Category Archives: Local News

"CLEMENTE" FILM UP FOR SPORTS EMMY TONIGHT
Tonight is the Sports Emmys awards ceremony in New York City and a local filmmaker is nominated for an award. The documentary "Clemente" is up for "Outstanding Sports Documentary: Long form". The film...
Hometown2 May 26, 2026

IUP RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is getting national recognition for two of its online graduate degree programs. OnlineMasters.com ranked IUP's online master's programs in health services administra...
Hometown4 May 26, 2026

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS ANNOUNCE ROAD CLOSURE GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY
The White Township Supervisors have announced a road closure that takes effect today. Supervisors say that Rustic Lodge Road from Kolter Drive to the Indian Springs Road intersection will be closed un...
Hometown4 May 26, 2026

INDIANA COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS ACTIVE ON MEMORIAL DAY
Indiana County First Responders were active on Memorial Day. The day started with a smoke investigation early in the day that brought out the Indiana Fire Association Officer in Charge. A concerned pa...
Hometown2 May 26, 2026

RIVER VALLEY, HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARDS TO MEET TONIGHT
Two school boards are set to meet tonight, and both have preliminary budgets up for approval. The River Valley School District preliminary budget has expenditures at $37,003,475, with estimated revenu...
Hometown2 May 26, 2026

STATE BILL AIMS TO LIMIT TURNPIKE CONTACT WITH USERS
A state lawmaker is looking to limit the ways the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission gets into contact with users. Republican State Representative Brenda Pugh is introducing a measure that would bar the...
Hometown4 May 26, 2026

PENNSYLVANIA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BROADBAND EXPANSION PROJECT
Pennsylvania can now move ahead with more than 700 million dollars in broadband expansion projects after federal officials backed away from a threat to withhold the funding over a labor dispute. The m...
Hometown4 May 26, 2026

SEND-OFF FOR INDIANA BASEBALL TEAM TO BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON
A send-off will be held this afternoon for the Indiana baseball team as they head to Washington, PA for the WPIAL 4A Championships this evening. Residents of Indiana are being asked to line Philadelph...
Hometown4 May 26, 2026

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Today is Memorial Day and there are several closures in effect. Federal, state and county government offices are closed for the day. This includes County courts and PennDOT drivers license centers. St...
Hometown2 May 25, 2026

INDIANA FIRE OFFICIALS DEAL WITH ONGOING FIRE ALARM ISSUE
Only one call reported by Indiana County 911 on Sunday, and that was an automatic fire alarm. Indiana Fire Association was sent out to an address on Gompers Avenue for the call. They were able to dete...
Hometown2 May 25, 2026

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM











