Category Archives: Local News

OUTAGES STILL REPORTED THIS MORNING
The winds have calmed down from yesterday, but there are still some outages reported in Indiana County. During yesterday's wind storms, multiple outages were reported by Penelec and REA Energy in Indi...
Hometown2 Mar 27, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY FAIR ORGANIZERS HOPEFUL FOR 2021 EDITION OF FAIR
Organizers with the Indiana County Fair are hopeful that they will be able to hold the 2021 edition of the event. Last year's fair was cancelled in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on...
Hometown2 Mar 27, 2021

IUP ANNOUNCES YOUNG ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
IUP has announced its slate of recent graduates who were honored with its 2021 Young Alumni Achievement Awards. The award is given to IUP graduates of 15 years or less who have become outstanding in t...
Hometown2 Mar 27, 2021

PEOPLE IN PHASE 1-A OF VACCINE PLAN GUARANTEED APPOINTMENTS
All Pennsylvanians in phase 1-A of the state's Coronavirus vaccine plan are now guaranteed appointments from providers. The vaccine guarantee is the result of an amended order signed by Acting PA Heal...
Hometown2 Mar 27, 2021

SCATTERED OUTAGES REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WINDS
The high winds have already caused some power outages across Indiana County. Both REA Energy and Penelec are reporting several outages. REA Energy is reporting that about 2,400 of their members are wi...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2021

CHAMBER HOLDS FIRST IN SERIES OF COVID-19 WEBINARS
Earlier today, the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce hosted the first in a series of webinars focusing on various aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The segment for this week focused specifically on v...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2021

PA UNEMPLOYMENT HOLDS STEADY IN FEBRUARY
The PA Department of Labor and Industry this morning released its unemployment report for February, and the statewide unemployment rate went unchanged over the month, holding at 7.3 percent. The U.S. ...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2021

PLEA AND SENTENCING HEARING SET FOR 2019 SHOOTING SUSPECT
Today is a busy day in Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas with many plea and sentencing hearings going on today. While all the hearings on the schedule have to do with DUI charges, one man will ha...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2021

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING TWO THEFT CASES
PSP-INDIANA State police are investigating a theft that happened sometime between March 5th and 19th in Conemaugh Township. Troopers say that between those two days, someone was able to break into a s...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2021

FIREFIGHTERS TAKE ON VEHICLE FIRES, DOWNED LINES
Indiana Firefighters were out early this morning for a vehicle fire in Indiana Borough. Indiana County 911 reported the vehicle fire in the parking lot at Import Auto Works on Oakland Avenue. Police i...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2021












