Category Archives: Local News

FLU CASES ON THE RISE AGAIN IN INDIANA COUNTY
Social distancing has not slowed the spread of flu in Indiana County in the past week. The latest state flu report says the county added 64 new confirmed cases. That's nine more than last week's repor...
Hometown1 Mar 18, 2020

POLICE REPORTS INCLUDE CHARGES AGAINST TWO IN DOMESTIC INCIDENTS
EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP State police have charged a Seward man with harassment after a domestic incident turned physical yesterday morning. 27-year-old Vincent Burkley had an altercation with a 27-ye...
Hometown1 Mar 18, 2020

CHAMBER OFFERS FACEBOOK PAGE FOR BUSINESSES DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce has announced that they have opened a resource on Facebook to assist local businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak. The county chamber has set up the Indiana ...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2020

INDIANA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS DISASTER DECLARATION
Indiana County Commissioners announced that they will pass a declaration of disaster emergency for the county in response to the current situation concerning coronavirus. In a statement, the county sa...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2020

FIVE FIRE COMPANIES DISPATCHED FOR FIRE IN GREEN TOWNSHIP
Five fire companies were called out to a structure fire Monday afternoon in Green Township. Indiana County 911 reports that Commodore, Cherry Tree, Pine Township, Hope and Nicktown fire departments al...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2020

GREENSBURG CATHOLIC DIOCESE SUSPENDS MASSES, FISH FRIES IN WAKE OF CORONAVIRUS
The Greensburg Catholic Diocese has announced further measures that the diocese is taking concerning Coronavirus. Bishop Edward Malesic has announced that starting on Wednesday, the diocese will suspe...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2020

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES CLOSURES OF DRIVERS LICENSE CENTERS, POSTPONEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
In response to the coronavirus closures from Governor Tom Wolf, PennDOT has announced that they are closing its driver's license centers for two weeks and suspending all construction projects until fu...
Hometown2 Mar 17, 2020

CRIME SPREE DEFENDANT DILTS PLEADS GUILTY
In Plea Court yesterday, Indiana County President Judge William Martin accepted guilty pleas to two felonies and three misdemeanors from 36-year-old David Paul Dilts, the Penn Run who went on a crime ...
Hometown1 Mar 17, 2020

STATE SYSTEM ORDERS HALT TO OFF-CAMPUS INTERNSHIPS
There are more Covid-19 measures being implemented at the State System of Higher Education universities, including IUP. Off-campus undergraduate and grad students in professional placements, practica,...
Hometown1 Mar 17, 2020

IRMC INSTITUTES NEW PATIENT, VISITOR PROCEDURES
The Indiana Regional Medical Center has implemented new safety measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As previously announced, patients and visitors to IRMC may only enter through the main ent...
Hometown1 Mar 17, 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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