Category Archives: Local News

PA UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN APRIL
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate went up slightly over the month of April. The state department of Labor and Industry announced today that April's statewide unemployment rate went up a tenth of a perc...
Hometown2 May 21, 2021

STATE POLICE CONFIRM ONE DEAD IN CRASH ON ROUTE 286 ON THURSDAY
UPDATE (as of 12:30 p.m.): The Indiana County Coroner's office released additional details regarding the identity of the person who died in the Thursday crash in Cherryhill Township. Chief Deputy Coro...
Hometown2 May 21, 2021

PA VACCINATION RATE MORE THAN 50 PERCENT
The Centers for Disease Control announced on Thursday that Pennsylvania has surpassed a significant goal in Covid-19 vaccinations. Reports say that 5,088,210 Pennsylvania adults over the age of 18 hav...
Hometown2 May 21, 2021

GOVERNOR WOLF EXTENDS COVID-19 DISASTER DECLARATION AGAIN
Days after Pennsylvanians approved changing the regulations concerning the governor's abilities to extend disaster declarations, Governor Tom Wolf has extended the Covid-19 disaster declaration. In a ...
Hometown2 May 21, 2021

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD PASSES PRELIMINARY BUDGET THAT CONTAINS 3% TAX INCREASE
The Homer-Center School Board on Thursday approved the preliminary budget for 2021-2022 school year, and while it contains a tax increase, the board says that the tax increase is not set in stone. The...
Hometown2 May 20, 2021

MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED FOLLOWING CRASH IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
Injuries were reported in a crash that occurred in Young Township this afternoon. A crash that saw five fire departments and two ambulance services respond. Indiana County 9-1-1 reports that shortly a...
Renda Media May 20, 2021

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCES KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
The Homer-Center School District announced that it will be holding Kindergarten registration online for the 2021-22 school year. In a news release, the district said that parents can register students...
Renda Media May 20, 2021

WOLF: 50 PERCENT OF PENNSYLVANIANS FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19
Governor Tom Wolf announced Thursday morning that 50 percent of Pennsylvanians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Wolf called it a "major milestone" in a social media post, and he thanks Pennsylva...
Renda Media May 20, 2021

IRMC ANNOUNCES NEW AGREEMENT WITH WINDBER HOSPITAL
Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced an affiliation agreement with a hospital in northern Somerset County. The agreement is with Chan-Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber. The agreement will...
Hometown2 May 20, 2021

SALTSBURG MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORTERS PICK UP SEAT ON SCHOOL BOARD
Those supporting the effort to keep the Saltsburg Middle-High School open picked up another seat on the school board in the elections on Tuesday. Jessica Clawson, a district parent and outspoken suppo...
Hometown2 May 20, 2021












