Category Archives: Local News

MAN ARRESTED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN STOLEN CAR IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
A Pittsburgh man was arrested by state police in Center Township after being caught in a stolen car on Sunday. The incident happened on March 24th at 12:56 PM along Route 119 South in Center Township....
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2024

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD MAY APPROVE SMALL REMODELING PROJECT AGREEMENT
The River Valley School Board will meet tonight and on the agenda is the approval of a contract for a small remodeling project. The project will be for the automation and engineering room and accordin...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2024

PSP RELEASE FINAL STATS ON IUPATTY'S 2024 DETAIL
State police have released their final numbers from the four-day IUPatty's detail, and have reported fewer traffic-related incidents and a slight uptick in other investigations and arrests. State poli...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY DA ISSUES STATEMENT ON STORMER SENTENCING
Indiana County's District Attorney is offering comment on the sentencing of a man charged with sexually assaulting a child. Yesterday, 24-year-old Tyler Stormer of Big Run was ordered to serve between...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2024

IUP TO HOLD PRESENTATION ON LONG-RANGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN
A special presentation on the IUP Indiana Campus Long-Range Facilities Master Plan has been scheduled for next week. The event is planned for 5-6 PM on April 2nd at the PNC Room of the Kovalchic Conve...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2024

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE REPORT ONLY ONE LARGE GATHERING DURING IUPATTY'S WEEKEND
Indiana borough police have released some of the reports made during IUPatty's weekend, which includes one report of a large gathering Saturday night that had to be broken up. That large gathering was...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2024

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD UPDATED ON ECLIPSE PLANS, APPROVES CHANGE ORDERS FOR EISENHOWER PROJECT
On Monday, the Indiana School Board heard an update on the district's plans for the day of the solar eclipse. Superintendent Robert Heinrich said that they will dismiss the secondary students early th...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

BIG RUN MAN TO SERVE UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A CHILD
A Big Run man who pleaded no contest in connection with the sexual assault of a child was ordered to serve time in state prison this morning in Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas. 24-year-old Tyle...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

QUIET SATURDAY REPORTED FOR IUPATTY'S
No major parties were reported by the Indiana Area Collaborative Team on the Saturday night of IUPatty's weekend. In the report released Sunday morning, Indiana Borough Police reported that there was ...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

TWO FIRES REPORTED ON SUNDAY
Two fires were reported within an hour of each other by Indiana County 911 on Sunday. The first call was at 4:23 PM for a brush fire at a property along Route 954 North in Washington Township. Plumvil...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 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











