Category Archives: Local News

WOLF EXPECTS MASK MANDATE FOR SCHOOLS TO BE LIFTED JANUARY 17TH
On Monday, Governor Tom Wolf announced that the mask mandate for schools will come to an end on January 17th, and the decision on whether to mask or not will be given back the school districts and the...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

MAN CHARGED WITH IUPATTY'S KILLING IN 2017 TO HAVE HEARING TODAY
A man who pleaded guilty to third degree murder and aggravated assault for a shooting during IUPatty's in 2017 will be back in court today for a hearing. Court documents show that Matthew T. McNevin w...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

PSP REPORTS: SHOOTING A WINDOW, HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
STATE POLICE-INDIANA State police have charged one man with criminal mischief for an incident on October 30th where he shot out a window in an East Wheatfield Township home. Trooper say they were disp...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2021

UNITED BOARD TO VOTE ON MERGING FOOTBALL PROGRAM WITH BLACKLICK VALLEY
The United School Board meets tonight and one of its agenda items is a cooperative agreement for the Blacklick Valley football program to merge with United's. Both programs have struggled in recent ye...
Hometown1 Nov 09, 2021

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW BASKETBALL HIRES, INTERIM ASSESSMENT
On Monday night, the Purchase Line School Board approved a resolution concerning property assessments. The resolution will request an interim assessment of real property in the district, with the resu...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2021

FORMER INDIANA, PUNXSUTAWNEY RADIO BROADCASTER PASSES AWAY
A former broadcaster in Indiana and in Punxsutawney, passed away over the weekend. Chris Lash passed away in Nashville after a lengthy bout with sepsis that came from a recent infection. Lash started ...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2021

MAN CHARGED IN 2020 SHOOTING ROBBERY NEAR IUP CAMPUS TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
UPDATE: Daron Reel, Jr. was ordered to serve four years and nine months to 10 years in State Prison for his guilty plea to a charge of Robbery-Inflicting Serious Injury. WHAT WE FIRST REPORTED In Indi...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2021

JURY SELECTION TO START TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH CHRISTMAS EVE BURGLARY
Jury selection is slated to begin today for the trial of one of the two men charged with breaking into an Indiana Borough business on Christmas Eve of last year. Court documents show that the trial of...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2021

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TO HIRE BASKETBALL COACHES TONIGHT
The Purchase Line School Board will meet tonight and will deal with several sports-related hirings. On the proposed agenda for tonight's meeting is the hiring of the head coach for the boys' basketbal...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2021

IUP ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
IUP has announced that one of its vice presidents has started a scholarship fund that is intended to help out international students. The university announced the creation of the Osseiran-Hanna Endowe...
Hometown2 Nov 08, 2021










