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JURY SELECTION SCHEDULED TO START TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Three jury trials are set to get underway today with jury selection scheduled for this morning. Court documents show that only three cases will have their jury selection hearings today. One is for 29-...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2022

LANE SHIFTS TO START TONIGHT IN 422/286 EXPANSION PROJECT
Some lane shifts are expected to start tonight in the Route 286/422 project area. Line painting was going on late last week for the lane shifts, which are expected to run from 7:00 tonight to 7:00 tom...
Hometown2 Jun 20, 2022

SHETLER TRIAL IS SCHEDULED TODAY
The Ray Shetler trial is scheduled to get underway this morning at 9 o'clock in Westmoreland County Court. The trial is listed on today's court schedule after Shetler insisted it be held in a contenti...
Hometown1 Jun 20, 2022

BUSY WEEKEND CONTINUES FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Indiana County's firefighters have been busy this weekend. After answering about a dozen calls Friday and early Saturday, Marion Center firefighters were dispatched last night for a brush fire along D...
Hometown1 Jun 19, 2022

ROAD CREWS PLAN ACTIVE WEEK IN INDIANA COUNTY
Road crews will be working on a number of projects in Indiana County this week. There will be traffic restrictions on Oakland Avenue in White Township, where night work is scheduled to begin tomorrow ...
Hometown1 Jun 19, 2022

FIRST RESPONDERS START WEEKEND ON ACTIVE NOTE
Aside from last night's fire in White Township, Friday was an active day for Indiana County's first responders. Two brush fires were reported on Friday. The first was reported at 7:57 AM on Route 22 E...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2022

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO DECLINE
The average gas price in the United States and in Pennsylvania continues to decline slightly. The national average is now $4.98 a gallon, a drop of two cents from Friday and a two-cent drop from last ...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2022

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR PA CONTINUES TO GO DOWN
Pennsylvania continues to gain back jobs that were lost at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Labor and Industry reports the statewide unemployment rate stands at 4.6 percent fo...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2022

ONE PERSON DISPLACED DUE TO HOUSE FIRE IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
A firefighter suffered possible injuries during a fire at a home in the Sunset Acres section of White Township. (Photo by Josh Widdowson) Indiana County 911 dispatched the Indiana Fire Association, th...
Hometown2 Jun 17, 2022

IRMC ROBOTICS REACH TWO SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES
Indiana Regional Medical Center has surpassed some milestones concerning their robotic surgery department. (Photo provided by IRMC) IRMC announced that they have surpassed 200 Mako robot arm-assisted ...
Hometown2 Jun 17, 2022










