Category Archives: Local News

DYLAN DALESSIO TO SERVE UP TO 15 YEARS FOR ARSON CASES
A Plumville man will spend up to fifteen years in state prison for a series of arsons and for two related cases. In Indiana County Court on Monday, 21-year-old Dylan Dalessio was ordered to serve 16 m...
Hometown2 Dec 07, 2021

FORMER TEACHER SENTENCED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A CHILD
A former elementary school teacher from Indiana has been sentenced to serve five to ten years in state prison for sexually assaulting a child. 61-year-old Patrick McKee pleaded guilty in July to a sin...
Hometown1 Dec 07, 2021

RUSTIC LODGE WILL CLOSE IN OCTOBER OF 2022
One of Indiana County's most cherished institutions will be closing next year after more than 75 years of hosting banquets, weddings, proms, and many other events. Joe Lubold, the third-generation own...
Hometown1 Dec 07, 2021

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZES, APPROVES ATHLETIC FUNDING
On Monday, the Indiana School Board held its reorganization meeting and regular voting meeting for December, and the board's leadership stayed the same. Walter Schroth remained the board president, wh...
Hometown2 Dec 06, 2021

DALESSIO SENTENCING SCHEDULED TO BE HELD TODAY
Sentencing hearings are scheduled for today for a man charged in eight arson cases and two related cases. 21-year-old Dylan Dalessio of Plumville will go before Indiana County President Judge Tom Bian...
Hometown2 Dec 06, 2021

2021 STATEWIDE BEAR HARVEST NEAR 2020 FINAL TOTAL
Black bear season is just about over in Pennsylvania, and with a few areas in Pennsylvania still allowing bear hunting, the harvest so far is slightly behind the final numbers from last year. With fou...
Hometown2 Dec 06, 2021

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO REORGANIZE TONIGHT
Two school boards are scheduled to meet tonight for their reorganization and regularly scheduled meetings. One meeting will be the formal reorganization of the Indiana School board, which will start a...
Hometown2 Dec 06, 2021

PITTSBURGH MAN CHARGED WITH CONCEALED CARRY VIOLATION
State police have charged a Pittsburgh man with carrying a firearm without a license during an incident on November 26th in West Wheatfield Township. Troopers say that a traffic stop was conducted on ...
Hometown2 Dec 06, 2021

PITTSBURGH MAN LED POLICE ON 120 MPH CHASE
A Pittsburgh man was taken into custody last month after a 15-mile state police pursuit through East Wheatfield Township and on to Cramer Pike. It happened November 24th. State police say a trooper at...
Hometown1 Dec 06, 2021

POLICE SEEKING PUBLIC'S HELP LOCATING RAY SHETLER, JR.
There's no state police update on the status of Ray Shetler Jr., the 37-year-old New Florence man who was found not guilty of murder charges three years ago in the 2015 shooting death of Saint Clair T...
Hometown1 Dec 05, 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.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











