Category Archives: Local News

WOLF UNVEILS BUDGET PLAN IN VIDEO RELEASED TODAY
Earlier today, Governor Wolf released his 2021 budget address, which he says is meant to help make sure that people pay their fair share in Pennsylvania. The address was delivered in a video recorded ...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2021

NO ONE HURT IN FIRE ON TAYLOR AVENUE TUESDAY NIGHT
No one was hurt but three pet cats perished in a fire last night on North Taylor Avenue in Indiana Borough. Indiana County 911 reported that Indiana Fire companies one and two were dispatched along wi...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2021

INDIANA, PENNS MANOR POST NEW COVID CASES
The Indiana Area School District yesterday reported that a Senior High School staff member has tested positive for covid-19, and one student and two other staff members are being quarantined as a resu...
Hometown1 Feb 03, 2021

"IMAGINE UNLIMITED" FAR EXCEEDS GOAL AT IUP
Six months ahead of schedule, IUP has surpassed its $75 million goal for the "Imagine Unlimited" campaign by more than $6 million. The campaign began six years ago with a goal of $40 million, but in 2...
Hometown1 Feb 03, 2021

FORMER FIRST COMMONWEALTH MANAGER NAMED NEW MAYOR OF INDIANA BOROUGH
At Tuesday night's agenda prep meeting, Indiana Borough Council appointed a former First Commonwealth Bank manager as the new borough mayor. With a six-vote majority, Joseph E. Trimarchi was named the...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2021

REA ENERGY ANNOUNCES SCAM LETTERS BEING SENT OUT
REA Energy Cooperative has announced that someone is using their name in an identity theft scam. According to a news release, REA has received several reports of cooperative members receiving a letter...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2021

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT GOES UP SLIGHTLY IN DECEMBER
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced this morning that Indiana County's unemployment rate went up for the first time in four months. The department reported that in December, In...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2021

PA SENATE CONFIRMS NEW IUP COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES MEMBER
The Pennsylvania Senate has appointed Anne White of Indiana as their newest member to the IUP Council of Trustees. White is the Vice President Human Resources Associate Officer at S&T Bank and ser...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2021

IRMC NAMES VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT
Indiana Regional Medical Center has named the recipient of the 2020 Marge Scheeren Volunteer Service Award. The 2020 recipient is Peggy Patterson, who is a volunteer in the Auxiliary Gift Shop and at ...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2021

GROUNDHOG DAY TO LOOK DIFFERENT THIS YEAR
Punxsutawney would normally be a busy place this morning as the community gets ready to celebrate Groundhog Day, but this year, the celebration has changed due to Covid-19. The Groundhog Club Inner Ci...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2021












