Category Archives: Local News

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FIVE-YEAR CYBER SCHOOL AGREEMENT WITH SENECA VALLEY
At last night's meeting, the United School Board approved the cyber school agreement between the district and the Seneca Valley School District. The agreement will allow United students to attend clas...
Hometown2 Nov 11, 2020

INDIANA, UNITED, BLAIRSVILLE SCHOOLS DEAL WITH COVID POSITIVES
Indiana County's school districts continue to deal with covid-19 on a daily basis. Yesterday, Indiana Area reported another positive test at East Pike Elementary School, while United and Blairsville-S...
Hometown1 Nov 11, 2020

WOMAN INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH
State police say a Dayton woman was injured Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle accident on Route 119 in North Mahoning Township. 58-year-old Jane Boyer was flown from the scene to UPMC Presbyterian in P...
Hometown1 Nov 11, 2020

EX-SEWARD POLICE CHIEF ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX FROM WOMEN
The police chief in Seward has been charged with offering leniency to two women in exchange for sex, in February and in June of this year. 49-year-old Robert Isaac Baldwin Jr. resigned last week and h...
Hometown1 Nov 11, 2020

CLYMER BOROUGH COUNCIL GIVES PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO BUDGET
Last night, Clymer Borough Council approved the budget for 2021. The budget balances at $539,700. While the fire protection tax did increase from .3 mils to .5 mils, Borough Council President Louis Ta...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2020

DA MANZI ANNOUNCES ARREST OF TWO IN SALTSBURG DRUG INVESTIGATION
Indiana County District Attorney Bob Manzi announced that the county's Drug Task Force conducted an investigation late last week in Saltsburg and that resulted in two arrests. In a news release, Manzi...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2020

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COURT OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AS COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES
Indiana County Commissioners and Common Pleas Court Judges will be implementing some different strategies for business at the courthouse in the wake of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Both entities ...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2020

IRMC, PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL BOARDS ESTABLISH PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS HEALTH CARE NETWORK
Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced their board of directors and the directors from Punxsutawney Area Hospital have entered into an agreement to establish the Pennsylvania Mountains Health C...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2020

EAST PIKE STAFFER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, STUDENT DEEMED "PROBABLE POSITIVE" CASE
Indiana Area School District superintendent Michael Vuckovich announced on Monday that a staffer at East Pike Elementary has tested positive and a student was deemed a "probable positive" case. The di...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2020

INDIANA BOROUGH POWER OUTAGE CAUSED BY CAR CRASH
Several homes and businesses in the downtown Indiana area were affected by a power outage last night. Indiana Borough reported on its Facebook page that the outage was due to a traffic accident at the...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2020












