Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE LOOKING FOR MISSING PERSON
Indiana Borough Police are looking for a woman who went missing from her home. Police say that 20-year-old Samiriyah Shivers was last seen walking away from her home in the area of North 5th Street. N...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2023

IUP CIO HONORED WITH AWARD FROM TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL PLANNING NEWSLETTER
IUP's Chief Information Officer has been selected as University Technology Leader of the Year by an online newsletter for leaders in technology and digital planning. CIO Bill Balint is the second pers...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2023

INDIANA POLICE ISSUE UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO DOWNTOWN INDIANA INCIDENTS
Indiana Borough Police have released an update on an investigation into some incidents in the downtown Indiana business district. Chief Justin Schawl issued a post on social media on Thursday that pol...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2023

SOME CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR VETERANS' DAY
Today marks the federal observance of Veterans' Day, and there are some closures in effect. Federal, State and County government offices are closed for the day, and that includes the county courts. Pe...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2023

ANGELS WINGS PROGRAM TO KICK OFF AT IUP BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT
Two things will kick off tonight at the KCAC. One of them is the IUP men's basketball season, and the other is the Angels Wings season. The annual charitable effort sponsored by Diamond Drug and Diamo...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2023

PA SOLAR CENTER REQUESTING PROPOSALS FOR INDIANA WASTEWATER PLANT
The Pennsylvania Solar Center is requesting proposals from qualified solar developers for the Indiana Wastewater Treatment Plant. The primary goal of the request for proposals, or RFP, is to identify ...
Hometown2 Nov 10, 2023

INDIANA POLICE CHIEF ISSUES STATEMENT ON SUSPECTED HARASSMENT INCIDENTS
Indiana Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl has released a statement about an investigation into some incidents in the Downtown Indiana business district where people were harassed by apparently the sa...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2023

SCHOOLS HONOR VETERANS TODAY
With school off tomorrow, many districts chose today to celebrate veterans and the sacrifices they made for our country. At the Homer-Center School District this morning, students recognized veterans ...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2023

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN CRASH INVOLVING TRI-AXLE TRUCK
No one was hurt in a crash that happened this morning in Pine Township. Indiana County 911 dispatched Pine and Cherryhill Township firefighters to the intersection of Route 422 and 403 in Pine Townshi...
Renda Media Nov 09, 2023

IUP ANNOUNCES FIVE YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
IUP has announced five people that were honored recently with the 2023 Young Alumni Awards. The five are: From the College of Arts and Humanities, Richard Bielawa III from Pittsburgh, a 2015 philosoph...
Hometown2 Nov 09, 2023












