Category Archives: Local News

PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES DRAFT 2020-2021 BUDGET
At Thursday Night's Penns Manor School Board meeting, the board approved the tentative budget for the next school year by a 6-3 vote. The budget tops out at $17,147,059 for revenues and $18,138,395 fo...
Hometown2 May 21, 2020

STATE REPORTS TWO MORE COVID-19 CASES IN INDIANA COUNTY
After no change yesterday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported today that the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Indiana County increased by two to 88 in the last 24 ...
Renda Media May 21, 2020

IUP PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES SOME CHANGES TO COME IN FALL 2020 SEMESTER
IUP President Michael Driscoll announced some of the plans that will go into place for the fall 2020 semester. In a video on IUP's website, Driscoll said that a student survey showed that students wan...
Hometown2 May 21, 2020

JUDGE RESCHEDULES TRIALS FOR FOUR HIGH-PROFILE INDIANA COUNTY DEFENDANTS
Indiana County President Judge William Martin made some scheduling moves for some high-profile criminal defendants this week, pushing back trials to later in the summer. They include the cases of Dwig...
Hometown1 May 21, 2020

CODY'S LAW APPROVED BY STATE HOUSE
Cody's Law has taken another big step in Harrisburg as the state House yesterday passed Representative Jim Struzzi's bill to protect people with physical and intellectual disabilities from abuse. Hous...
Hometown1 May 21, 2020

ROSSITER MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING WOMAN
State police say a Canoe Township man is facing charges after a domestic argument turned physical on Monday night. 31-year-old Brian Kirbaugh is accused of hitting a 39-year-old woman over the head wi...
Hometown1 May 21, 2020

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO SEE DECREASE IN HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECT FUNDS
At Wednesday night's Southwestern PA Commission Transportation Improvement Program Virtual meeting, it was announced that in 2021 draft TIP, base funding for Highway and Bridge Projects would see a dr...
Hometown2 May 20, 2020

LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS GET NEW TURF SURFACE
At some point, hopefully this summer, baseball will be back, and it very well could be that the first action you'll see will be on the Little League ball fields in local communities such as Indiana. W...
Hometown2 May 20, 2020

PITTMAN REACTS TO GOVERNOR WOLF'S VETO OF THREE REOPENING BILLS
Governor Tom Wolf yesterday vetoed a package of bills connected with the reopening of the state from the coronavirus shutdown. The three bills that Wolf vetoed would allow counties to make the decisio...
Hometown2 May 20, 2020

HEALTH SECRETARY FIELDS QUESTIONS ABOUT IRMC, SPORTS, FAIRS
In a conference call yesterday, State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine took questions from members of the media and from board members of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, and answered a...
Hometown1 May 20, 2020












