Category Archives: Local News

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
On Tuesday, the United School Board accepted with regret the resignation of Junior/Senior high school principal Kirk Atwood. Atwood was named the Junior/Senior High principal in January of 2019, and i...
Hometown2 Oct 12, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH RESIDENT SCAMMED OUT OF $27,000
Indiana Borough Police say a borough resident was scammed out of $27,000 in a series of phone calls and emails. Police say that they were finally alerted to this on October 9th. The victim, who was no...
Hometown2 Oct 12, 2021

GAS PRICES TAKE SIGNIFICANT JUMP ACROSS NATION AND IN PA
Gas prices have seen a significant jump over the last week in Pennsylvania. The average cost of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania this morning is $3.42 a gallon, an eight cent increase over last week's ...
Hometown2 Oct 12, 2021

SENTENCING, PLEA COURT HEARINGS SET FOR TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
After having Columbus Day off, the Indiana County Courts will be busy today, with the county's court of common pleas holding several sentencing hearings today. Among those to be sentenced today is Way...
Hometown2 Oct 12, 2021

UNITED TO DISCUSS POWER GENERATOR MAITENANCE, DISTRICT POLICIES
The United School Board will meet tonight and on the agenda is a proposal for power generators. The board will look to approve a proposal from Cummins Sales and Service at a cost of $1,728 for the mai...
Hometown2 Oct 12, 2021

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES REFINANCING BOND ISSUE WITH BANK LOAN
On Monday, the Indiana Area School Board approved refinancing 2016 bonds with a bank loan. The refinancing came on the advice of the bond counsel and the district's financial advisor. The approximatel...
Hometown2 Oct 11, 2021

BREAKING: VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON SOUTH 6TH STREET EXTENSION
UPDATE: South 6th Street Extension is open in both directions once again. One woman was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. WHAT WE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED Indiana Fire Association Rescue Squ...
Hometown2 Oct 11, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN CONNECTED WITH DRUG, ILLEGAL WEAPON CRIMES
A Braddock man is at large for weapon- and drug-related crimes committed over Homecoming Weekend in Indiana Borough. Police say that police pulled over a car in the 900 block of Philadelphia Street at...
Hometown2 Oct 11, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: DRUG ARREST, ARREST OF A FUGITIVE
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Indiana Borough Police reported an arrest during a drug bust early Saturday morning. Police say that at 3:26 AM, police pulled over a vehicle in the 500 block of South 6th Stree...
Hometown2 Oct 11, 2021

COMMISSIONERS WISH TO CLEAR UP MAIL-IN BALLOT CONFUSION
The Indiana County Commissioners wish to clear up some confusion with recent mailers concerning mail-in ballots. Commissioners say that a recent mailing went out that had an error in wording which was...
Hometown2 Oct 11, 2021












