Category Archives: Local News

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES ARIN BUDGET, AUDIT REPORT
On Monday Night, the Purchase Line School Board approved the ARIN operating budget for the next school year. The budget comes to $3.323,887, with Purchase Line's share coming to $25,283. As far as the...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

UNITED WAY ANNOUNCES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FOOD, SHELTER PROGRAMS
The United Way of Indiana County is looking for local food and shelter programs to apply for over $150,000 in federal funding. According to a news release, the United Way received $37,973 in federal f...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

HOMER CITY GENERATION TO CONSIDER REDUCING OPERATING UNITS AFTER MAY 2023
In a news release issued today, Homer City Generation announced it will consider reducing operating units after May of 2023. The first step in that process is to submit a request for an exception to t...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

TWO INJURED IN CRASH ON SATURDAY NIGHT NEAR PENN VIEW MOUNTAIN
Blairsville and Black Lick fire departments were called out close to midnight Saturday night for a vehicle crash that resulted in injuries. Indiana County 911 reported the crash at 11:54 PM on Route 2...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING COUNTERFEITING
State police in Westmoreland County are asking people to be on the lookout for a few suspects who are passing counterfeit money. Troopers say that a man and a woman whom they have not been able to ide...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

PSP INVESTIGATING ID THEFT
State police in Armstrong County are investigating a case of identity theft in Rural Valley Borough. Troopers say that they were notified on February 10th at 5:45 PM. The victim, a 62-year-old man fro...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

IASD BOARD CANCELS MEETING, PL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING STILL ON
One school board has cancelled their meetings scheduled for tonight, while another board will be holding theirs. Indiana Area School District has cancelled both its Policy and Personnel Committee meet...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

INFIRST BANK NAMES NEW CFO
An Indiana-based bank has appointed its new Chief Financial Officer. (Photo provided by InFirst Bank) InFirst Bank's executive team and the institution's board of directors have announced that David H...
Hometown2 Feb 14, 2022

WEISS FILES FOR CONTINUANCE OF MURDER TRIAL
The attorney for Ronald Weiss on Friday filed a motion to continue the jury selection and trial of his client for the murder of Barbara Bruzda, a 16-year-old Tunnelton girl who was killed in October o...
Hometown1 Feb 13, 2022

BUDGET HEARINGS SCHEDULED THIS WEEK IN HARRISBURG
Budget hearings get underway in Harrisburg this week before the House Appropriations Committee. In his budget address last week, Governor Wolf proposed a fiscal plan that increases spending by about $...
Hometown1 Feb 13, 2022

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.
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