Category Archives: Local News

DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS TODAY
Voters have until the end of business today to register to vote for the upcoming general election. To be eligible to vote, you must be at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the U.S. for at least a mo...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2024

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOUR TIMES ON SUNDAY
Indiana County first responders had a busy afternoon on Sunday with four calls for service. The first call of the day was at 12:11 PM for a call of utility lines down on Mulligan Hill Road in West Whe...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2024

VOLUNTEER GROUP PLANS EVENTS TO ERADICATE INVASIVE PLANTS
A group of volunteers will be at the White Township Recreation Complex today to work on eradicating the invasive multiflora rose from the grounds. According to the township, the Plant Patrol group wil...
Hometown1 Oct 20, 2024

TRIALS TO BEGIN IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
After a series of pretrial procedures last week, jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for 35-year-old Joshua Brink, the Smicksburg man charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI and related off...
Hometown1 Oct 20, 2024

WORK SCHEDULED THIS WEEK AND NEXT ON CARTER AVENUE
PennDOT says Carter Avenue in Indiana Borough and White Township will be closed to traffic from Tuesday through Thursday this week for drainage work and next week it will close again for paving, from ...
Hometown1 Oct 20, 2024

INDIANA AREA COMMITTEE, MARION CENTER BOARD TO MEET
The Indiana Area School District is reminding the public that paving operations on North 5th Street will reduce traffic all this week to one lane in the area of the Senior High School during school ho...
Hometown1 Oct 20, 2024

2024 LOVE OF LIFE 5K A GREAT SUCCESS
The Love of Life 5K run was held Saturday morning in Downtown Indiana. The event is part of the annual campaign to raise money for breast cancer treatment and related items at Indiana Regional Medical...
Hometown2 Oct 19, 2024

LOVE OF LIFE 5K TO BE HELD TODAY
Runners will hit the streets in Indiana Borough and a portion of White Township to help support breast cancer awareness. The Love of Life 5K gets underway at 9:00 this morning with on-site registratio...
Hometown2 Oct 19, 2024

COMMODORE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY ON FRIDAY
Indiana County's First Responders were busy throughout the day on Friday. The first call of the day was for an automatic fire alarm at 1:02 AM on Pratt Drive in White township that brought the Indiana...
Hometown2 Oct 19, 2024

STEELER LEGEND TO TALK WITH IUP HOLISTIC HEALTH CLUB
A legendary Pittsburgh Steeler will be the guest speaker at an event for the IUP Holistic Health Club. Former Steeler and Vietnam Veteran Rocky Bleier will speak at a program on Thursday, October 24th...
Hometown2 Oct 19, 2024

E-bike Regulations
Contrary to common belief, Pennsylvania does regulate e-bikes, with age (16 and older), speed and power limitations. But are they regulated enough?
No! E-bikes are too powerful, and too fast!
No! Helmets should be required.
The laws are fine. Enforcing them is the problem. People are too reckless.
State law can only do so much. Local laws need to be tougher.
Let 'em alone! E-bikes aren't a problem.
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