Category Archives: Local News

PENNS MANOR STUDENT RECEIVES TOP HONOR FROM PA FFA
A member of the Penns Manor High School FFA has received a top honor from the state's Future Farmers of America group at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Earlier this week, Ava Wenzel was awarded the FFA K...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2024

APPLICATION FOR PENNDOT DISTRICT 10 INTERNSHIPS OPEN
PennDOT announced that the application period is open for some internships throughout District 10. The paid internships are being offered to college students and non-students to gain hands-on experien...
Hometown2 Jan 11, 2024

PENNS MANOR SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PLAN NEXT MONTH
A plan to help teachers get acclimated to the Penns Manor School District will be discussed at next month's school board meeting. During his comments at last night's meeting, Superintendent Daren John...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE LABOR AGREEMENTS, HONOR RENEE FLEMING
The Indiana County Commissioners met this morning and approved three labor agreements. One of the agreements is with the PSSU Commissioner Residual Group that represents CYS Caseworkers, some planning...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

IRMC AT CHESTNUT RIDGE TO OPEN AT 1:00 PM TODAY
UPDATE: Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced that IRMC at Chestnut Ridge will reopen at 1:00 today with limited operations. Urgi-care, walk-in laboratory and X-Ray will be available. IRMC pro...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

ROADSTER FACTORY OFFICIALS HOPE TO REOPEN AFTER FIRE
The owner of a popular foreign car part business that was destroyed in a fire last month says that they hope to have the chance to reopen. In a post to the Facebook page of The Roadster Factory, Alber...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

PENELEC SEES UPTICK IN OUTAGES, MOST OF REA OUTAGES FIXED
UPDATE AS OF 11:29 A.M.: At this hour, Penelec reports 1,843 customers are without power. Burrell Township still sees the highest concentration of outages with 1,417 customers affected, marking an inc...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY WITH LINES DOWN, BASEMENT PUMPING CALLS
Indiana County first responders were busy on Tuesday at the height of the strong wind, snow and rainstorms that rolled through the area. Indiana County 911 reported about 40 calls for service yesterda...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

WEATHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
Once again, our area is under an advisory from the National Weather Service concerning high winds. A high wind advisory was put in place last night at 7:00 just as a high wind warning expired. That ad...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 2024

POLICE IN CLYMER LOOKING FOR WOMAN WHO STOLE FROM DOLLAR GENERAL
Police in Clymer are turning to the public to help them catch someone who stole from the Dollar General store on Franklin Street. Police say the theft reportedly happened on January 6th between 7:00 a...
Hometown2 Jan 10, 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









