Category Archives: Local News

MAN PLEADS GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL IN CONNECTION WITH JANUARY 2025 ARSON
A man charged with burning down a house in North Mahoning Township in 2025 pleaded guilty but mentally ill to five counts in Indiana County Court on Friday. According to Indiana County District Attorn...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2026

PITTMAN ADVOCATES FOR POWER PLANTS IN SHELOCTA, SEWARD
Senator Joe Pittman last week urged the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce to get involved in encouraging people to offer their support for the Keystone Generating Station in Shelocta and the Conemaug...
Hometown1 Feb 01, 2026

STAUFFER OFFERS UPDATES ON SEVERAL PROJECTS AT CHAMBER BOARD MEETING
At that Indiana County Chamber of Commerce board meeting last week, Byron Stauffer of the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development reported that construction of the pedestrian bridge over Rou...
Hometown1 Feb 01, 2026

PJM PUBLISHES STRATEGY FOR "LARGE LOAD" DATA CENTERS
PJM Interconnection, the power grid supplier for Pennsylvania and all or portions of twelve other states, says it has decided on a strategy for handling the massive power demands associated with data ...
Hometown1 Feb 01, 2026

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS THIS WEEK
The Purchase Line school board will hold a work session on Monday, with an extensive agenda including a list of district policies, a number of spring school field trips, and other business. One item o...
Hometown1 Feb 01, 2026

REMINDER: WEHRUM ROAD TO CLOSE ON TUESDAY
A portion of Wehrum Road in East Wheatfield Township will close on Tuesday for a bridge replacement project. PennDOT announced the closure last week. The road will close where River Road meets Wehrum,...
Hometown1 Feb 01, 2026

COLD SNAP CONTINUES
For most of the week, temperatures have not gone above 20 degrees, and that trend is expected to continue at least one more day. Bitter cold temperatures and extremely low wind chills triggered an upg...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026

PSP LOOKING FOR IDENTITY OF MAN DEPOSITING FAKE CHECKS IN INDIANA COUNTY BANKS
State police are investigating two incidents of fraudulent checks at banks in Indiana County and are looking for the public's help in identifying the suspect. The transactions happened on January 23rd...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026

HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN SOUTH BEND TOWNSHIP
A home in South Bend Township in Armstrong County was destroyed by a fire last night. Nine fire departments from Armstrong and Indiana counties were on the scene for the blaze at a one-story home with...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026

TWO FIRES, ONE ACCIDENT REPORTED ON FRIDAY
After a relatively quiet week, fire crews were busy on Friday with several calls for assistance A structure fire was reported at 7:51 AM on Robinson Street in West Wheatfield Township. Bolivar, Clyde,...
Hometown2 Jan 31, 2026












