Category Archives: Local News

STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR WALMART SHOPLIFTERS
State police are looking for two people who are accused of shoplifting from the White Township Walmart on February 4th. Troopers say that the two suspects walked into Walmart and committed a fraudulen...
Hometown2 Feb 20, 2020

GEORGE HOOD, JR. BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR PLANKING AGAIN
An Indiana native is once again in the Guinness Book of World Records for planking. 62-year-old George Hood set a new Guinness record for the longest planking session, going for 8 hours, 15 minutes an...
Hometown2 Feb 20, 2020

SCHOOL CALENDARS DISCUSSED AT HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The school district calendars for this year and next year were discussed at the Homer-Center School Board meeting last night. The board approved the 2020-2021 district calendar by an 8-1 vote last nig...
Hometown2 Feb 20, 2020

NUMBER OF FLU CASES IN INDIANA COUNTY CONTINUES TO RISE
The weekly pace of Indiana County's flu cases is starting to slow down. The Pennsylvania Department of Health has reported that for the flu season that started in October, Indiana County has a total o...
Hometown2 Feb 20, 2020

CANDIDATES FOR STATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESS ON PRIMARY BALLOT
The Pennsylvania Department of State has published a list of candidates who will be on the ballot for the April 28th Primary Election. The races for the State House of Representatives are of particula...
Hometown1 Feb 20, 2020

GROUP TO RALLY TONIGHT TO FIGHT CONSOLIDATION OF BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG SCHOOLS
For more than fifteen years, the grassroots group Save Our Schools has been fighting to keep the Saltsburg schools open within the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District. Having carried the day until n...
Hometown1 Feb 20, 2020

POLICE DETAIL WHAT WAS TAKEN DURING ROBBERY AND SHOOTING ON WAYNE AVENUE
Indiana Borough Police have released new information on Friday evening's robbery and shooting at two homes along Wayne Avenue. Investigators have confirmed that two residents and one visitor were insi...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2020

COMPANY THAT RUNS SCENERY HILL MANOR TO PAY OVER $15 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT
The parent company of over fifty skilled nursing homes, including one in Indiana, will pay a large settlement over claims that they provided unnecessary therapy to some of their patients. According to...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2020

TWO INJURED IN TUESDAY NIGHT CRASH IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday Night in Indiana Borough. Police say that at 5:04 PM, a red Kia Sportage driven by 35-year-old Kristen Previte of Indiana sideswiped a black Ch...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2020

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL HEARS COMPLAINTS ON POLICE ENFORCEMENT
At last night's meeting, Blairsville Borough Council heard complaints from a resident about the police department and agreed to buy a house to allow for more parking. The offer for the house was made ...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 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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