Category Archives: Local News

MANZI ANNOUNCES SENTENCING FOR MAN ARRESTED FOR HIT-AND-RUN DEATH
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that a man charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash entered guilty pleas earlier this month in Indiana County Court. Manzi said in a news ...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

PITTMAN, STRUZZI DISCUSS SEVERAL TOPICS AT EGGS AND ISSUES EVENT
The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce hosted Senator Joe Pittman and Representative Jim Struzzi for their annual Eggs and Issues breakfast event. The annual event gave a chance for people in the audi...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

CHAMBER'S EGGS AND ISSUES TO BE HELD TODAY
Two state legislators will be fielding questions this morning as part of the Eggs and Issues event. The event is being held today at the Indiana Country club, and the discussion is expected to get und...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

POLICE INVESTIGATING DEATH OF MAN FOUND AT TWO LICK RESERVOIR
State police are asking the public to help them with an investigation into the recent death of a man from Missouri. At 10:57 AM on Tuesday, state troopers from the Indiana barracks and the criminal in...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

INDIANA MAN SENTENCED ON FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES
An Indiana man was sentenced in Federal Court on Wednesday on drug-related charges. According to U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan in a news release, 52-year-old James Emanuel "Manny" Emerson was ordered t...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

PA SENATE PASSES TWO FISCAL CODE BILLS
On Wednesday, the PA Senate went into a special session and passed two fiscal code bills related to the 2023-24 budget, which is still incomplete as of this morning. According to a joint announcement ...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

PRELIMINARY HEARING SCHEDULED FOR WOMAN CHARGED WITH IMPROPER ACTS AGAINST A CARE-DEPENDENT PERSON
A woman charged with improperly caring for a care-dependent person is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing today. 35-year old Dinah Campbell is charged with misdemeanor counts of striking, shoving,...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

STATE POLICE TO BE OUT IN FORCE FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
The unofficial end of summer is coming up this weekend, and State Police is reminding everyone that they will be out on patrol to make sure everyone remains safe. In a news release, state troopers say...
Hometown2 Aug 31, 2023

FIVE INDIANA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS RANKED IN TOP 500 OF US NEWS WORLD REPORT LIST
U.S. News and World Report has released its High School rankings, and in Indiana County, five schools rank in the top 500 in the state. According to the publication, Indiana Senior High School ranked ...
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY DA ANNOUNCES PLEA DEAL IN OVERDOSE DEATH CASE
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that a woman pleaded guilty to charges connected with an overdose death in 2022. Manzi announced that on Friday, 40-year-old Heidi Jo Millar of ...
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2023

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









