Category Archives: Local News

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

ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULED TODAY FOR MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A MINOR
An Indiana man is due back in court today for an oral argument concerning his conviction on charges related to the sexual assault of a minor in 2012. Court documents show that Woodrow Hicks, Jr. is du...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

MAN CHARGED WITH RAPING A CHILD DUE IN COURT FOR SENTENCING
A Big Run man who pleaded no contest in connection with the sexual assault of a child will be sentenced today in Indiana County Court. The charges were filed against 24-year-old Tyler Keaton Stormer b...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

CLYMER MAN CHARGED WITH 49 COUNTS OF CHILD PORN POSSESSION
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Clymer man who now faces charges related to possession of child pornography. 28-year-old Austin Troy Bingaman was charged in connection with an investiga...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2024

GAME COMMISSION RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT
The State Game Commission last week released its annual report to the House Game and Fisheries Committee, and said it had a 98.2 percent success rate in prosecutions for violations of wildlife regulat...
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2024

SHETLER SENTENCED FOR PROBATION VIOLATION
Ray Shetler Jr. has been sentenced to serve two-and-a-half to five years in state prison for his probation violation related to the 2015 shooting death of Saint Clair Township Police Officer Lloyd Ree...
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2024

INDIANA, MARION CENTER BOARDS TO MEET ON MONDAY
The Indiana Area School board will hold a special meeting Monday night to handle a number of items, two of which have to do with work on two district buildings. The board will vote on a motion to appl...
Hometown1 Mar 24, 2024

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
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