Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA SENIOR HIGH LOCKS DOWN FOR SITUATION WITH STUDENT
The following information was posted on the Indiana Area School District Facebook page shortly before 1:30 pm this afternoon: Safety Alert: Indiana Area High School - On January 12, 2022, the police w...
John Smathers Jan 12, 2022
COMMISSIONERS HIRE LAWFIRM FOR ELECTION-RELATED LAWSUIT
At their meeting Wednesday morning, the Indiana County Commissioners approved an agreement with an attorney to represent them in a lawsuit concerning elections. The agreement is with Babst Calland out...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2022
HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MAN CHARGED WITH PUNCHING WOMAN AT COURTHOUSE
Preliminary hearings are set for today for Indiana County's district courts, including one for a man charged with assaulting a woman at the Indiana County Courthouse on January 3rd. Court documents sh...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2022
FLU CASES CONTINUE TO IMPACT PA, INDIANA COUNTY
While many are focused on Covid-19 and its many variants, influenza continues to be prevalent in Indiana County and across Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that Indiana Coun...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2022
PURCHASE LINE CONSIDERS ELEMENTARY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
Another Indiana County school district is considering establishing an after-school program for its students and is seeking input from the public. The Purchase Line School District is asking parents to...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2022
UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN
On Tuesday night, the United School Board approved changes to the district's health and safety plan. According to Superintendent Barbara Parkins, the changes bring the plan in line with the recent rec...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2022
IASD PUTS MORE SCHOOLS UNDER TEMPORARY MASK MANDATE
One day after announcing that the Indiana Senior High School was requiring masks for all its students due to high Covid-19 numbers, Indiana Area Superintendent Michael Vuckovich announced mask mandate...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2022
THREE PEOPLE EXTRICATED IN CRASH IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP ON MONDAY
Three people had to be extricated from a vehicle involved in a two-vehicle accident on Monday in Burrell Township. The Black Lick and Blairsville fire departments were dispatched at 6:14 PM by Indiana...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2022
INDIANA COUNTY NAACP TO HOST VIRTUAL EVENT FOR MLK DAY
The Indiana County NAACP will present a special video chat program this Monday as part of its celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The program "An MLK Speakout: Facing Fears of the Inevitable" ...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2022
PITTMAN NOT SURPRISED BUT DISAPPOINTED IN WOLF'S RGGI DISAPPROVAL VETO
On Monday, Governor Tom Wolf vetoed legislation that would have prevented Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The legislation was a RGGI disapproval resolution that had passed...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2022
Allergies?
Allergy season arrived earlier than usual this year all across the U.S. If you’re an allergy sufferer, how do you deal with them?
I have to get shots from my doctor
Over-the-counter does the job
I stay inside as often as I can.
I mask up.
Lots of tissue and misery. I suffer.
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