Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA COUNTY, IUP CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASES IN COVID-19 CASES
The number of coronavirus cases in Indiana County took a jump on Friday. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that Indiana County now has 843 cases of Covid-19 reported, which was an increas...
Hometown2 Oct 10, 2020

CREWS CALLED OUT EARLY FOR CRASHES IN INDIANA, ARMSTRONG COUNTY
Indiana County first responders were called out early today for crashes in both Indiana and Armstrong counties. Indiana County 911 reported that Indiana Fire Association, Citizens Ambulance and State ...
Hometown2 Oct 10, 2020

POLICE REPORTS: ONE-VEHICLE CRASH, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, THEFT
PSP-PUNXSUTAWNEY No injuries were reported in a one-vehicle crash on Thursday in North Mahoining Township. State Police from the Punxsutawney barracks say that at about 6:04 AM, a Ford F-150 pickup dr...
Hometown2 Oct 10, 2020

IUP SEES DROP IN ENROLLMENT, INCREASE IN FRESHMEN CLASS
IUP has announced the finalized enrollment numbers for the 2020-21 school year, and it shows that overall enrollment has dropped once again. In a news release, the university announced that enrollment...
Hometown2 Oct 09, 2020

STUDY: INDIANA BOROUGH NAMED ONE OF THE MOST STRESSED CITIES IN THE U.S.
The website Zippia.com has released a list of what it calls "The Most Stressed City in Each State", and Pennsylvania's entry is Indiana Borough. The factors they used to determine how stressed out we ...
Hometown2 Oct 09, 2020

SENTENCING SCHEDULED FOR MAN WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO A FATAL CRASH IN 2018
UPDATE: James Eugene Brown was ordered to serve 4-10 years in state prison for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, 1-2 years in state prison for accidents involving death, and 90 da...
Hometown2 Oct 09, 2020

POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT BY DECEPTION CASE
State police are investigating a case of theft by deception that happened to someone in White Township. Police say that on October 6th, a 25-year-old Indiana woman was scammed into sending $1000 via p...
Hometown2 Oct 09, 2020

PURCHASE LINE SEEKS INPUT ON EDUCATION MODEL
With Indiana County's schools now settled into their academic years, and several having dealt with some issues with Covid-19, the end of the first nine-week grading period is approaching. The Purchase...
Hometown1 Oct 09, 2020

MOTIONS HEARINGS TODAY FOR GRABASKAS, ROBINSON
The Indiana County Court schedule today includes a motions hearing for 57-year-old Peter Paul Grabaskas, the former Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Rehabilitation Health Services, who is charged wi...
Hometown1 Oct 09, 2020

PENNS MANOR TO AWARD POSTHUMOUS DIPLOMA TO WORLD WAR 2 VETERAN
At their meeting Thursday night, the Penns Manor School Board unanimously approved awarding a high school diploma to a man who fought in World War II. The board unanimously approved a diploma for the ...
Hometown2 Oct 08, 2020










