Category Archives: Local News

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD STARTS EFFORT TO BRING DISTRICT POLICY UP TO DATE
At last night's meeting, the Purchase Line School Board discussed, approved or deleted many different items concerning district policy. The board approved 20 policies to be either revised or deleted, ...
Hometown2 Jan 15, 2024

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a day that celebrates the birth of the civil rights activist. As today is a national holiday, there are some closures in effect. Federal, State and County offices...
Hometown2 Jan 15, 2024

PLSB EXPECTED TO APPROVE POLICIES, FUNDING RESOLUTION TONIGHT
The Purchase Line School Board will meet tonight and the board will deal with 39 policies in some form. 20 policies will be up for approval with the majority of those policies undergoing revision. Tho...
Hometown2 Jan 15, 2024

RIVER VALLEY SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVES AWARD FROM PITTSBURGH TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
The superintendent of the River Valley School District was honored with an award from the Pittsburgh Technology Council. (Photo provided by the River Valley School District) Phillip Martell was given ...
Hometown2 Jan 15, 2024

FIRE DESTROYS ROOFS OF TWO DUPLEXES IN INDIANA
The roofs of two duplexes in Indiana were destroyed by a fire Sunday night in Indiana Borough. (Fire crews working from the front (left) and back (right) of the two duplexes. Photos by Josh Widdowson)...
Hometown2 Jan 14, 2024

TRENDING: MORE DEMOCRATS SWITCHING TO REPUBLICAN IN PENNSYLVANIA
More Pennsylvania Democrats switched their voter registration to Republican in 2023 than vice versa, including in Indiana County, where Republicans were already dominant. According to the Pennsylvania...
Hometown1 Jan 14, 2024

FLU CASES REMAIN HIGH, BUT THE RATE IS FALLING
For the first time in many weeks, the rate of new cases of flu in Pennsylvania went down in the weekly report by the State Health Department, but it remains very high. 59,841 new lab-confirmed cases w...
Hometown1 Jan 14, 2024

STEVENSON'S APPEAL DENIED
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has denied Justin Stevenson's petition for relief from his life sentence for the murders of Timothy Gardner and Jacqueline Brink, who were beaten to death ...
Hometown1 Jan 14, 2024

GAME COMMISSION SEARCHES FOR FLOCKS OF TURKEYS
The State Game Commission wants you to help them find flocks of turkey. Starting Monday and for the next two months, the Game Commission is asking state residents to report the location of turkey floc...
Hometown1 Jan 14, 2024

POWER OUTAGES, LINES DOWN DURING FRIDAY WINDSTORMS
Friday afternoon and evening were busy times for Indiana County's First responders due to the strong winds that came through the area. Between noon and 7:35 PM on Friday, 15 incidents where utility li...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 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









