Category Archives: Local News

TWO SENTENCING HEARINGS SET FOR TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Two sentencing hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County Court. One of the hearings is for 61-year-old Ronald J. Ziruolo of Blairsville. He was charged with two counts of terroristic threats ...
Hometown2 Aug 09, 2021

BUSY WEEKEND FOR FIRST RESPONDERS CONTINUED ON SUNDAY
A busy weekend for first responders continued into Sunday with a few calls for service. Indiana Fire Association Companies 3 and 4 were dispatched at 7:20 AM for an automatic fire alarm activation alo...
Hometown2 Aug 09, 2021

PA VACCINATION NUMBERS DOING WELL WHILE INDIANA COUNTY'S RATE IS LOW
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he's pleased with the progress Pennsylvanians are making in getting vaccinated against Coronavirus. Wolf says Pennsylvania is not seeing the significant surge in ca...
Hometown2 Aug 09, 2021

IUP ANNOUNCES "COMMON HOUR" AS PART OF STRATEGIC PLAN
IUP has announced a new initiative that will be part of the 2020-2025 strategic plan: A university common hour. The common hour starts this academic year, and is designed to set aside 11:30 AM to 12:3...
Hometown2 Aug 09, 2021

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO MEET TONIGHT
Two Indiana County school boards are scheduled to meet tonight. The Indiana Area board meeting will be preceded by a meeting of the Policy & Personnel Committee, which will review several agreemen...
Hometown1 Aug 09, 2021

CALLING ALL DONORS! RED CROSS NEEDS YOUR BLOOD
The American Red Cross says Indiana County's blood drives this summer have done well, but across the district, there has been a significant number of donor no-shows and there are also fewer donors sch...
Hometown1 Aug 08, 2021

14TH QUARTERMASTERS REMEMBERED
At a ceremony in Greensburg yesterday, the 13 fallen members of the Army Reserve 14th Quartermaster Detachment were memorialized as part of the Fallen Heroes Run, a motorcycle ride conducted by Operat...
Hometown1 Aug 08, 2021

ACTIVE WEEKEND FOR FIREFIGHTERS INCLUDES MULTI-ALARM BLAZE
A busy weekend for Indiana County firefighters continues with a number of calls, including a summons for a structure fire reported at 1:45 Sunday morning along Susan Drive in Burrell Township. Black L...
Hometown1 Aug 08, 2021

PSP WARNING OF PHONE SCAMS MAKING THE ROUNDS AGAIN
With the number of scams increasing, state police are reminding people about one scam that is making the rounds. Police say that an 86-year-old man from Commodore was called on his cell phone and the ...
Hometown2 Aug 07, 2021

PHYSICAL RESCUE, VEHICLE ACCIDENT AMONG CALLS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS FRIDAY
Indiana Fire Association was called out for a physical rescue in White Township Friday evening. The call went out at 7:16 PM on Friday to a home on Old Route 119. Indiana Fire Association members were...
Hometown2 Aug 07, 2021












