Category Archives: Local News

PLANNED POWER OUTAGE FOR OTHER REA CUSTOMERS
REA Energy has also announced that there will be some outages affecting a different part of their service area. Officials with the cooperative said that crews will be at the Strongstown substation mak...
Hometown2 Nov 29, 2021

REA ENERGY ISSUES STATEMENT CONCERNING OUTAGES IN NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
Several power outages have been reported over the last two weeks in the northern parts of Indiana County, and an energy distributor has issued a statement about those outages. REA Energy Cooperative a...
Hometown2 Nov 29, 2021

DEATH INVESTIGATION ONGOING IN INDIANA BORO
Police in Indiana Borough are investigating a death that was discovered on Sunday. Police say in a news release that they were called out to the 600 Block of Clark Avenue at 12:22 PM. A 36-year-old un...
Hometown2 Nov 29, 2021

LIGHT SCHEDULE FOR INDIANA COUNTY COURTS TODAY
Indiana County's Courts reopen today with a light schedule, including one plea court hearing and four sentencings. The plea court hearing is for 22-year-old Caleb Edward Pearce of Indiana, who is faci...
Hometown2 Nov 29, 2021

SECOND SURVEY UNDERWAY FOR ARP FUNDING IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Indiana Borough is asking its residents to take an online survey concerning how the borough should spend its share of American Rescue Plan funding. The brief survey will ask people to rank priorities ...
Hometown2 Nov 29, 2021

WALKING AUDIT BRINGS SOME INCLUSION-RELATED CHANGES FOR IUP
Last fall, IUP held its first "walking audit" and they are working to make some of the items discussed between leadership and students. The audits were held in September of 2020, and took place in are...
Hometown2 Nov 29, 2021

STATEWIDE BEAR HARVEST EXCEEDS 3,000
While an extended bear hunting season is going on in parts of Pennsylvania, much of the bear hunting season has wrapped up and so far, more than 3,000 bears have been taken. The Pennsylvania Game Comm...
Hometown2 Nov 29, 2021

PURCHASE LINE ISSUES STATEMENT ON BUS INCIDENT
Purchase Line School District Superintendent Shawn Ford has issued a public statement in the wake of a school bus driver apparently failing to notice that an autistic student had fallen asleep on his ...
Hometown1 Nov 28, 2021

SNOW BRINGS OUT PLOW DRIVERS
Snow plow drivers were out treating roads throughout Indiana County as the first accumulating snow of the season struck the area late yesterday. While the snow did not accumulate much, it was enough t...
Hometown1 Nov 28, 2021

SNOW MAKES FOR BETTER SUNDAY HUNTING
The first weekend of the two-week deer hunting season includes Sunday hunting. The State Game Commission has not yet published first-day deer harvest statistics, but with the snowfall, hunters are hop...
Hometown1 Nov 28, 2021

Steelers First Draft Pick
The NFL Draft starts April 23 in Pittsburgh. What position do you think the Steelers will address with their first pick?
Running Back
Wide Receiver
Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
Quarterback
Linebacker
Cornerback
Safety
Tight End
Voting Ends: Apr 23, 2026 | 6:00 PM











