Category Archives: Local News

PUBLIC HEARING ON MURPHY LOT TO BE HELD TONIGHT
The first in a series of public hearings concerning the fate of the former G.C. Murphy Co. building lot in Blairsville will be held tonight. Tonight's meeting will be held on Zoom video chat starting ...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2020

ONE INJURED IN CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
UPDATE: State police have identified the victim in the crash as 20-year-old Matthew A. Badzik of Ernest. Police said he had "major injuries" and was intially taken to IRMC's helipad to be flown to For...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2020

BIDEN TO VISIT WESTMORELAND COUNTY ON "WHISTLE-STOP" TOUR
On the heels of last night's heated debate, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is conducting a true "whistle-stop" tour of Western Pennsylvania as he heads to a rally tonight in Johnstown. Bi...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2020

BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG HIRES KOREN AS ACTING SUPERINTENDENT
By a 6-3 vote, the Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board last night appointed former Homer-Center Superintendent Dr. Charles Koren as the district's acting superintendent, at a salary of $500 a day for a...
Hometown1 Sep 30, 2020

MARION CENTER NOT GOING TO FIVE-DAY FORMAT YET
Contrary to rumors circulating online, the Marion Center School District is not planning on changing their education plan for now. Superintendent Clint Weimer said that while the district is continuin...
Hometown2 Sep 29, 2020

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS OVER TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS IN AUGUST
Indiana County's unemployment rate continues to go down as the state recovers from the Coronavirus-related unemployment spike. The PA Department of Labor and Industry announced that Indiana County's s...
Hometown2 Sep 29, 2020

PAVING TO START NEXT MONDAY IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Indiana Borough Public Works Director Dave Fairman has announced a paving schedule that will go through October. Fairman said that the paving schedule will include Church Street from 9th to 13th exclu...
Hometown2 Sep 29, 2020

FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT FOR BRUSH FIRE, INVESTIGATION AND A FALSE ALARM
For the 58th time this year, fire crews were called out for a brush fire. This time, the fire was reported in Conemaugh Township. The call went out at 5:56 PM on Monday for a location on Skyline Drive...
Hometown2 Sep 29, 2020

APSCUF SAYS RETRENCHMENT BEING CONSIDERED AT IUP
The faculty union at the State System of Higher Education says faculty layoffs - known as retrenchment - are being discussed at seven of the state-owned universities, and IUP is one of them. APSCUF is...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 2020

STATE TROOPER INJURED IN PURSUIT CRASH
A state trooper was injured in a crash last night during the pursuit of a Michigan man who fled a traffic stop in Armstrong County. The episode began at 6:19 PM when a trooper noted a Jeep Liberty com...
Hometown1 Sep 29, 2020










