Category Archives: Local News

FLU NUMBERS RISE IN INDIANA COUNTY, ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA
Flu continues to be on the rise in Pennsylvania. According to stats from the week that ended December 28th, 22,659 lab-confirmed cases of influenza were reported by the state Department of Health. Thi...
Hometown2 Jan 02, 2025

WALMART BROCCOLI RECALL ISSUED
A company that produces packaged broccoli sold in Walmart stores is conducting a voluntary recall. Braga Fresh packages ready-to-eat 12oz broccoli florets under the Marketside brand. The company says ...
Hometown2 Jan 02, 2025

MORE SNOW COMING THURSDAY NIGHT
From the US National Weather Service There's still a bit of snow to get through tonight, but the UNWS is advising of the next storm system, which has the potential to create accumulating snow across t...
Renda Media Jan 01, 2025

POLAR PLUNGE BRINGS MANY TO BLAIRSVILLE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE TRADITION
The New Year's Day tradition in Blairsville continued as the Polar Plunge was held on the banks of the Conemaugh River. (The crowd gathers to either go in or watch friends and family head into the Con...
Hometown2 Jan 01, 2025

MARTELL TO SERVE AS PANELIST FOR DEPT. OF EDUCATION WEBINAR
River Valley Superintendent Philip Martell was invited to serve as a panelist for a webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of Education. Martell will be featured during the department's series "Raise t...
Renda Media Jan 01, 2025

EXPECTED SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
From the US National Weather Service The new year will start off with snow, but the question is, how much through Friday evening at 7 pm? Here is the final update before the onset of accumulating snow...
Renda Media Jan 01, 2025

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY
Today is New Year's Day, and as we welcome the new year, there are some closures in effect. Federal, state and county government offices are closed for the day. This includes PA Driver License Centers...
Hometown2 Jan 01, 2025

PITTMAN ISSUES STATEMENT CONCERNING ELECTRICITY PRICES, SHAPIRO ANNOUNCEMENT
PA Senate majority leader Joe Pittman has issued a statement in response to an announcement by Governor Josh Shapiro concerning electricity prices. On Monday, Shapiro announced he filed a complaint wi...
Hometown2 Jan 01, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS IN NOVEMBER
Indiana County's unemployment rate dropped in the month of November. The PA Department of Labor and Industry said that Indiana County's rate went down three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3 percent...
Hometown2 Jan 01, 2025

FIRST INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE CALL OF 2025 A NOISE VIOLATION
The first police call of the year for Indiana Borough Police was for a violation of the borough's noise ordinance. Officers were called out at 12:41 this morning to a home in the 100 block of North 2n...
Hometown2 Jan 01, 2025












