Category Archives: Local News
TWO CALLS TO INDIANA COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS MONDAY
After an active day on Sunday, Indiana County First Responders had a relatively quiet day on Monday. Only two calls were reported. One was a gas leak reported on North 5th Avenue in White Township at ...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024
VOTER DEADLINES COMING UP SOON
Some important voter deadlines are coming up in the next few weeks. Voters have six days left to register to vote for the 2024 General Election. Voters need to be at least eighteen years of age, be a ...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2024
EISENHOWER SCHOOL, AIR CONDITIONERS DISCUSSED AT INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
At Monday night's meeting, the Indiana School Board approved six change orders for the Eisenhower addition/renovation project. The change orders ranged from a new concrete slab near the existing dumps...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2024
FIRE PARTIALLY DESTROYS HOME IN PINE TOWNSHIP ON SUNDAY
A home off Route 422 East in Pine Township was partially destroyed by a fire on Sunday. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Pine, Cherryhill, Clymer and Hope Fire Departments to the scene at 7:21 PM. Th...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2024
DUNLAP CERTIFIED BY PRESIDENT JUDGE AS NEW COMMISSIONER
Bonni Dunlap was officially appointed to the post of Indiana County Commissioner on Friday. Dunlap was chosen by party officials at a meeting last week to take over for Robin Gorman when she steps dow...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2024
MISSING MAN FROM ARMSTRONG COUNTY FOUND DEAD IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
A man reported missing from Armstrong County a few weeks ago was found shot to death on Saturday. State police initially reported 56-year-old David Kimberly missing on September 28th. His family had s...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2024
FIRE REPORTED ALONG ROUTE 422 IN PINE TOWNSHIP
Sunday evening was a busy one for multiple fire companies as they were called to a fire on Route 422 in Pine Township. The fire was first reported at 7:21 PM by Indiana County 911. Pine Township, Cher...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2024
CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR COLUMBUS DAY/INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY
Today is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day in America and there are some closures in effect. Federal, state and county government offices will be closed today, including PennDOT offices and cou...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2024
APSCUF PRESIDENT SOUNDS WARNING ABOUT FAIR TREATMENT
The president of the faculty union at the State System of Higher Education last week warned the Board of Governors about what he called "a building critical mass" over unfair treatment of employees wi...
Hometown1 Oct 13, 2024
FLU MONITORING BEGINS IN PENNSYLVANIA
The flu season has begun and while the number of cases reported so far in Pennsylvania is low, Indiana County is one of the few which has reported an uptick in the number of people infected with the v...
Hometown1 Oct 13, 2024