Category Archives: Local News

NEW POST OFFICE WILL OPEN IN CORAL IN JANUARY
After five years of residents having to drive to Homer City to pick up their mail, there will finally be a new Coral Post Office opening soon in Center Township. The new location will be at 437 First ...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 2021

ARGUMENTS OVER BILLS DISRUPT RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The River Valley School Board last night had numerous outbursts from the board members about items being presented on the agenda at the last minute. When it came to a vote on the bills, Holly Hall had...
Hometown2 Sep 28, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS SLIGHTLY IN AUGUST
Indiana County's unemployment rate went down slightly over the month of August. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced that in August, the county's unemployment rate fell two-tent...
Hometown2 Sep 28, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, ASSAULT
PSP-INDIANA State police have charged a man with possession of a controlled substance and other drug-related crimes for an incident at 10:30 AM on September 8th. Police say that they were called out t...
Hometown2 Sep 28, 2021

PLEA COURT HEARINGS SET FOR TODAY
Several plea court hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County Court including one for a man charged with burglarizing a business on Christmas Eve last year. Court documents show 21-year-old Ja...
Hometown2 Sep 28, 2021

STATE POLICE TO INCREASE PATROLS FOR IUP HOMECOMING
State police are preparing for a busy IUP Homecoming weekend, and they say residents can expect an increased police presence from Thursday through Sunday. As in the past, troopers from the Indiana bar...
Hometown1 Sep 28, 2021

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES INCREASE FOR SUPPORT STAFF SUBSTITUTES
On Monday Night, the Marion Center School Board approved an increase in wages for support staff substitutes. The increase is roughly $1 per hour across varying positions, but Superintendent Clint Weim...
Hometown2 Sep 27, 2021

I-ACT MEETING FOCUSES ON RETURNING TO IN-PERSON HOMECOMING WEEKEND
After being cancelled last year because of Covid-19 related issues, IUP's Homecoming week starts with the meeting of the Indiana Area Collaborative Team, better known as I-ACT. The excitement of a ret...
Hometown2 Sep 27, 2021

STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN DIRT BIKE
State police are looking for a dirt bike that was stolen in Young Township on Sunday. Police say that the bike belongs to a 16-year-old girl from Clune . Between 1:00 and 3:00 AM on Sunday, the bike w...
Hometown2 Sep 27, 2021

MAN CHARGED IN METH LAB BUST LAST OCTOBER TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
One of the people arrested in the bust of a Meth lab in late October of 2020 will be in court today for a sentencing hearing in two cases. 43-year-old Christopher Falcone will go before Indiana County...
Hometown2 Sep 27, 2021












