Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA COUNTY NAMED AMONG COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ELIMINATED VETERANS HOMELESSNESS BY FEDERAL AGENCY
A federal agency has proclaimed that Indiana County is one of a handful of communities that has "effectively end veteran homelessness." The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness released their repo...
Hometown2 Apr 01, 2021

STATE PUC URGING THOSE WITH PAST DUE UTILITY BILLS TO CONTACT UTILITY PROVIDERS
Today is the last day of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's ban on service shut-offs during the Covid-19 pandemic, and utility companies throughout the state are urging those at risk for hav...
Hometown2 Apr 01, 2021

HARMONY SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHER TO RUN FOR INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD
A teacher in the Harmony School District has announced her candidacy for the Indiana Area School District Board of Directors. Elizabeth Cook officially announced her candidacy yesterday. Cook has been...
Hometown2 Apr 01, 2021

HEARING TODAY FOR CONVICTED MURDERER SEEKING RELIEF FROM LIFE SENTENCE
Senior Judge William Martin will conduct a hearing today on a petition for post-conviction relief by the only one of four men convicted of murder in the death of a man at an apartment in Blairsville i...
Hometown1 Apr 01, 2021

GREENSTEIN REITERATES THAT DISSOLVING STATE SYSTEM WOULD BE DISASTROUS
Chancellor Dan Greenstein, who conducted a virtual public forum at IUP this week, has offered his thoughts again on future of the State System of Higher Education. In a post on the System website, Gre...
Hometown1 Apr 01, 2021

REPS FOR COAL FIRED AND CLEAN ENERGY MEET FOR WEBINAR
Earlier today, representatives from the coal-fired power industry and the clean energy industry met for a webinar to discuss the effects of energy policy, consumer demand and technology on the region'...
Hometown2 Mar 31, 2021

PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACCELERATES VACCINE ROLLOUT
The PA Department of Health announced earlier today that starting today, emergency responders, grocery store workers and other groups will be able to make appointments to get the Covid-19 Vaccine, whi...
Hometown2 Mar 31, 2021

FIRE CREWS FROM FOUR COUNTIES FIGHT BRUSH FIRE IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
Multiple brush fires were reported yesterday in Indiana County, including one that brought in fire crews from Westmoreland, Cambria and Armstrong counties to help fight it. The large fire was in the a...
Hometown2 Mar 31, 2021

FORUM TO EXAMINE ENERGY POLICY WORKFORCE IMPACTS
Indiana County's Sustainable Economic Development Task Force will hold a public forum today to discuss the effects of energy policy, consumer demand, and technology on the region's workforce. That's a...
Hometown1 Mar 31, 2021

STRUZZI CO-AUTHORS BILL TO RESTRICT OUTSIDE MONEY IN ELECTIONS
State Representative Jim Struzzi has teamed with fellow Republicans Eric Nelson and Clint Owlett to introduce a bill they say would close an election law loophole and stop the flow of money intended t...
Hometown1 Mar 31, 2021












