Category Archives: Local News

NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN PASSHE AND APSCUF OVER COACHES CONTRACT
Negotiations continued over the last two days between the State System of Higher Education and the union representing it's coaches. In a news release from APSCUF, the two sides met on Thursday and Fri...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 2024

CHARGES FILED BY POLICE FOR INCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER
Indiana Borough police have filed charges an individual from Delaware County with simple assault, criminal mischief and other crimes for an incident last September. Police say 21-year-old Chartine Sek...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 2024

PAINT THE PLOW VOTE ENDS MONDAY
Monday is the last day for people to vote in the PennDOT Paint the Plow contest. Schools across Pennsylvania will take part in the annual contest. Eleven plows were decorated by high school students a...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 2024

ANOTHER HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUED FOR TODAY
Just days after recovering from high winds that brought down tree limbs and power lines, another strong wind system is expected today in Indiana County. The National Weather Service has announced a Hi...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2024

PENNDOT ISSUES ADVICE AHEAD OF EXPECTED WINTER STORMS
Along with the windstorms, Indiana County is expecting another 1-3 inches of snow coming through the area, and PennDOT is advising people to be careful when driving during the storm. PennDOT District ...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2024

CRASH, STRUCTURE FIRE AMONG CALLS REPORTED ON THURSDAY
Indiana County first responders were called out for three incidents on Thursday. The first incident was a vehicle accident at 11:04 AM on Thursday. The crash was on Route 259 in West Wheatfield Townsh...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2024

PITTMAN OFFERS STATEMENT ON REPORT APPROVED BY BASIC ED. FUNDING COMMISSION
By a split 8-7 vote, the Basic Education Funding Commission adopted a Democratic-backed report that says the state will need to spend over $5 billion to address education funding gaps. The report reco...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2024

IUP TO OFFER FREE CYBERSECURITY CAMP FOR STUDENTS
IUP has announced the dates for a weeklong cybersecurity camp for high school students. The GenCyber student camp will be held June 24th to the 28th in-person at IUP from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and will h...
Hometown2 Jan 12, 2024

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF OFFICE DEDICATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Pennsylvania's Attorney General has announced the launch of the office's first-ever section dedicated to human trafficking. The mission of the office is to address and bolster statewide efforts to eff...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2024

PUMPING DETAILS, CAR CRASHES REPORTED WEDNESDAY
After dealing with over 40 calls during the winter storms on Tuesday, Indiana County First Responders had a very calm day on Wednesday. Two pumping details were called for in Center Township, with bot...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 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









