Category Archives: Local News

CITIZENS AMBULANCE PARAMEDICS ON THE FRONT LINE IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
Citizen's Ambulance Service paramedics have become part of the front line of the battle against Coronavirus. Citizen's has had to change how they serve the public as Coronavirus came into Indiana Coun...
Hometown2 May 15, 2020

HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTIONS HONORING JIMMY STEWART, MUSEUM
State Representative Jim Struzzi's House Resolutions honoring Jimmy Stewart were approved yesterday, designating May 20th as Jimmy Stewart Day in Pennsylvania and honoring the Jimmy Stewart Museum the...
Hometown1 May 15, 2020

CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN INDIANA TO START MONDAY
As the road construction season accelerates, PennDOT has announced the start of another project, this one on Philadelphia Street in Indiana. Starting on Monday, restrictions will take effect at the in...
Hometown1 May 15, 2020

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES TENTATIVE BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE
At Thursday night's meeting, the Homer-Center School Board unanimously approved the 2020-2021 budget with no tax increases. The budget tops out at $18,283,194, but included a deficit of $1,405,371. Th...
Hometown2 May 14, 2020

LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY RGGI WOULD HAVE A DEVASTATING ECONOMIC IMPACT IN INDIANA COUNTY
A virtual news conference was held this morning to talk about the impact the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, also known as RGGI, would have at the local level in Indiana County. On October 3rd las...
Hometown2 May 14, 2020

TOTAL REPORTED INDIANA COUNTY COVID-19 CASES INCREASE BY FOUR
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported today that the number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Indiana County increased by four in the last 24 hours to 82 cases. The number of deat...
Renda Media May 14, 2020

KOHL'S TO REOPEN TOMORROW AS MOST MALL STORES REMAIN CLOSED
While several businesses are set to reopen on a limited basis tomorrow as Indiana County goes from red to yellow status, the Indiana Mall reports that the mall itself will remain closed with the excep...
Hometown2 May 14, 2020

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN CRASH AT 9TH AND PHILADELPHIA STREETS IN INDIANA
No one was hurt as two vehicles collided at the intersection of 9th and Philadelphia Street in Downtown Indiana this morning. At 7:30 this morning, a brown SUV going east on Philadelphia Street entere...
Hometown2 May 14, 2020

ICCAP LOOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 NEEDS SURVEY
ICCAP is asking people to take part in a survey asking households how they have been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Indiana County Community Action Program is applying for funds to assist t...
Hometown2 May 14, 2020

HEARINGS TODAY FOR TWO SUSPECTS IN INDIANA SHOOTING AND ROBBERY
Preliminary hearings are scheduled today for two of the four suspects in a February shooting and two robberies at rental homes along Wayne Avenue in Indiana. A third suspect has already waived his cha...
Hometown1 May 14, 2020










