Category Archives: Local News

GARAGE AND CAR DESTROYED BY FIRE IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported but a garage was destroyed by a fire in Center Township late this morning. (Photo Courtesy Coral-Graceton Fire Department) Indiana County 911 said that the first call went ou...
Hometown2 Dec 22, 2021

FORMER LAUREL VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH JERRY PAGE PASSES AWAY
A longtime coach in the Laurel Valley School District and a member of Indiana County's Sports Hall of Fame has passed away. Jerry Page passed away this morning due to complications from pneumonia. He ...
Hometown2 Dec 22, 2021

FLU CASES INCREASE IN INDIANA COUNTY AND ACROSS PA
The number of cases of influenza has increased across Pennsylvania and in Indiana County as well. The PA Department of Health is reporting an increase of 4,367 lab-confirmed flu cases in the state, br...
Hometown2 Dec 22, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: COUNTERFEITING, DISORDERLY CONDUCT
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Police in Indiana Borough are investigating a case of counterfeiting at a store in Downtown Indiana. Officers say that the counterfeiting goes back to October 15th of this year ...
Hometown2 Dec 22, 2021

WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATING CONTEST
Downtown Indiana, Incorporated has announced the winner of their annual Christmas tree decorating contest. (Erin Dougherty, Vice President and Branch Manager/Business Banker, for First Commonwealth Ba...
Hometown2 Dec 22, 2021

FIRE CREWS DISPATCHED TO SMOKE-FILLED HUNTING CABIN
Fire crews were called out yesterday afternoon for an automatic fire alarm activation at a hunting cabin in East Mahoning Township. The call came in for Marion Center and Plumville fire departments at...
Hometown2 Dec 22, 2021

HOMER CITY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES 2022 BUDGET
At a brief meeting Tuesday night, Homer City Borough Council approved the 2022 budget. The budget contains no tax increase for borough residents. The property tax rate remains at 3.671 mils with a str...
Hometown2 Dec 21, 2021

COMFORT K-9 OFFICER AXEL SWORN IN AS MEMBER OF INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE
Indiana Borough Police and Mayor Joseph Trimarchi held a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday for a new four-footed member of the police department. (Left to Right: K-9 officer Axel, Officer Jeffrey Hoag l...
Hometown2 Dec 21, 2021

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD UPDATES HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY DURING SPECIAL MEETING
The Indiana School Board held a special meeting virtually last night to modify the district's health and safety plan The plan will allow students who were close contacts with someone who was infected ...
Hometown2 Dec 21, 2021

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD MODIFIES HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN
The Marion Center School Board on Monday night approved a revision to the district's health and safety plan concerning students who are considered close contacts with those infected with Covid-19. The...
Hometown2 Dec 21, 2021

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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