Category Archives: Local News

MAN CHARGED WITH MAKING METH DUE FOR MOTIONS HEARING
A Homer City man charged with creating methamphetamine is due in court today for a motions hearing. 59-year-old George F. Sager is charged with two counts of depositing, storing or disposing of chemic...
Hometown2 May 15, 2024

IUP GETTING READY TO RESTRUCTURE ACADEMIC SYSTEM
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is getting ready to restructure its academic system, which includes some name changes for its colleges and dropping some low-enrolled programs. Last Thursday, the IU...
Hometown2 May 15, 2024

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES ADVERTISING '24-'25 BUDGET
The United School Board approved advertising the 2024-25 budget, but it does contain a deficit. Expenditures come to $24,293,113 while revenues come to $23,778.662, with a deficit of $514,691. The bud...
Hometown2 May 15, 2024

MARTEL PULLS APPLICATION FOR CHARTIERS VALLEY SUPERINTENDENT
River Valley School District Superintendent Phillip Martel has withdrawn his name from the running to be the superintendent of Chartiers Valley School District. The sudden withdrawal of his applicatio...
Hometown2 May 15, 2024

WHITE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES SITE PLAN FOR NEW NAPA RETAIL-DISTRIBUTION SITE
The White Township Planning Commission last night approved both a final minor subdivision and a final site plan for a new store and distribution center behind the Aldi along Oakland Avenue. The new ce...
Hometown2 May 14, 2024

PITTSBURGH MAN ENTERS GUILTY PLEAS FOR OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING AT IUP
A Pittsburgh man entered guilty pleas in Indiana County Court Tuesday morning for charges connected to an officer-involved shooting on IUP's campus last year. Indiana County District Attorney Robert M...
Renda Media May 14, 2024

PHONE LINES DOWN AT PSP-INDIANA
State police at the Indiana barracks are letting people know that their non-emergency line is not working. According to the State Police Troop A X feed, there's no word yet on when the phone lines wil...
Hometown2 May 14, 2024

MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING AT IUP DUE IN COURT
Plea court hearings are scheduled today for a Pittsburgh man charged in two cases, including one connected with an officer-involved shooting on IUP's campus last October. Court documents show that 20-...
Hometown2 May 14, 2024

ROUNDTABLE MEETING TO DISCUSS INCENTIVIZING STUDENT TEACHING TO BE HELD TODAY
A roundtable meeting is scheduled for today in the Indiana High School concerning incentivizing student teaching. That roundtable will be held from 11 to noon today at the junior high school, and it i...
Hometown2 May 14, 2024

TWO FIRES REPORTED OVER LAST 24 HOURS BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
First responders were called out for two fires: one last night and one this morning. Indiana County 911 reported the first fire was a car port that caught fire at 7:29 PM along Route 286 West in Young...
Hometown2 May 14, 2024












