Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTS COVID-19 CASE IN SYNCHRONUS LEARNING SENIOR HIGH STUDENT
Indiana School District Superintendent Michael Vuckovich reported that a high school student has tested positive for Covid-19 this morning. The positive test will not count against the district's roll...
Hometown2 Mar 29, 2021

"VOICES FOR BARBIE BRUZDA" SUPPORTERS HOLD PEACEFUL PROTEST AT COURTHOUSE
A status hearing was scheduled to be held this morning for Ronald Weiss, whose conviction in the death of Barbara Bruzda was overturned in 2018, and that prompted some peaceful protesters outside the ...
Hometown2 Mar 29, 2021

VENUE OPERATORS CAN APPLY FOR SBA GRANT STARTING APRIL 8TH
Operators for venues ranging from live theaters to museums will soon be able to apply for grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA has authorized over $16 billion to be made ...
Hometown2 Mar 29, 2021

BARN FIRE REPORTED THIS MORNING IN CREEKSIDE
Four fire companies were called out early this morning for a structure fire in Washington Township. Indiana County 911 summoned Creekside, Marion Center, Plumville and Indiana Fire Company 2 to 6288 F...
Hometown2 Mar 29, 2021

PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR THREE INVOLVED IN 2019 FIGHT SET FOR TODAY
Three people charged with a fight in Washington Township back in 2019 are due for a preliminary hearing today. Charges were filed against 59-year-old Rickey Wensel of Creekside, 48-year-old William Er...
Hometown2 Mar 29, 2021

SPOTTED LANTERNFLY CLOSING IN ON INDIANA COUNTY
The spotted lanternfly is creeping ever closer to Indiana County, with the state adding two of our border counties to the list of quarantine counties. The invasive insect has now been found in 34 coun...
Hometown1 Mar 29, 2021

COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE SUMMER SCHOOL PLANS
There's an interesting meeting of the Indiana Area School Board's Outreach Committee tonight, at which the committee members will discuss the district's summer school plan, and the new summer program ...
Hometown1 Mar 29, 2021

VEHICLE CRASHES INTO BUILDING IN NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
Marion Center and Perry Township firefighters were dispatched early this morning to a reported accident along Route 119 North in North Mahoning Township, where a vehicle left the highway and struck a ...
Hometown1 Mar 28, 2021

CUNNINGHAM CULVERTS PROJECT BEGINS MONDAY
Starting tomorrow, Indiana County's road construction season kicks into gear as the "Cunningham Culverts" replacement project resumes on Route 422 in Armstrong Township. Two small bridges will be remo...
Hometown1 Mar 28, 2021

INDIANA AREA WILL TRANSITION TO FOUR-DAY SCHEDULE ON APRIL 6
The Indiana Area School District has established April 6th as the start date for the transition of students in grades 7 through 12 from two days per week of in-person learning to four days. But today ...
Hometown1 Mar 28, 2021












