Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW DEAN OF STUDENTS
Last night, the Indiana School Board met and approved a current member of the High School Faculty to serve as the Dean of Students. The board approved naming Donald Bowers as the Dean of Students for ...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2019

FORMER INDIANA COUNTY PASTOR UNDER INVESTIGATION IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASES PASSES AWAY
Monsignor Michael Matusak, a former pastor at an Indiana County Catholic church who was under investigation as part of a sexual abuse case, has passed away. Monsignor Matusak died at the diocese's res...
Hometown2 Oct 15, 2019

NICHE.COM RANKS PENNSYLVANIA'S SCHOOL DISTRICTS
The annual Niche.com school district rankings are out, and Indiana County placed only one district in the top 250 as ranked by the online evaluator. Niche.com gives letter grades to all of the 497 sch...
Hometown1 Oct 15, 2019

HEARINGS SCHEDULED TODAY FOR ARSON SUSPECTS
Preliminary hearings are scheduled today for the two men charged in three arson fires in northern Indiana County. 23-year-old Nicholas Leone of Creekside and 19-year-old Dylan Dalessio of Plumv...
Hometown1 Oct 15, 2019

PUBLIC MEETING WILL COVER CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
The State Game Commission has scheduled seven public meetings this month to discuss chronic wasting disease, including sessions in Indiana and Clearfield counties. Chronic wasting disease affec...
Hometown1 Oct 15, 2019

BLAIRSVILLE-AREA WOMAN DIES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY CRASH
A Burrell Township woman was killed yesterday in a single-vehicle crash in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. 76-year-old Cleo Free died of multiple blunt force trauma in the accident on Rout...
Hometown1 Oct 15, 2019

FIREFIGHTERS CALLED OUT TO SHED FIRES AT SAME LOCATION WITHIN TWO HOURS
Indiana firefighters were called out to the same location for two fires within two hours of each other. Fire crews were called out to Trim Tree Road in Armstrong Township at 9:16 in the morning on Sun...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2019

COLUMBUS DAY CLOSURES
Today is Columbus Day and as it is recognized as a federal holiday, there are several closures in effect. All non-essential federal government offices are closed for the day. State government offices ...
Hometown2 Oct 14, 2019

INDIANA COUNTY ENDOWMENT SEEKS GRANT APPLICATIONS
Non-profit agencies are invited to submit applications for funding from the Indiana County Endowment, and the Evans Health Care Fund is also accepting applications. The Indiana County Endowment...
Hometown1 Oct 14, 2019

ESCAPEE CAUGHT AFTER FLEEING ARREST
State police say they captured an escapee after he fled while being arrested for a domestic assault early yesterday. 23-year-old Eric Flanary, for whom no address has been given, was taken into...
Hometown1 Oct 14, 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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