Category Archives: Local News

PSP WARNING OF PHONE SCAM
Pennsylvania State Police are warning Western Pennsylvania residents and others around the commonwealth about an active telephone scam. Reports say residents are receiving calls from someone claiming ...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2025

FIRE GUTS KITCHEN, CAFETERIA BUILDING AT EASTERN ORTHODOX COMPLEX IN CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP
Six fire companies were sent to a structure fire in Cherryhill Township this morning. (Photos courtesy Indiana Fire Association) Indiana County 911 reports that the call went out at 6:42 this morning ...
Hometown2 Jul 18, 2025

RIVER VALLEY APPROVES TAX ANTICIPATION LOAN, TRANSFER OF WIDMAR FIELD
The River Valley School Board had two motions on the agenda for last night's special board meeting. One was to approve a Tax and Revenue Anticipation Loan in the amount of $5 million with an interest ...
Hometown2 Jul 18, 2025

PASSHE APPROVES TUITION HIKE, BUT COULD ROLL IT BACK IF STATE FUNDING REQUEST APPROVED
The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education yesterday approved tuition rates for the next school year, and while it represents the first increase in seven years, there is the possib...
Hometown2 Jul 18, 2025

ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP NOT HAPPY WITH PROBATION FOR BLAIRSVILLE-AREA WOMAN IN CAT NEGLECT CASE
An animal rights group says it's disappointed with the sentence handed down for a guilty plea to cruelty charges filed against a Blairsville-area woman. In late June, 45-year-old Kimberly Rose pleaded...
Hometown2 Jul 18, 2025

COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO FILL SLOTS ON NOVEMBER BALLOT
The Indiana County Republican Committee is looking for people to fill positions on the ballot for the upcoming general election. Committee Chairman Randy Degenkolb said that the vacancies are due to r...
Hometown2 Jul 18, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY FAIR ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN ENTRY PROCEDURE
Those considering entering the Indiana County Fair this year are reminded that they have until the end of the month to get their entries submitted. With the exception of market animals, all entries th...
Hometown2 Jul 18, 2025

"GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON" RALLY HELD IN DOWNTOWN INDIANA THURSDAY NIGHT
The Indiana County Democratic Committee held another protest rally Thursday evening in Downtown Indiana. (Citizens protesting the policies of the Trump Administration at the "Good Trouble Lives On" Ra...
Hometown2 Jul 17, 2025

FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR COMMITMENT TO FINANCIAL EDUCATION
First Commonwealth Bank is being recognized once again for its commitment to financial education. The bank has earned the 2025 Designation of Savings Excellence recognition for the seventh year in a r...
Hometown4 Jul 17, 2025

FOUR INJURED IN CRASH ON JULY 7TH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
Four people were injured in a crash on July 7th in White Township. State police say at 11:38 AM, officers were sent out to the crash scene on Oakland Avenue near the intersection with McKnight Road. T...
Hometown2 Jul 17, 2025












