Category Archives: Local News

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF OFFICE DEDICATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Pennsylvania's Attorney General has announced the launch of the office's first-ever section dedicated to human trafficking. The mission of the office is to address and bolster statewide efforts to eff...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2024

PUMPING DETAILS, CAR CRASHES REPORTED WEDNESDAY
After dealing with over 40 calls during the winter storms on Tuesday, Indiana County First Responders had a very calm day on Wednesday. Two pumping details were called for in Center Township, with bot...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2024

PENNS MANOR STUDENT RECEIVES TOP HONOR FROM PA FFA
A member of the Penns Manor High School FFA has received a top honor from the state's Future Farmers of America group at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Earlier this week, Ava Wenzel was awarded the FFA K...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2024

APPLICATION FOR PENNDOT DISTRICT 10 INTERNSHIPS OPEN
PennDOT announced that the application period is open for some internships throughout District 10. The paid internships are being offered to college students and non-students to gain hands-on experien...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2024

PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PLAN NEXT MONTH
A plan to help teachers get acclimated to the Penns Manor School District will be discussed at next month's school board meeting. During his comments at last night's meeting, Superintendent Daren John...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE LABOR AGREEMENTS, HONOR RENEE FLEMING
The Indiana County Commissioners met this morning and approved three labor agreements. One of the agreements is with the PSSU Commissioner Residual Group that represents CYS Caseworkers, some planning...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

IRMC AT CHESTNUT RIDGE TO OPEN AT 1:00 PM TODAY
UPDATE: Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced that IRMC at Chestnut Ridge will reopen at 1:00 today with limited operations. Urgi-care, walk-in laboratory and X-Ray will be available. IRMC pro...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

ROADSTER FACTORY OFFICIALS HOPE TO REOPEN AFTER FIRE
The owner of a popular foreign car part business that was destroyed in a fire last month says that they hope to have the chance to reopen. In a post to the Facebook page of The Roadster Factory, Alber...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

PENELEC SEES UPTICK IN OUTAGES, MOST OF REA OUTAGES FIXED
UPDATE AS OF 11:29 A.M.: At this hour, Penelec reports 1,843 customers are without power. Burrell Township still sees the highest concentration of outages with 1,417 customers affected, marking an inc...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY WITH LINES DOWN, BASEMENT PUMPING CALLS
Indiana County first responders were busy on Tuesday at the height of the strong wind, snow and rainstorms that rolled through the area. Indiana County 911 reported about 40 calls for service yesterda...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 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











