Category Archives: Local News

MAIL IN BALLOT COUNT EXPECTED TO WRAP UP TODAY
This year was the first year that mail-in ballots were accepted for elections, and in Indiana County, the tabulation of those ballots is not complete as of this morning. Indiana County Chief Clerk Rob...
Hometown2 Jun 03, 2020

TURNPIKE LAYS OFF 500 TOLL COLLECTORS AS THEY SWITCH TO CASHLESS TOLL SYSTEMS
The PA Turnpike Commission announced yesterday that they would lay off 500 toll collectors and other toll workers as part of an effort to move the toll collections to an all-electronic system. Toll co...
Hometown2 Jun 03, 2020

TURNOUT LOW FOR 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION IN INDIANA COUNTY
Voter turnout for the Indiana County 2020 Primary Election was low. Out of 43,490 registered voters in Indiana County, unofficial election results showed that 9,952 ballots were cast, meaning 22.88 pe...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2020

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL DISCUSSED SUMMER PROJECTS AT AGENDA PLANNING MEETING
On Monday night, Indiana Borough Council viewed a presentation from the Planning Department concerning some of the projects the borough would be looking at over the summer months. One part focused on ...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2020

INDIANA POLICE CHIEF ADDRESSES RALLIES DURING COUNCIL MEETING
Indiana Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl addressed some announced rallies in Indiana Borough during last night's Borough Council Agenda Prep Session. The rallies are in the wake of the death of Geor...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2020

INDIANA MALL TO REOPEN ON FRIDAY, JCPENNEY TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY
Shoppers will see more stores opening as the county moves from yellow to green status as part of Governor Wolf's reopening plan. This includes some vendors at the Indiana Mall. One of the mall's ancho...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2020

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE JUMPS TO HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1983
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has released the latest unemployment statistics for April and the full impact that Coronavirus and the related closure of businesses had on the area i...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2020

INDIANA COUNTY STILL UNDER STATE, NATIONAL RESPONSE RATES FOR CENSUS
As the self-response period for the 2020 Census continues, Indiana County remains under the state and national averages for returning completed census forms. As of May 29th, Indiana County's self-resp...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2020

PA PRIMARY ELECTION HELD TODAY
After a delay of over a month, the PA Primary Election will be held today. The election was originally scheduled for April 28th, but it was delayed to today due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Polls are ...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 2020

CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DISCUSS ROAD WORK, CENSUS
At last night's Center Township Supervisors meeting, supervisors discussed some of the road paving projects and the 2020 Census. Right now, township road crews are working on Long Road, Neal Road, Bet...
Hometown2 Jun 02, 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.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











