Category Archives: Local News

VEHICLE ACCIDENT, ALARMS, UTILITY LINES DOWN REPORTED ON SUNDAY
Indiana County First Responders were called out four times on Sunday. The first call was for a vehicle accident on South Clay Pike Road in West Wheatfield Township at 9:03 AM. Clyde fire department an...
Hometown2 Sep 16, 2024

PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY FOR WOMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE
A preliminary hearing is scheduled today for a woman charged with attempted homicide. 60-year-old Mary Elizabeth Stuller of Clarksburg is due before District Judge Christopher Welch today for the hear...
Hometown2 Sep 16, 2024

PSP INVESTIGATING APPLIANCE THEFT
State police are investigating the theft of some appliances that goes back to last month. Troopers say that between August 1st and 27th, someone was able to steal a hot water tank and a gas furnace fr...
Hometown2 Sep 16, 2024

TWO THIRD-PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DENIED SPACE ON PA BALLOTS
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court also ruled on the ballot status of two third-party presidential candidates. According to the ruling, Constitution Party candidate James Clymer and Claudia De la Cruz fro...
Hometown2 Sep 16, 2024

ATTORNEY FILES MOTION TO HALT WEISS RETRIAL
At a status meeting before Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco last week, Taylor Malcolm Johnson, the attorney for Ronald Weiss, filed a "sealed motion for a stay of court proceedings and eva...
Hometown1 Sep 15, 2024

MARION CENTER BOARD TO TACKLE RIVER VALLEY/ICTC SEPARATION DISPUTE
The Marion Center School Board holds a work session tomorrow, and the agenda includes discussion of the River Valley/ICTC separation movement. Last week the Indiana Area, Purchase Line, United, and Pe...
Hometown1 Sep 15, 2024

PEOPLES GAS RATE INCREASE REQUEST REDUCED BY PUC
The Public Utility Commission has approved a settlement reducing the rate increase request of Peoples Natural Gas by more than 40 percent. Under the agreement, Peoples would get an eleven percent incr...
Hometown1 Sep 15, 2024

SUPERLOAD TO HIT HIGHWAYS IN INDIANA, JEFFERSON AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES
PennDOT is warning people of an upcoming superload that will be on some roads in Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland Counties on Monday. Officials did not say what was being transported, but they did ...
Hometown2 Sep 14, 2024

PA SUPREME COURT RULES IMPROPERLY DATED MAIL-IN BALLOTS CAN BE DISCARDED
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled yesterday that mail-in ballots that are not dated properly could be thrown out. The state's high court said that the ruling was made on procedural grounds. Two wee...
Hometown2 Sep 14, 2024

KEYSTONE STATE CHALLENGE ACADEMY APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN
A program to help at-risk teens is accepting applications for its next class, which begins in January 2025. The Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy is a program open to 16-to-18-year-old Pennsylvania res...
Hometown2 Sep 14, 2024

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











