotating exhibit of Stewart’s P-51 Mustang, which will remain on display until August at the Jimmy Stewart Airport. Community members of all ages visited the airport to view the refurbished plane, “Thunderbird.” The plane’s current owner, Warren Pietsch, remained on hand from May 16 to 18 at the airport’s hangar to talk about and fly the iconic plane. kAm%96 %9F?56C3:C5 H@? E96 q6?5:I %C@A9J :?
