Category Archives: Local News

STAUFFER UPDATES CHAMBER BOARD ON COUNTY PROJECTS
At last week's board meeting of the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce, Office of Planning & Development and ICDC executive director Byron Stauffer Jr. emphasized the importance of using the new p...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

CLARE LYDIC CROWNED 2025 INDIANA COUNTY FAIR QUEEN
The Indiana County Fair crowned the new Fair Queen for the 2025 season this evening. Clare Lydic, a senior at Marion Center and Vice President of the FFA, was crowned following words from previous roy...
Hometown4 Aug 24, 2025

SCHOOL YEAR TO START FOR UNITED, INDIANA AREA, ICTC, IUP THIS WEEK
School started for most of Indiana County's students last week, with the final two districts set to open in the next two days. United gets its buses rolling on Monday and Indiana Area opens classes on...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2025

TOWNSHIP CREW TO COMPLETE WORK ON ST. CLAIR ROAD ON MONDAY
It will be a relatively quiet week for road work in White Township, where the crew will wrap up work tomorrow on St. Clair Road, which has been closed to through-traffic between Martin Road and Fulton...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2025

PUC REPORT: THE MOST POWER OUTAGES IN THIRTY YEARS IN 2024
Pennsylvania's power grid had 71 "reportable outage events" last year, the most in more than thirty years, according to the annual Electric Service Reliability Report by the state Public Utility Commi...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2025

FAITH & FAMILY DAY AT THE INDIANA COUNTY FAIR
The Indiana County Fair's preliminary events continued yesterday, but the main event gets underway today at the Mack Park Fairgrounds. It is Faith & Family Day, capped with the crowning of the fai...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2025

IUP LAUNCHES "IMPACT 150" COMPREHENSIVE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
During the sesquicentennial carnival on Saturday, IUP announced the start of its new comprehensive campaign to raise $150 million for the university. (From L to R: IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll, ...
Hometown2 Aug 23, 2025

ONE PERSON HURT IN ROLLOVER CRASH IN CENTER TOWNSHIP THIS MORNING
One person was hurt as a vehicle rolled over this morning in Center Township. Indiana County 911 sent the Homer City Fire Department to Ridge Avenue at 5:42 AM. Fire officials said that a vehicle was ...
Hometown2 Aug 23, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY FAIR CONTINUES TODAY
Activity will ramp up as the Indiana County Fair continues today. Exhibits will be judged today and carcass livestock entries can be brought to the fairgrounds until 5:00 today. An Antique Tractor Pul...
Hometown2 Aug 23, 2025

IUP TO HOST CARNIVALS TODAY
A lot of events are planned today to welcome students back to IUP Campus. This weekend is move-in weekend for returning students, and IUP is continuing its 150th anniversary celebration with two festi...
Hometown2 Aug 23, 2025

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











