Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CREATION OF SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM
The Indiana Area School Board gave the district's administration permission to create a summer education enrichment program for the district during Monday night's meeting. District superintendent Mich...
Hometown2 Feb 08, 2021

ANOTHER PERSON ON PSP "FIVE MOST WANTED" LIST IN CUSTODY
State police in Indiana have announced that another person on their "Five Most Wanted" list has been taken into custody. 41-year-old Marcus A. Niehenke of Home was taken into custody by police in Monr...
Hometown2 Feb 08, 2021

VERIZON/LISC OFFERING $10,000 GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The Indiana County Center for Economic Opportunity has announced an opportunity for businesses hit hard by Covid-19 to receive a $10,000 grant courtesy of Verizon. The Verizon Big Concert for Small Bu...
Hometown2 Feb 08, 2021

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE CONTRACT WITH SECURITY SERVICES COMPANY
The Purchase Line School Board is set to meet tonight, and along with some personnel decisions, the board will look at security training. On the draft agenda is a contract with Gittings Protective Sec...
Hometown2 Feb 08, 2021

FETTERMAN TO RUN FOR U.S. SENATE SEAT
Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor announced this morning that he is looking to run for a soon-to-be vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. Lt. Governor John Fetterman on Friday filed the paperwork for the r...
Hometown2 Feb 08, 2021

EMERGENCY CREWS OUT FOR CRASH NEAR MARION CENTER SUNDAY
Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash last night near Marion Center. Indiana County 911 reported the vehicle accident at 7:46 PM and dispatched Marion Center Fire Departments and Citizens Ambul...
Hometown2 Feb 08, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: DUI, CRASH INVOLVING SNOW PLOW TRUCK, THEFT
PSP-INDIANA State police accused a Latrobe man of DUI after a traffic stop early Saturday morning on Route 119 in Burrell Township. Police say that at 3:05 AM, police found 27-year-old Al Daron Cooley...
Hometown2 Feb 08, 2021

INDIANA AREA BOARD TO CONSIDER CALENDAR, ACADEMICS AT MEETING TONIGHT
The Indiana Area School Board tonight will work on the school calendar for the next academic year, and will also consider changes to graduation requirements. The board will vote on motions establishin...
Hometown1 Feb 08, 2021

COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES SENTENCING, PLEA COURT
The Indiana County Court schedule today includes three Plea Court proceedings, plus the sentencing of one defendant, who will also have two probation revocation hearings. 30-year-old Vernon Ward Hazle...
Hometown1 Feb 08, 2021

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WILL BE ON PENNSYLVANIA'S SPRING BALLOT
After the State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2 on Friday, the proposed constitutional amendment limiting a governor's powers during an emergency disaster declaration will be placed on t...
Hometown1 Feb 07, 2021












