Indiana County Courthouse

An aerial black fly (gnat) suppression operation is scheduled for Thursday, June 11th, on the Youghiogheny River, the Kiskiminetas River, the Conemaugh River, Loyalhanna Creek, Slippery Rock Creek, Neshannock Creek, and Connoquenessing Creek. This operation will begin in Fayette County at 7:00 AM and will finish on in Lawrence County. This aerial application will include flights in Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana, Lawrence, and Westmoreland counties. The helicopter will be a Bell OH-58 A+ with the tail number N659HA and is painted white with blue, red, and gray stripes.

Helicopter Applicators Inc. will be dispersing Vectobac 12AS, which is a Bti product manufactured by Valent Biosciences. Bti is short for Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, which is a bacterial larvicide, not a chemical, and is the only product used in Pennsylvania's waterways for black fly suppression. Vectobac 12AS is a thick liquid that is brown in color that quickly disperses when applied to the water. The helicopter will fly low near tree top level and will release the material at various predetermined locations on each river.

Throwback to a past Canal Days parade! Saltsburg Canal Days are this weekend!

How we rank among the counties on computing devices and phones…

We strive to keep our parks in good condition; Quaker Sales was at Blue Spruce yesterday doing a road seal coating project.

Wow! The Ghost Town Trail and the Hoodlebug Trail were busy recently! Wilderness Voyageurs Bike Tour participants did part of their four day tour on GTT and the Butler County Outdoor Club ride the Hoodlebug. Welcome to our beautiful county trails!