Category Archives: Local News

HOUSE COMMITTEES WILL HOLD JOIN HEARING ON STATE SYSTEM REDESIGN
The State House Appropriations Committee and the Education Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday for an update on the State System of Higher Education's State System Redesign. Chancellor Dan Greens...
Hometown1 Feb 07, 2021

CLEAN ENERGY GRANTS AVAILABLE THROUGH MET ED/PENELEC
The Met-Ed/Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund is accepting applications for more than $200,000 in grants throughout the state's Met-Ed and Penelec service territories. Grants of between $2,000 and $50,00...
Hometown1 Feb 07, 2021

PA COVID-19 RELIEF BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR WOLF
A COVID-19 pandemic relief bill was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf on Friday. Senate Bill 109 provides $912 million in assistance to help those who have been hit hardest by the pandemic. The bil...
Hometown2 Feb 06, 2021

COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCE HIRING OF NEW CYS ADMINISTRATOR
Indiana County Commissioners on Friday announced the hiring of James Yaworski as the new administrator for the county's office of Children and Youth Services. Yaworski is currently the chief probation...
Hometown2 Feb 06, 2021

STATE POLICE SAY WALMART THEFT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
Pennsylvania State Police said Friday that Troopers are continuing to investigate the theft of $2,100 in U.S. currency from the White Township Walmart. Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is now offering a re...
Renda Media Feb 05, 2021

DRUG TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES DRUG ARREST
UPDATE: Thursday evening the Indiana County Drug Task Force filed charges against Austin Jocobsky of Homer City following a search warrant executed in Homer City. Indiana County District Attorney Robe...
Hometown2 Feb 05, 2021

STATE POLICE WARN OF PHONE, EMAIL SCAMS
State police have announced that a few scams are making their way into the area. Troopers at the Indiana barracks say that they have received at least three calls reporting a phone scam where the scam...
Hometown2 Feb 05, 2021

TWO-VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED IN INDIANA BOROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
No one was hurt in a two-vehicle crash this morning in Indiana Borough. Indiana Fire Association, borough police and citizens ambulance were dispatched at 9:53 this morning to the intersection of Sout...
Hometown2 Feb 05, 2021

APSCUF ASKING FOR ANOTHER YEAR FOR TEACHERS AS RETRENCHMENT APPROACHES
The faculty union for the State System of Higher Education is asking for more time for its members to get ready for another job before their retrenchment comes up. In comments presented to the State S...
Hometown2 Feb 05, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: THEFT OF SERVICES, DRUG POSSESSION, TRESPASS
PSP-INDIANA State police are investigating an incident of theft of services at a hotel in White Township. Police say on February 3rd, they were notified by staffers at the Hampton Inn on Indian Spring...
Hometown2 Feb 05, 2021












