Category Archives: Local News

STAUFFER: WORK AT BUSINESS PARKS WILL EXPAND JOB CREATION OPPORTUNITIES
At last week's Indiana County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting, Office of Planning and Development Executive Director Byron Stauffer Jr. reported that there are a number of projects unde...
Hometown1 Nov 26, 2023

ONE HURT IN NANTY-GLO FIRE
One person was hurt in a fire in Nanty-Glo on Friday. Firefighters were called out to 1096 Caroline Street around 4:00 PM. Initial reports said that the fire started in the kitchen in a two-story home...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2023

POLICE REPORTS: UNDERAGE DRINKING, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, DOMESTIC INCIDENT
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Indiana Borough Police have charged three people from Allegheny County with underage drinking and other crimes after an incident last Sunday night. Police pulled over a car driv...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2023

INDIANA FIRE ASSOCIATION CALLED OUT TWICE ON FRIDAY
The holiday weekend so far has been relatively quiet so far. Two calls for service were reported by Indiana County 911 on Friday. The first was a vehicle accident at 2:12 PM on Oakland Avenue in the W...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2023

DOWNTOWN INDIANA TO CELEBRATE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
While Black Friday focused on sales at major stores throughout the country, today will focus on local, small businesses. Downtown Indiana will host Small Business Saturday at businesses throughout the...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2023

DEER HUNTERS REMINDED OF NEW CWD RULES IN EFFECT FOR THIS YEAR
Hunters are headed out once again for the start of another hunting season, but this time it is to bag a deer. Today marks the start of rifle deer season. It is anticipated that this will be one of the...
Hometown2 Nov 25, 2023

ANCHOR STORES AT INDIANA MALL ACTIVE ON BLACK FRIDAY
Today is "Black Friday", which is the usual traditional start to the Holiday Shopping Season, and on the local level, business was brisk at the major retailers in Indiana Mall. Mall manager Sherry Ren...
Hometown2 Nov 24, 2023

ONE CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS ON THANKSGIVING EVE
A Cambria County man was cited Wednesday evening following an incident in Blairsville. Blairsville Borough Police say shortly before 10:30 PM, they were summoned to the 400 block of East Market Street...
Renda Media Nov 24, 2023

BLACK FRIDAY PROMPTING SOME CLOSURES
While today is not officially a holiday, some institutions are treating Black Friday as one. Black Friday is the traditional start of the Christmas Shopping Season and many stores are holding sales th...
Hometown2 Nov 24, 2023

LOCAL CHRISTMAS TREE SUPPLIES LOOK TO BE GOOD
While shoppers will be out for the big deals at stores throughout the area, today is also the start of the retail Christmas Tree season, and the Indiana County Christmas Tree Growers Association says ...
Hometown2 Nov 24, 2023

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











