Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA COUNTY STRUGGLES WITH CHILD POVERTY, OVERALL POVERTY RATES
New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey five-year estimates show child poverty decreasing in nearly two dozen Pennsylvania counties, including Indiana County. But while Ind...
Hometown1 Jan 08, 2023

PURCHASE LINE POISED TO HIRE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
With superintendent Shawn Ford's impending departure to become assistant superintendent of the DuBois Area School District, the Purchase Line School Board is poised to hire an interim superintendent o...
Hometown1 Jan 08, 2023

FARM SHOW OPENS WITH BIG CROWDS
Attendance yesterday on the first day at the State Farm Show was hard to measure but appeared to be up, even if the best true measure was the crowded parking lots. Official attendance numbers have not...
Hometown1 Jan 08, 2023

JOHNSTOWN MAN SENTENCED FOR DRUG RING
A former Johnstown man was sentenced in federal court earlier this week for drug possession and distribution charges. 41-year-old Anthony Andrews was sentenced on Thursday to charges of conspiracy to ...
Hometown2 Jan 07, 2023

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR SEVERAL INCIDENTS
Friday turned into a busy day for Indiana County first responders. Homer City Fire Department was called out for a fuel leak at the Homer-Center School complex at 10:10 AM. Three fire departments woul...
Hometown2 Jan 07, 2023

TWO MEN SENTENCED YESTERDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
An Indiana man was sentenced yesterday in two theft cases. 25-year-old Matthew Oberhaus of Indiana was ordered to serve a total of one year of probation and to pay fines and court costs for incidents ...
Hometown2 Jan 07, 2023

GAS PRICE AVERAGES TRENDING UPWARD
Gas prices across the nation, the state and in Indiana County are trending upward. The national average is now at $3.28 a gallon. That represents a 9-cent jump from last week, but it is a seven-cent d...
Hometown2 Jan 07, 2023

YEARLY STATISTICS REVEALED BY BLACK LICK, INDIANA FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Two more fire departments across Indiana County announced their statistics for 2022 on Friday. According to a Facebook post, Indiana Fire Association responded to 628 incidents last year, 339 were rep...
Renda Media Jan 06, 2023

IRMC ANNOUNCES FIRST BIRTH IN 2023 AT HOSPITAL
Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced the first birth of 2023 at the hospital. (Photo provided by IRMC) According to a news release, Caleb Gnagey was the first baby born at IRMC's It's A Wonde...
Hometown2 Jan 06, 2023

TWO SUSPECTS IN 2020 SHOOTING DUE IN COURT TODAY
Two of the suspects in a shooting at the Carriage House Apartments will be in Indiana County Court today. 20-year-olds Terrion Gates and Isaiah Moore, both of Philadelphia, are due in court for their ...
Hometown2 Jan 06, 2023












