Category Archives: Local News

LOCAL GROUP RAISES OVER $2000 TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY COVID-19 CLOSURES
A fundraising rally to help businesses in Indiana County was held Sunday. The group "Get Indiana County Back To Work" held the rally for small businesses at the Indiana County Fox and Coon Hunters Ass...
Hometown2 Jun 01, 2020

BRIDGE PROJECT UNDERWAY TODAY IN PLUMVILLE
Another bridge project is getting underway today in Plumville. PennDOT announced that starting today, the Indiana Street Bridge over Plum Creek will be closed to traffic. Crews will work to replace th...
Hometown2 Jun 01, 2020

FOUR FIRE COMPANIES CALLED OUT FOR GARAGE FIRE IN BRUSH VALLEY
Four fire departments were called out Sunday morning for a fire in Brush Valley Township. Indiana County 911 reports that the fire was initially reported at 8:08 AM on Hoffman Road. Brush Valley, Cora...
Hometown2 Jun 01, 2020

SENTENCING TODAY FOR DEFENDANT IN ATTACK ON DISABLED MAN
In Indiana County Court today, President Judge William Martin is scheduled to sentence 19-year-old Cory Eugene Blystone of Sagamore for his guilty pleas to misdemeanor stalking, false imprisonment, an...
Hometown1 Jun 01, 2020

MOTIONS HEARING TODAY FOR SHOOTING SUSPECT LIBENGOOD
Judge William Martin has scheduled a hearing today on an omnibus pretrial motions filing by 31-year-old Justin Libengood, the Latrobe man charged with trying to rob David McGinnis of Bolivar during a ...
Hometown1 Jun 01, 2020

WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY PICKUP TRUCK IN BRUSH VALLEY TOWNSHIP
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. says autopsy results are pending for a 43-year-old woman who was struck by a pickup truck near her home in Brush Valley Township on Saturday night. Careen Mae ...
Hometown1 Jun 01, 2020

CHESTNUT RIDGE RESORT TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION
The owners of the Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort and Conference Center have put the resort up for auction. Listed by Hostetter Auctions, the auction includes more than 345 acres of property, both golf cou...
Hometown1 May 31, 2020

YOUNG BICYCLIST HIT BY VEHICLE IN INDIANA
Indiana Borough Police say an 11-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle yesterday afternoon as she rode her bicycle at the intersection of Washington and South 3rd streets. Police say It happened at 3:...
Hometown1 May 31, 2020

SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO BEGIN OFFERING LTC PERMITS AGAIN
The Indiana County Sheriff's Office has begun scheduling appointments for License To Carry permits, including both new permits and renewals. Appointments will begin tomorrow and run daily from 9 AM to...
Hometown1 May 31, 2020

INDIANA POLICE CHIEF ISSUES LETTER ON GEORGE FLOYD DEATH
Indiana Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl has written a "Chief's Message to Our Community" addressing the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, calling it "horrible" and "unacceptable". He writes that ...
Hometown1 May 31, 2020










