Category Archives: Local News

IUP SCHOOL YEAR OPENING SPEECH FOCUSES ON COVID-19, RACISM, HELPING STUDENTS
IUP kicked off the 2020-21 academic year with their annual opening speeches from university officials. The presentation took place at Fisher Auditorium, but was held without an audience and streamed o...
Hometown2 Aug 21, 2020

PA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP SLIGHTLY IN JULY
The statewide unemployment rate went up slightly in the month of July. PA's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went up by half of a percentage point to 13.7 percent in July. The July 2020 unemploym...
Hometown2 Aug 21, 2020

SENATOR JOE PITTMAN OFFERS REACTION TO CARLISLE CAR CRUISE
More reaction is coming in about a secret agreement concerning a car show in Carlysle that went against crowd size guidelines. The deal allowed the organizers of the Car Show to proceed with their eve...
Hometown2 Aug 21, 2020

IUP TO HOLD VIRTUAL OPENING CEREMONIES FOR 2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR TODAY
The IUP school year traditionally opens with speeches from school administrators and university president Dr. Michael Driscoll the Friday before the first day of class. That tradition will continue to...
Hometown2 Aug 21, 2020

SCHAFKOPF FOUND GUILTY OF FELONY WIRETAP VIOLATION
An IUP Senior was found guilty at a trial of a felony wiretap violation. In a news release, District Attorney Robert Manzi said that Jared Schafkopf was found guilty on Thursday of intercepting commun...
Hometown2 Aug 21, 2020

FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK NAMED 2ND BEST BANK IN PA
First Commonwealth Bank has once again received high honors from Forbes Magazine, as they have been named as one of America's Best Banks and one of the best banks in Pennsylvania Forbes teamed up with...
Hometown2 Aug 21, 2020

IDLEWILD, KENNYWOOD, SANDCASTLE TO END SEASON EARLY
The already-reduced seasons at Kennywood, Idlewild, and Sandcastle will come to an early end this year, according to the parks' owner. The three parks will close on Labor Day, September 7th. Season pa...
Hometown1 Aug 21, 2020

COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES DUI CASES, SENTENCING OF NUMEROUS DEFENDANTS
There's a busy schedule today in Indiana County Court, with more than three dozen cases coming before the bench. All but six of them are sentencing proceedings for driving under the influence and rela...
Hometown1 Aug 21, 2020

COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY ORDINANCE DISCUSSED AT INDIANA BOROUGH COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday night, Indiana Borough's Public Safety Committee met and discussed the proposed ordinance concerning Covid-19 and face masks. During the meeting, Police Chief Justin Schawl said that the Gove...
Hometown2 Aug 20, 2020

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD REAFFIRMS GREEN PHASE REOPENING
The Homer-Center School Board reaffirmed their opening status at last night's meeting, confirming in a 5-4 vote that they will go a green phase reopening. While the green reopening plan will allow stu...
Hometown2 Aug 20, 2020

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
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