Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GOES DOWN
After going up in the month of May, Indiana County's unemployment rate went down in June. The state department of Labor and Industry has reported that Indiana County's unemployment rate in June went d...
Hometown2 Jul 30, 2019

FIRE ALARM AT IRMC AT CHESTNUT RIDGE NOTHING MORE THAN SMOKE IN BUILDING
Multiple fire companies were called out to IRMC at Chestnut Ridge Complex in Burrell Township after fire alarms went off, but it turned out to be nothing more than smoke from an air conditioning unit....
Hometown2 Jul 30, 2019

POLICE REPORTS: THEFT, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, HOTEL ROOM VANDALISM
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Indiana borough police have charged an Indiana man for a theft that happened back in May. Police say that they began investigating the theft complaint on May 24th in the 300 blo...
Hometown2 Jul 30, 2019

COOK MOTIONS HEARING TODAY
A motions hearing is scheduled this morning in the courtroom of Indiana County President Judge William Martin, who will take up a revised motion for dismissal of the charges against 65-year-old Charle...
Renda Media Jul 30, 2019

NUMEROUS DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN COUNTY COURT
Indiana County's judges handed down sentences on a number of defendants yesterday. Judge Michael Clark sentenced 27-year-old Allan Mahan of Anita, Jefferson County to three to twelve months in the Ind...
Renda Media Jul 30, 2019

MAN CAUGHT COUNTING HEROIN BAGS IN CAR
Indiana Borough Police arrested an Indiana man last weekend as he was counting bags of suspected heroin in a vehicle in a parking lot in the 700 block of Gompers Avenue. Borough Police Detective John ...
Renda Media Jul 30, 2019

SMOKE TESTS TO TAKE PLACE IN INDIANA BOROUGH'S SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Later this week, Indiana Borough's Department of Public Works will conduct some smoke tests of the borough's sanitary sewer system. Dave Fairman of the borough's public works department said that he w...
Hometown2 Jul 29, 2019

GAS PRICES REMAIN HIGH AS SUMMER CONTINUES
As we start the work week, gas prices in our area remain close to $3.00 a gallon. According to Triple-A East Central, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Indiana County is $2.97. ...
Hometown2 Jul 29, 2019

COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES SENTENCINGS, PLEA COURT
There are a number of criminal cases on the docket today for the Indiana County courts, including the sentencing of a Puxsutawney man for sex crimes. 27-year-old Allan Mahan of Punxsutawney wil...
Hometown1 Jul 29, 2019

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN INDIANA COUNTY SOLAR CO-OP
According to the latest newsletter of the Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Task Force, the Indiana County Solar Co-Op is the most successful in the state, and with interest so high, the...
Hometown1 Jul 29, 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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