Category Archives: Local News

ICDC HONORS TWO FOR SERVICE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Earlier this week, the Indiana County Development Corporation held its annual meeting and recognized two of its long-time members for their distinguished service. The board recognized outgoing preside...
Hometown2 Jan 22, 2022

MAN CHARGED IN INCIDENT AT COUNTY JAIL SENTENCED YESTERDAY
Several people were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court. One of them was 21-year-old Jordan Clayborn of Blairsville, who was sentenced in two cases. He entered guilty pleas to two counts of ag...
Hometown2 Jan 22, 2022

PSP-INDIANA INVESTIGATING SCAMS
State Police from the Indiana barracks have been investigating several scams over the last few weeks. A Homer City woman was bilked out of $8000 in a scam through Facebook. State police said that betw...
Hometown2 Jan 22, 2022

IUP REPORTS 37 NEW COVID CASES OVER TWO WEEK PERIOD
IUP has updated its Covid dashboard for the first time this semester, and the university is reporting 37 IUP students have tested positive for Covid-19 over a two-week period. Ten of the 37 students l...
Hometown2 Jan 21, 2022

PA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS IN DECEMBER
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has announced that the unemployment rate for the state went down in December to 5.4 percent. The report states that the rate went down by three-tenths...
Hometown2 Jan 21, 2022

INDIANA COUNTY RESIDENTS STUFF OVER 4000 SHOE BOXES FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
The Indiana County Samaritan's Purse operation packed a lot of shoe boxes over the holiday season that will be sent to children all over the world. In 2021, volunteers for the program packed a total o...
Hometown2 Jan 21, 2022

SENTENCING HEARINGS SET FOR INDIANA COUNTY COURT TODAY
Several sentencing hearings will be held today in Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas, including a man facing charges related to an incident at the Indiana County Jail. 27-year-old Jordan Alexander...
Hometown2 Jan 21, 2022

TWO VEHICLE CRASHES REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY THURSDAY
Emergency crews endured cold conditions as they worked at two vehicle accident scenes in Southern Indiana County on Thursday. The first was reported on Route 22 East in Burrell Township at 5:51 PM. Bl...
Hometown2 Jan 21, 2022

GREENSTEIN SEES A ROLE FOR STATE SYSTEM IN MEETING WORKFORCE DEMANDS
In his latest blog, State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein focuses on the evolving degree and certification programs at the state-owned universities, and their role in the System's...
Hometown1 Jan 21, 2022

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD PASSES ACT 1 RESOLUTION
On Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved a resolution concerning the 2022-2023 budget. The resolution deals specifically with the Act I index for the district. Business manager Gregg ...
Hometown2 Jan 20, 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











