Category Archives: Local News

PA GOP SHARPLY CRITICAL OF WOLF CLOSING ALL "NON-ESSENTIAL" BUSINESSES
As soon as Governor Tom Wolf issued his declaration that "all non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania (must) close their physical locations as of (8 PM last night), both of the Republican-led c...
Hometown1 Mar 20, 2020

WOODROW HICKS BACK IN COURT TODAY FOR PROBATION REVOCATION HEARING
A Somerset man was in Indiana County Court today for a probation revocation hearing dealing with charges that go back to 2012. 51-year-old Woodrow Hicks, Jr. went before Indiana County President Judge...
Hometown2 Mar 19, 2020

PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR BLAIRSVILLE MAN IN SEXTING INCIDENTS
A preliminary hearing is set for a Blairsville man accused of sending sexually explicit pictures on social media to a Derry Township girl. 19-year-old Nash P. Bennett was charged by state police with ...
Hometown2 Mar 19, 2020

BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIDEO CHAT MEETING NEXT WEEK
At last night's Blairsville-Saltsburg school board committee meetings, the school board announced that they will try to hold their next school board meeting using a video chat program. Tests are expec...
Hometown2 Mar 19, 2020

GOVERNOR WOLF ASKS FOR SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO HELP BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19
Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday put in a request to the U.S. Small Business Administration to implement an SBA disaster declaration in order to provide assistance to small businesses and non-profits in...
Hometown2 Mar 19, 2020

STATE POLICE: IUPATTY'S DETAIL TO REMAIN THE SAME
State police in Indiana County have announced that there is no change to their field operations for the upcoming weekend, which is traditionally when IUPatty's is held. Earlier this week, Indiana Boro...
Hometown2 Mar 19, 2020

PLCB ORDERS LICENSEES TO STOP SERVING FOOD AND DRINK FOR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has made it clear for establishments during the Covid-19 outbreak: If you allow people to sit down at your place to eat or drink, you will be cited. In a news rel...
Hometown2 Mar 19, 2020

COURT HEARINGS FOR LIBENGOOD, BARTLEBAUGH COULD BE DELAYED
There is a motions hearing scheduled today for 30-year-old Justin Libengood, the Latrobe man involved in a shooting last year at the Days Inn in Burrell Township, but the hearing is unlikely to happen...
Hometown1 Mar 19, 2020

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT SELECT LAKES CLOSED BY ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
The Army Corps of Engineers yesterday announced the closure until further notice of facilities at a number of lakes and dams in western Pennsylvania, including Loyalhanna Lake outside of Saltsburg, Ma...
Hometown1 Mar 19, 2020

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL EXTENDS EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR HOOD TO LATE MAY
Indiana Borough Council met on Tuesday night and approved extending Mayor George Hood's state of emergency declaration in Indiana borough resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, Mayor Hood m...
Hometown2 Mar 18, 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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