Blairsville News

Troopers from the Indiana, Pa. barracks say two men wearing dark hooded sweat shirts and masks burst into the Adult World store on U.S. Route 22 near Blairsville about 1:10 a.m. Tuesday.

State police say two unknown suspects fired at least two shots during an adult bookstore robbery in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Indiana County Commissioners signed a lease on Wednesday that will move the office of District Court Judge Jennifer Rega to a new location in downtown Blairsville, though there is a complication: The county's lease on Rega's current office is good for another 16 months.

Blairsville Borough has opted to replace the private firm it has been using to process and provide inspections for Uniform Construction Code permits.

Blairsville Middle School is no longer without its own designated principal, as Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board on Wednesday hired Jeffrey Soles to fill that role at a starting salary of $80,000. Soles said he is eager to begin working for the district and its "close-knit communities" where "education is still valued." Originally an instructor, ... (more)

Jeff Himler is a Blairsville Dispatch staff writer and can be reached at 724-459-6100, ext.

"I've always wanted to work with animals," said Ms. Hutcheson, 57, of Blairsville.

Jewels Phraner is a Ligonier Echo staff writer and can be reached at 724-238-2111 or via e-mail. Ligonier Valley school directors will be seeking exceptions from the state Department of Education to raise taxes higher than the legal limit to balance the 2012-13 budget.