Category Archives: Local News

STATE HOUSE BUDGET HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY
Budget hearings get underway in Harrisburg today, with pandemic-related differences, of course. The House Appropriations Committee will start its hearings today, with no members of the public permitte...
Hometown1 Feb 16, 2021

ACCIDENTS ATTRIBUTED TO ICY ROADS
State police have issued reports on several accidents in which slippery roads were a factor. A driver and his passenger somehow escaped serious injury early Sunday when their car traveled off Route 11...
Hometown1 Feb 16, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY MAY SEE TWO HITS OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER THIS WEEK
Indiana County could be in line for a double dose of severe winter weather this week, and the first dose is expected today. The National Weather Service has put Indiana County in a Winter Storm Warnin...
Hometown2 Feb 15, 2021

LOW NUMBERS FOR START OF SECOND INDIANA COUNTY COVID-19 POP-UP TESTING CLINIC
A covid-19 pop-up testing clinic got underway Saturday at the Indiana Mall parking lot, but the numbers are not as high as the last time the free testing clinic was held. Indiana County Emergency Mana...
Hometown2 Feb 15, 2021

COMMITTEE TO TACKLE ISSUES AT SEVERAL BUILDINGS
A number of items may come up tonight for the Indiana Area School Board's Building, Grounds, and Transportation Committee. The virtual meeting will include a cost estimate for the replacement of the r...
Hometown1 Feb 15, 2021

SCHOOLS WILL CONTEND WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS WEEK
Weather will certainly be a concern for area school officials over the next week, but some of the schools will not be affected today, at least, because classes were already scheduled off for the Presi...
Hometown1 Feb 15, 2021

POLICE ISSUE MULTIPLE THEFT REPORTS
State police have issued reports on a number of thefts in Indiana County, including one in which more than $300 worth of merchandise was stolen from the White Township Walmart store. Police have not i...
Hometown1 Feb 15, 2021

POLICE INVESTIGATE INDECENT ASSAULT, DOMESTIC ASSAULT
State police have issued reports on two criminal investigations. They include reported indecent assault of a 16-year-old Marion Center girl over a three-year period. Police say a known suspect had ina...
Hometown1 Feb 15, 2021

ICY ROADS CAUSE ACCIDENTS
The icy road conditions have made for hazardous travel, and have also led some accidents on Indiana County roadways. Between 10 o'clock Saturday night and dawn on Sunday, there were three accidents re...
Hometown1 Feb 14, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: THEFT, DRUG POSSESSION
State police are investigating the theft of unemployment benefits in northern Indiana County. Police say it occurred on January 28th and involved a 49-year-old Canoe Township man whose benefits were t...
Hometown1 Feb 14, 2021












