Category Archives: Local News

TWO KILLED IN EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP FIRE
Two people were killed in a fire this morning in East Wheatfield Township. Fire crews from Clyde, Armagh-East Wheatfield, Brush Valley, Seward, New Florence and Bolivar; State Police; and Citizens' Am...
Hometown2 Jan 20, 2024

FIRE CREWS FIGHTING FIRE IN EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP
UPDATE: The fire in East Wheatfield Township is now being considered a fatal fire after two people were found dead. For more details, click here. WHAT WE FIRST REPORTED: Fire crews are currently battl...
Hometown2 Jan 20, 2024

MAN SENTENCED FOR FAILURE TO FOLLOW MEGHAN'S LAW REQUIREMENTS
A Marion Center man was sentenced this week for failing to comply with Meghan's Law requirements. District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that 60-year-old Robert Adams was ordered to serve between fi...
Hometown2 Jan 20, 2024

LAS VEGAS MEN SENTENCED IN "GRANDPARENT" SCHEME THAT HIT WESTERN PA
Two men from Las Vegas were sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a "grandparent" scheme that went through Western Pennsylvania US Attorney Eric Olshan announced in a news release that 57-y...
Hometown2 Jan 20, 2024

THREE INDIANA COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
U.S. News & World Report released its Best Elementary Schools rankings for 2024 and several schools from Indiana County were featured. In the overall list, East Pike Elementary School in Indiana w...
Renda Media Jan 19, 2024

LONGTIME VOLUNTEER, PERFORMER PATRICIA GAINES-HOLMES PASSES AWAY
Photo credit: Anthony Frazier A longtime Indiana performer and volunteer with many different organizations has passed away. Patricia Gaines-Holmes passed away recently. Born in Chicago, she later move...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2024

PA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES SLIGHTLY IN DECEMBER
Pennsylvania's Unemployment Rate went up a tenth of a percentage point in the month of December after months of remaining at record-low levels. The Department of Labor and Industry announced that the ...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2024

IUP ALUMNI BOARD DONATES $500,000 TO OSTEOPATHIC COLLEGE PROJECT
The IUP Alumni Association's Board of Directors has authorized a donation to help the university with its proposed college of osteopathic medicine. (IUP Alumni Board of Directors. Photo provided by IU...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2024

APSCUF, PASSHE REACH TENTATIVE DEAL ON TEACHERS CONTRACT
The State System of Higher Education and the union representing its teachers have agreed in principle to a new contract. The terms of the agreement have not yet been released. Both sides say that the ...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 2024

TWO ACCIDENTS REPORTED THURSDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Two vehicle accidents were reported yesterday by Indiana County 911. The first accident was at 3:27 PM on Route 422 East in Pine Township. State Police were called out with Pine and Cherryhill Townshi...
Hometown2 Jan 19, 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









