Category Archives: Local News

SIX BRUSH FIRES REPORTED OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS
The dry conditions over the last few days have made conditions once again ripe for brush fires, and six have been reported in the area over the last two days. This recent string of brush fires started...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2021

INDIANA MAN TO ENTER PLEAS IN NINE DIFFERENT DRUG-RELATED CASES TODAY
An Indiana man will enter pleas in nine different cases today in Indiana County court today. 26-year-old Rodney Morgan Campbell will enter pleas in incidents that happened in March, April, September a...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: SIMPLE ASSAULT, HARASSMENT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE A Luzerne County man was charged with simple assault and harassment for an incident last Sunday in Indiana Borough. Police say that at 9:00 PM, police were dispatched to investi...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2021

REV. THOMAS FEDERLINE SUCCUMBS TO COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS
The former parish priest at Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church in Indiana has passed away at the age of 72. Reverend Thomas A. Federline, the pastor at St. Pius X and Visitation of the B...
Hometown1 Nov 10, 2021

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FOOTBALL AGREEMENT WITH BLACKLICK VALLEY
On Tuesday night, the United School Board approved a cooperative agreement to combine the Blacklick Valley and United football teams. The new team, called the United Valley Lions, will play their game...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

CLYMER BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES ADVERTISING BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE
For the first time in many years, Clymer Borough Council will increase taxes as part of the borough's budget. At Tuesday night's meeting, council approved the 2022 budget for advertisement. The budget...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

SUPERINTENDENTS REACT TO GOVERNOR WOLF'S MASK MANDATE ANNOUNCEMENT
Some local superintendents are offering up their reaction to the news that the K-12 mask mandate is expected to come to an end in mid-January. The announcement came down on Monday from PA Governor Tom...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

WOLF EXPECTS MASK MANDATE FOR SCHOOLS TO BE LIFTED JANUARY 17TH
On Monday, Governor Tom Wolf announced that the mask mandate for schools will come to an end on January 17th, and the decision on whether to mask or not will be given back the school districts and the...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

MAN CHARGED WITH IUPATTY'S KILLING IN 2017 TO HAVE HEARING TODAY
A man who pleaded guilty to third degree murder and aggravated assault for a shooting during IUPatty's in 2017 will be back in court today for a hearing. Court documents show that Matthew T. McNevin w...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

PSP REPORTS: SHOOTING A WINDOW, HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
STATE POLICE-INDIANA State police have charged one man with criminal mischief for an incident on October 30th where he shot out a window in an East Wheatfield Township home. Trooper say they were disp...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021












