Category Archives: Local News

CAR HITS TWO BUILDINGS IN BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH
There were no reported injuries in a crash this morning in Blairsville Borough as a vehicle hit two structures on East Market Street. Indiana County 911 dispatched Blairsville and Black Lick fire depa...
Hometown2 Sep 21, 2021

IRMC ASKS PEOPLE TO NOT USE EMERGENCY ROOM UNNECESSARILY
As hospitals become stretched thin due to added concerns from the Covid-19 Pandemic, IRMC is asking that patients only use the ER when they believe they have an emergency medical condition. IRMC Chief...
Hometown2 Sep 21, 2021

LINES DOWN, TRANSFORMER FIRE LED TO POWER OUTAGE NEAR LUCERNEMINES
A fallen tree led to power lines going down and to a power outage this morning in the Lucernemines area. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Indiana Fire Association Company Four to the scene at 4985 Lu...
Hometown2 Sep 21, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL TO MEET TONIGHT WITHOUT A MANAGER
Indiana Borough Council will hold their first meeting without their borough manager tonight. Former borough manager C. Michael Foote's resignation went into effect on September 17th, after serving for...
Hometown2 Sep 21, 2021

POLICE REPORT: THEFT OF LAWN ORNAMENTS
Indiana Borough Police are investigating the theft of some lawn ornaments that happened over the weekend in the 300 block of Chestnut Street. Police say the theft allegedly happened between 8:00 PM on...
Hometown2 Sep 21, 2021

POWERBALL, MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOTS SKYROCKETING
If you bought a ticket for last night's Powerball drawing, you didn't win. But no one else did either. Both Powerball and the Mega Millions multi-state lottery games have gone without someone hitting ...
Hometown2 Sep 21, 2021

NEW COVID-19 CASES AT INDIANA COUNTY SCHOOLS
Three Indiana County school districts report new covid-19 cases today. Indiana Area reports a new case in a student at East Pike Elementary School. Eleven other students are in quarantine as a result....
Hometown1 Sep 21, 2021

BRIDGE DECK REPAIR, PAVING TO GO ON THIS WEEK IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
Drivers in Center Township will be seeing some detours and disruptions in traffic as some road work projects get underway this week. According to Township Supervisors Chairman Dave Smyers, Long Road t...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2021

SENTENCINGS, JURY SELECTIONS SET FOR INDIANA COUNTY COURT TODAY
Several sentencing hearings are set for Indiana County Court today, including four for an Indiana man charged with multiple drug- and theft-related crimes. 36-year-old Justin David Jones of Indiana is...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2021

GAS PRICE AVERAGES CONTINUE TO INCREASE
Gas prices across the nation and the state continue to go up, on average. The current national average is $3.19 a gallon, which represents a two-cent increase over last week at this time. The increase...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2021












