Author Archives: Hometown1

SHAPIRO: NO STATE MONEY FOR SPORTS VENUES
Sports teams in Pennsylvania will have to foot the bill for new stadiums from now on, according to Governor Josh Shapiro. The Associated Press reports he made the announcement that the state won't pro...
Hometown1 Jun 23, 2025

POST 493 DROPS CLOSE GAME TO BUSHY RUN
In Senior Legion Baseball, Homer City Post 493 took a tough, 2-0 loss to Bushy Run despite outhitting them, 4-2. Devlan Kordish, Sully VanHoose, Connor James, and Noah Turk had the Homer City hits. Bu...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

KELLER LOSES TENTH STRAIGHT AS PIRATES WASTE ANOTHER QUALITY START
The Pirates lost their seventh game in the last nine on Saturday, and Mitch Keller's hard-luck 2025 season continued with his tenth straight loss. Greg Brown has the recap. The series concludes this a...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

CURVE BULLPEN SPARKLES IN 1-0 WIN
Four Altoona pitchers, led by starter Blake Townsend, shut out the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Nick Cimillo's third inning infield single drove in the game's only run for a 1-0 Curve win on Saturday...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

INDIANA AREA, MARION CENTER TO ADOPT FINAL BUDGETS
The Indiana Area School Board is poised to adopt a budget of more than $69 million on Monday, with a projected real estate tax increase of 5.013 percent. Service agreements and contracts are also on t...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THIS WEEK IN INDIANA, ARMSTRONG COUNTIES
Indiana Borough will do preliminary work on its summer paving program this week. Donegal Construction Corporation will be milling select streets to prepare them for new asphalt. The affected streets a...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

LEGISLATURE WORKING EXTRA THIS WEEK, BUT PITTMAN PREDICTS BUDGET FAIL
The state legislature has a tense week ahead with the June 30th budget deadline approaching. Both the House and Senate are scheduled to be in session every day through the end of the month, including ...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

ENERGY PLAN PREDICTS "TREMENDOUS LOAD GROWTH" ON ELECTRICITY GRID
The state Public Utility Commission has approved the next five-year stage of Pennsylvania's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program. Phase Five of the plan will take effect on June 1st next year an...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

LONG NIGHT AND PLENTY OF FRUSTRATION AS PIRATES SPLIT TWO IN DETROIT
The Pirates overcame lengthy rain delays in both games, and some sketchy umpiring in the fifth inning of the nightcap, to earn a split of a doubleheader in Detroit yesterday. The Tigers' Tarik Skubal ...
Hometown1 Jun 20, 2025

RUNNING BACK WARD RELEASED
The Steelers yesterday released running back Jonathan Ward. He was signed to a futures contract back in January and spent most of his time on the practice squad last season. Ward appeared in four regu...
Hometown1 Jun 20, 2025

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











