Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS HEARING ABOUT HORACE MANN BUILDING
The Indiana Area School Board hosted a public hearing concerning the future of the Horace Mann Elementary School. The Act 780 hearing is a requirement from the PA School Code, as one of the options fo...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2024

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES ELEMENTARY RECONFIGURATION
At a meeting Monday night, the Marion Center School Board unanimously approved a reconfiguration plan for the elementary grade levels. The plan makes Rayne Elementary School a Pre-K to 2nd Grade schoo...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2024

INDIANA TO HOST PUBLIC HEARING ON FUTURE OF HORACE MANN BUILDING TONIGHT
The Indiana Area School District will hold a public hearing tonight to discuss the future of Horace Mann elementary school. Tonight's special hearing will focus on the various options for the building...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2024

PRE-TRIAL HEARING SET FOR MAN ACCUSED OF HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE WHILE DUI
A pre-trial hearing is scheduled today for a man charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence for an incident in late August of last year. 34-year-old Joshua Brink of Smicksburg ...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2024

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD EXPECTED TO ADDRESS POSSIBLE ELEMENTARY RECONFIGURATION
The Marion Center School Board also meets tonight. They, too, have been talking about the configuration of their elementary schools, with discussion at last week's work session of a plan to change Ray...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2024

DUNKIN' TO OPEN SECOND INDIANA LOCATION TODAY
A second Dunkin' Donuts opened in Indiana today. The new Dunkin' is located on Locust Avenue, near "The Point" on 7th Street and Wayne Avenue in the former site of the GetGo Gas Station. The store wil...
Hometown2 Feb 26, 2024

WEEK TWO OF BUDGET HEARINGS INCLUDES MULTIPLE AGENCIES
A second week of state budget hearings will get underway Monday in the State House and Tuesday in the Senate, and both State Senator Joe Pittman and State Representative Jim Struzzi anticipate another...
Hometown1 Feb 25, 2024

INDIANA, MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARDS DISCUSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
The Indiana Area School District will hold a required Act 780 Hearing tomorrow night to allow the public to comment on the future of the Horace Mann Elementary School. The board invites people to air ...
Hometown1 Feb 25, 2024

SUPREME COURT TO CONSIDER CONSTITUTIONALITY OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
Pennsylvania's prisons hold more than 1,100 inmates convicted of murder and serving life sentences without the chance of parole for murder. On Friday, the State Supreme Court said it would hear argume...
Hometown1 Feb 25, 2024

INDIANA FIRE ASSOCIATION CALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES
Members of the Indiana Fire Association were busy on Friday with four calls that were reported by Indiana County 911. The first call required the response of not only fire crews, but the rescue squad ...
Hometown2 Feb 24, 2024

RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
I love it! It will help bring more economic activity to Indiana County!
I love it! It's much needed for the safety of folks to link the trails and access both sides of that busy highway.
I love it for both of the reasons listed above (as long as they maintain it.)
It's not going to be the economic boon they're saying it will be.
Not enough people will use it to have an effect on safety.
It will not be maintained and will fall into disuse rather quickly.
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM









