Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO MEET TONIGHT
The Indiana Area School Board will meet remotely tonight, with an agenda that includes consideration of a couple of construction projects, and the ICTC budget. Among the items the directors will take ...
Hometown1 Apr 06, 2020

PINE TOWNSHIP MAN TO BE SENTENCED FOR BURGLARY SPREE
UPDATE: Charles Bradley Dukes was sentenced in eight cases this morning. He was ordered to serve 18 months to five years in state prison for five of the burglary charges, and 30 months to seven years ...
Hometown1 Apr 06, 2020

NUMBER OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES JUMPS IN INDIANA COUNTY
The CDC is reporting, as of noon today, that the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has increased to 13, while fortunately, there are still no deaths. The number is up from nine confirmed cases report...
Renda Media Apr 05, 2020

EMPLOYEE AT AREA GROCER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
In a Facebook post on their website, Dimaio's Market in Numine reported yesterday that one of their employees has tested positive for Covid-19. The worker was in contact with another person from elsew...
Hometown1 Apr 05, 2020

DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG CLOSES CHURCHES, IMPOSES NEW RESTRICTIONS
The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg yesterday announced new restrictions on church activities due to Covid-19. All parish churches and public chapels are closed, effective immediately, with certain ver...
Hometown1 Apr 05, 2020

POLICE: INDIANA COUNTY MAN DELIBERATELY COUGHED ON MEDICAL STAFFERS
State police in Greensburg say an Indiana County man is facing charges for claiming to be an EMT with exposure to Covid-19 and deliberately coughing on staff members at a medical facility along Route ...
Hometown1 Apr 05, 2020

POLICE FIND MARIJUANA GROWING INSIDE DERRY TOWNSHIP HOME
State police say a 52-year-old Blairsville man is facing charges after they were summoned for a domestic incident and discovered a marijuana-growing operation. Police were dispatched Friday afternoon ...
Hometown1 Apr 05, 2020

TWO NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY
Two new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Indiana County and Pennsylvania's total number of cases surpassed 10,000 in the last 24 hours. PA Secretary of Health Dr. Rachael Levine reported today that ...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2020

GREASE FIRE THE CAUSE OF A FIRE AT AN OFF-CAMPUS APARTMENT
Quick acting members of the IUP and Indiana Borough Police helped stop a fire at an off-campus apartment building. Members of the Indiana Fire Association were called out to Wyoming Hall on Oakland Av...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2020

FIVE BRUSH FIRES REPORTED IN ONE DAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
Multiple brush fires were reported in Indiana County on Friday. Indiana County 911 reported the first brush fire was at 12:55 PM on Route 422 east in Pine Township. Pine Township and Cherryhill Townsh...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2020










