Category Archives: Local News

DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
In Indiana County Court yesterday, Judge Michael Clark handed down sentences to two defendants. One of those cases originated in 2011 for a crime committed in December of 2010. 28-year-old Cory Lonsin...
Hometown1 Mar 27, 2020

COURT SCHEDULE TODAY INCLUDES PLEAS, SENTENCING
Three defendants are scheduled for sentencing in Indiana County Court today, two of whom will plead guilty and then be sentenced. One will be sentenced for a previous guilty plea. 38-year-old Leslie D...
Hometown1 Mar 27, 2020

EDUCATION SECRETARY SAYS SCHOOL YEAR WILL END NO LATER THAN JUNE 30
State Education Secretary Pedro Rivera said yesterday that the academic school year will end June 30th, no matter how long the Covid-19 crisis lasts. In a media conference call, Rivera said extending ...
Hometown1 Mar 26, 2020

WHITE TOWNSHIP ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY DECLARATION AT MEETING
The White Township Supervisors at their meeting on Wednesday announced that the township has been in a state of emergency due to concerns over coronavirus. A news release issued by the township last n...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2020

WOLF: HOSPITALS WILL SOON BE OVERWHELMED
Governor Tom Wolf said yesterday that the state's hospital beds are "beginning to fill up", and that at the current rate of Covid-19 cases, "our hospitals will soon be overwhelmed." About sixty percen...
Hometown1 Mar 26, 2020

POLICE REPORTS: ACCIDENTAL DEATH, ASSAULT
BUFFINGTON TOWNSHIP State police have concluded that the death of a Homer City woman whose body was discovered in her Buffington Township home is not suspicious, and have classified it as accidental. ...
Hometown1 Mar 26, 2020

IRMC CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 IN INDIANA COUNTY
From Mark Richards, Chief Growth Officer, Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana Regional Medical Center has received results back from the PA Department of Health. Indiana County has its first confi...
Renda Media Mar 25, 2020

BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG SCHOOL BOARD PRAISES LUNCH DELIVERY PROGRAM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
The Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board met last night and had high praise for those working to deliver meals to students. The district has been delivering meals by utilizing Smith Bus Company to deliv...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2020

AVERAGE GAS PRICE DROPS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
The average price of a gallon of gas has gone down dramatically in the wake of coronavirus. Triple-A reports that the average cost of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is now at $2.31 a gallon, a drop o...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2020

PACE OF NEW FLU CASES SLOWS DOWN IN INDIANA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
While Coronavirus has spread quickly in Pennsylvania, the pace of Influenza in Indiana County and the surrounding areas has slowed down. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that there were ...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 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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