Category Archives: Local News

CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN DUE FOR SENTENCING ON RAPE CHARGES TODAY
A Clearfield County man is scheduled to be sentenced today for multiple charges of rape. Court documents show that 64-year-old Manas J. Lee of Westover will go before Judge Michael Clark for his heari...
Hometown2 Jul 01, 2024

INDIANA POLICE INVESTIGATING THREE-VEHICLE CRASH
Indiana Borough Police are investigating a crash involving three vehicles that happened Sunday evening. Police say that the crash was reported at 6:08 PM in the 1400 block of Water Street. The driver ...
Hometown2 Jul 01, 2024

INDIGO ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CONTACTLESS FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM
The Indiana County Transit Authority has announced a new contactless fare collection system that will be put in place soon. The new system will allow passengers to use a mobile-ticketing platform wher...
Hometown2 Jul 01, 2024

PERSON DISPLACED IN FIRE IN HOMER CITY
One person was left without a home after a fire in Homer City Sunday morning. (Photos by Mark Bertig) Indiana County 911 reports that Homer City, Indiana, Black Lick, Blairsville and Brush Valley fire...
Hometown2 Jun 30, 2024

BUSINESS SURVEY, HELP FOR COAL COMMUNITIES HIGHLIGHT CHAMBER MEETING
At last week's Indiana County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting, Mark Hilliard reported that the Chamber Government Relations Committee will soon distribute a "business climate survey" to...
Hometown1 Jun 30, 2024

WOLF'S PLAN TO CHARGE FOR STATE POLICE PROTECTION RESURFACES
When he was governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf annually pushed a budget proposal to have municipalities in the Commonwealth that did not have their own police force pay a per-resident fee for state po...
Hometown1 Jun 30, 2024

PENNDOT MEMORIAL DISPLAY VISITS INDIANA COUNTY THIS WEEK
With the Fourth of July weekend approaching, PennDOT's traveling Worker's Memorial arrives in Indiana County this week. The display honoring PennDOT employees killed in the line of duty since 1970 wil...
Hometown1 Jun 30, 2024

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
Some heavy rain is expected in our area today, and that could cause some flooding in our area. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch that will remain in effect until 2:00 AM Sunday. Be...
Hometown2 Jun 29, 2024

FIREWORKS TONIGHT IN CORAL-GRACETON
The fireworks for Independence Day will start this weekend with a show being put on tonight in the Coral-Graceton area. This is part of an independence day festival being put on by the Graceton-Coral ...
Hometown2 Jun 29, 2024

FIRST RESPONDERS EXPO TODAY AT WHITE TOWNSHIP REC COMPLEX
An event to celebrate first responders in Indiana Borough and White Township will be held today. From 10 AM to 2 PM, the White Township Recreation Complex will host the township's Emergency Services E...
Hometown2 Jun 29, 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











