Category Archives: Local News

CALM WEEKEND FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
It's been a relatively quiet weekend for Indiana County's emergency responders. There was an accident on Route 22 in Burrell Township just before midnight. Blairsville and Black Lick firefighters resp...
Hometown1 Feb 13, 2022

IUP SEES DROP IN NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES
IUP is seeing a drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases ahead of the KCAC's reopening to fans on Monday. The university was notified that 12 students have tested positive for the virus between Februa...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2022

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE ACROSS COUNTRY, STATE AND INDIANA COUNTY
The national and statewide average cost of a gallon of gas continues to rise. The national average cost of a gallon of gas according to Triple A is $3.48 a gallon as of this morning. That marks a five...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2022

INDIANA WOMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT
Indiana Borough Police have charged an Indiana woman with theft by deception for an incident on Thursday. Police say this was reported at 2:40 PM in the 700 block of Wayne Avenue. The suspect was iden...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2022

CALM DAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Friday was a quiet day for first responders in Indiana County. The 5:00 hour was busy, as Rossiter Fire Department was called into neighboring Jefferson County to assist on the scene of a vehicle cras...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2022

FORMER STEELERS WR ORDERED INTO ARD FOR DUI CHARGE
Steelers great Louis Lipps has started his punishment for a DUI charge from late last year. The former Steelers Wide Receiver entered into an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program in Alleghen...
Hometown2 Feb 12, 2022

THOMAS L. SHOEMAKER, 71
Thomas L. Shoemaker, 71, of Hudson, Ohio passed into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by family in hospice care. He w...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2022

GOVERNOR WOLF SIGNS BILL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EMS PROVIDERS
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed a bill that was co-sponsored by senator Joe Pittman to provide financial assistance to emergency medical services providers in the state. Under the measure, $...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2022

MAN SENTENCED FOR RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT INVOLVING CHILDREN
A man charged with child endangerment was sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court. 31-year-old Travis W. Biss of Bolivar was charged Child Endangerment, but entered a plea to a charge of reckless ...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 2022

ELECTION PETITION CIRCULATION PUT ON PAUSE
The time period for political candidates and supporters to circulate petitions to qualify for the May 17th primary was put on temporary hold earlier this week. The order applies to all political races...
Hometown2 Feb 11, 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.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











