Category Archives: Local News

REBAR DUE FOR POST-SENTENCE MOTION HEARING TODAY
A Latrobe man sentenced last month for dragging a trooper with his car in an incident in White Township in February of last year is due in court today for a post-sentence motion hearing. Matthew Rebar...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2023

WCCC PRESIDENT TO RESIGN
The president of Westmoreland County Community College has announced her resignation, which will go into effect at the end of the school year. When Tuesday Stanley officially retires on June 30th of n...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2023

IRMC PARK CHRISTMAS TREE SELECTED
The Indiana County Tourist Bureau has announced that the tree to be installed in IRMC Park for the holiday season has been selected. (Photo provided by the Indiana County Tourist Bureau) The Indiana C...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2023

FIVE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED THURSDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
Five vehicle accidents were reported on Thursday in Indiana County. The first was on Route 119 South in Burrell Township at 3:38 PM. That brought the Black Lick and Blairsville Fire Departments, Citiz...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2023

KOPCHICK HALL TO HAVE RIBBON CUTTING NEXT THURSDAY
IUP has announced that the new science and math building will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 2nd. The John J. and Char Kopchick Hall is a 142,536 square foot facility on IUP's Oak Grove th...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2023

MEDAL OF COURAGE FOR INDIANA MAN KILLED IN UKRAINE PRESENTED TODAY
At a ceremony earlier today at the 119 Professional Center, the mother of an Indiana man killed in the Ukraine war was presented with his Medal of Courage from the Ukrainian Government. (Naval Attache...
Hometown2 Oct 26, 2023

COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES DEBATE ISSUES AT RENDA MEDIA STUDIOS
The four candidates on the ballot for the Indiana County Commissioners met at the Renda Media Studios in Indiana for a debate this morning. Topics during the debate ranged from the closure of the Home...
Hometown2 Oct 26, 2023

HOME MAN FOUND GUILTY AFTER FAILING TO REGISTER WITH MEGAN'S LAW
A man from Home who was previously convicted of indecent assault was found guilty Wednesday afternoon after failing to register as a sex offender. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said 60...
Renda Media Oct 26, 2023

ARMSTRONG COUNTY HOSPITAL LOOKS TO JOIN PA MOUNTAINS CARE NETWORK
The Armstrong County Memorial Hospital's board of directors has signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore joining a health care affiliation group that includes Indiana Regional Medical Center a...
Hometown2 Oct 26, 2023

UKRANIAN EMBASSY TO AWARD INDIANA MAN WITH POSTHUMOUS MEDAL OF COURAGE
Members of the Ukrainian Embassy will be in Indiana today to honor a local man who was killed in the war for Ukraine. US Army Veteran Trent Davis was killed in the Ukraine in November of 2022. An army...
Hometown2 Oct 26, 2023












