Category Archives: Local News

POWER REMAINS OUT FOR SOME RESIDENTS IN SALTSBURG, CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP
There are still some power outages in Indiana County from the storms that rolled through late Tuesday night. Penelec reports that as of 8:00 this morning, 52 of their customers in Saltsburg Borough an...
Hometown2 Apr 09, 2020

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR FIRES, ACCIDENTS
While there were not as many emergency calls yesterday, first responders were still ready to head out to aid their communities. Indiana and Creekside Fire Departments were called out at 9:54 AM yester...
Hometown2 Apr 09, 2020

CRIME REPORTS INCLUDE THEFTS, PFA VIOLATION
WHITE TOWNSHIP State police report an identity theft case involving PNC Bank branch. The victim reported the incident on Tuesday in White Township. Someone accessed his credit card information and sto...
Hometown1 Apr 09, 2020

PLEA COURT, SUMMARY APPEAL ON TODAY'S COURT SCHEDULE
The Indiana County Court schedule today includes a Plea Court appearance for 36-year-old Kenneth Alan Ashley Jr. of Indiana, an SCI Rockview inmate who will plead to one charge, defiant trespass, in a...
Hometown1 Apr 09, 2020

STATE LAUNCHES COVID-19 RESOURCE MAP
The state Department of Health yesterday launched a new website that gives real-time county-by-county coronavirus data. The Hospital Preparedness Dashboard reports the number Covid-19 cases, deaths, a...
Hometown1 Apr 09, 2020

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE CONTRACTS FOR COUNTY PROJECTS
The Indiana County Commissioners held their first virtual meeting today and approved several contracts for projects in the county. A contract was awarded to Ligonier Construction of Lauglintown for th...
Hometown2 Apr 08, 2020

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DISCUSS RECENT VANDALISM AT GETTY HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND
The White Township Supervisors held their own virtual meeting yesterday and discussed possibly putting up security cameras at the township's recreational facilities. This comes after a reported vandal...
Hometown2 Apr 08, 2020

CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES HOLD IN INDIANA COUNTY
The CDC is reporting, as of noon today, that the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indiana County stayed at 21, with no deaths associated with the virus in the county. The total reached 21 on Tues...
Renda Media Apr 08, 2020

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED FOR FIRES, LINES DOWN
First responders had another busy day on Tuesday with several calls, including two fire calls in Indiana County. Blairsville Fire Department was called out for a fire at Chaek's Photography at 4:18 PM...
Hometown2 Apr 08, 2020

UNITED WAY, ICCAP JOINING OTHERS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THOSE FACING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY
The United Way of Indiana County is teaming with the county's Health and Human Services Subcommittee and ICCAP and the Department of Human Services to raise money to support family stability during th...
Hometown2 Apr 08, 2020












