Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA COUNTY GETTING CLOSE TO 200 COVID-19 CASES
Indiana County is getting close to a milestone concerning Coronavirus. As of noon yesterday, Indiana County has 193 cases of Covid-19 reported, according to the PA Department of Health. That is up sev...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2020

BUSY FRIDAY FOR EMERGENCY CREWS
Emergency crews had a busy day in Indiana County on Friday. Four fire companies were called out for a reported structure fire on Cherry Street in Cherry Tree Borough. Indiana County reported the call ...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2020

SHOP LOCAL EVENT COMES TO AN END TODAY
Today is the last day for the Shop Local event in Downtown Indiana. The event is designed to promote shopping and supporting local businesses in the Downtown Indiana region. Throughout the week, parti...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2020

KENNYWOOD, IDLEWILD ADJUSTING OPERATING SCHEDULES
If you are planning on going to Kennywood or Idlewild and Soakzone over the next few weeks, your plans may have to change as those parks have announced changes to their operating schedule. Palace Ente...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2020

TORONTO BLUE JAYS TO PLAY IN BUFFALO
The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in a minor league ballpark in Buffalo, New York, this year after being turned down by the Canadian government and blocked from playing in Pittsburgh by the st...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2020

NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION APPROVES OPT-OUT PLANS
NFL training camps are set to open after the league and the players' union reached agreement on several issues, including future salary cap mechanisms and how players can opt-out of the upcoming seaso...
Hometown2 Jul 25, 2020

POLICE REPORTS: CRASH, THEFTS, RESISTING ARREST
PSP-INDIANA One person was hurt after a crash on Wednesday in East Wheatfield Township. State police say that 61-year-old Sulayman Darboe of Knoxville, Tennessee was driving a van east on Route 22 nea...
Hometown2 Jul 24, 2020

IUP TO RECEIVE $40,000 TWO-YEAR GRANT TO DEVELOP ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM
IUP's director of student wellness and engagement has received a grant that will help educate graduate, veteran and military students on the dangers of alcohol abuse. Ann Sesti announced that she rece...
Hometown2 Jul 24, 2020

IUP ALUMNI ENDOW FINE ARTS DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
IUP has received some financial gifts from two alumni to benefit diverse students in the college of fine arts. Joshua and Jamie Hilliard, music education graduates from IUP and currently working in th...
Hometown2 Jul 24, 2020

MACK PARK POOL SEEING FEWER VISITORS THIS YEAR SO FAR
While not as many people are utilizing Mack Park Pool this year, officials say that things are still going well in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. Eric Neal of the YMCA said that while the weath...
Hometown2 Jul 24, 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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