Category Archives: Local News

POLICE REPORTS: THEFT OF SERVICES, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
PSP-INDIANA State police have arrested an Avonmore man and charged him with theft of services. Police say the case goes back to March 15th of this year, when a 66-year-old man from Avonmore retrieved ...
Hometown2 Nov 27, 2019

ONE PERSON DIED IN ROUTE 119 CRASH MONDAY NIGHT
UPDATED: More information has been released concerning a Marion Center man who was killed in a crash last night on Route 119 in North Mahoning Township. State police from the Punxsutawney barracks say...
Hometown2 Nov 26, 2019

CHARGES FILED AGAINST SECOND PERSON IN CLYMER DRUG BUST FROM AUGUST
Another person has been charged in connection with a drug-related case out of Clymer borough. Clymer Borough Police are now charging Valerie Woods of Commodore. She faces a felony count of possession ...
Hometown2 Nov 26, 2019

MARION CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT DISCUSSES STATE ASSESSMENT DATA
Last night, the Marion Center School Board heard from the district's principals on the 2019 data for state assessments. While the district's elementary schools are seeing mostly strong upwards trends ...
Hometown2 Nov 26, 2019

STRUZZI INTRODUCES CODY'S LAW INTO STATE HOUSE
State representative Jim Struzzi formally introduced legislation that has been nicknamed Cody's Law into the State House of Representatives. Cody's Law, also known as House Bill 2056, would charge any...
Hometown2 Nov 26, 2019

STATE POLICE TO INCREASE PATROLS OVER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
State police are expected to step up their efforts during the Thanksgiving travel period. Indiana Station Commander Lt. Joseph A. Loughran said in a news release that drivers should be careful, drive ...
Hometown2 Nov 26, 2019

MOTIONS HEARING FOR CHARLES COOK TO BE HELD TODAY
Motions hearings are scheduled today in three criminal cases in Indiana County Court, including one for Charles Cook, the drifter who is awaiting trial for the shooting death of an Indiana woman in 19...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2019

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET TONIGHT
The Marion Center school board will hold a combined work session and voting meeting tonight. On the agenda are some personnel hirings, especially in the Nutrition Services Department as two employees ...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2019

INDIANA COUNTY, STATE GAS PRICE AVERAGES INCREASE AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING
Gas prices in Pennsylvania increased on average over the last week. According to Triple A East Central, the average cost of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is at $2.79 a gallon, an increase of four ce...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2019

IUP PROFESSOR PART OF TEAM BUILDING ATLAS OF MARS
A professor at IUP has been part of a team that has been building an atlas of the planet Mars. Planetary scientist and educator Dr. Kenneth Coles, part of IUP's Geoscience department, has been working...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2019

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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