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FIRST RESPONDERS DEAL WITH FIRE ALARM, EMS ASSISTS, VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Indiana County First Responders had a busy day on Friday with a few different calls for service. An automatic fire alarm was reported at the United Presbyterian Church on North Walnut Street in Blairs...
Hometown2 May 17, 2025

SENTENCING HEARINGS HELD YESTERDAY IN COUNTY COURT
Sentencing hearings were held yesterday in Indiana County Court. Judge Gina Force handed down a sentence for 23-year-old Carrigan Beecher for a guilty plea to a charge of theft by unlawful taking. He ...
Hometown2 May 17, 2025

SENATE BILL TO HELP FIRE DEPARTMENTS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
A bill to address the volunteer firefighter shortage passed the state senate earlier this week. Senate Bill 466 will allow job training credits to count toward Firefighter I certification, giving volu...
Hometown2 May 17, 2025

30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JIMMY STEWART MUSEUM CONTINUES TODAY
The celebration of Jimmy Stewart's birthday and the 30th anniversary of the opening of the museum that bears his name continues today. Janie McKirgan, the President and Executive Director of the museu...
Hometown2 May 17, 2025

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR INDIANA COUNTY, TORNADO WARNING IN THE SW PA REGION
From the US National Weather Service A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for portions of northern West Virginia and southwest Pennsylvania, including Indiana County, until 10 PM. Damaging wind...
Renda Media May 16, 2025

STORM OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON
From the US National Weather Service Thunderstorms need heat, moisture, shear and lift. The region continues to have the first 3 but the last (something to initiate storms) has been harder to come by....
Renda Media May 16, 2025

CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES FILED AGAINST MARION CENTER MAN
A Marion Center man faces charges related to the sexual assault of a child. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announced today that 42-year-old Gregory Paul Fisher is accused of sexually as...
Hometown2 May 16, 2025

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP SLIGHTLY IN APRIL
The Pennsylvania unemployment rate went up slightly in the month of April. According to the Department of Labor and Industry, statewide unemployment increased by a tenth of a percentage point to 3.9%....
Hometown2 May 16, 2025

THEFT, TERRORISTIC THREATS SENTENCING HEARINGS SET FOR TODAY
While most of the plea and sentencing hearings on the Indiana County Court schedule today involve either drug- or DUI-related charges, there are two other cases on the docket dealing with other crimes...
Hometown2 May 16, 2025

JIMMY STEWART MUSEUM CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND
This weekend will be a busy one for the Jimmy Stewart Museum as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Yesterday, the museum co-hosted a chamber of commerce after hours event at the Jimmy Stewart Airport...
Hometown2 May 16, 2025

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