Category Archives: Local News

HOMER CITY MAN SENTENCED FOR INCIDENT IN IRMC
A Homer City man was sentenced in three separate cases yesterday. Judge Michel Clark oversaw the three sentencing hearings for 50-year-old Shawn Lyman, who was charged in two cases with Simple Assault...
Hometown2 Jul 21, 2023

WOODROW HICKS, JR. BACK IN COURT FOR STATUS CONFERENCE
A man who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor in 2012 is due back in Indiana County Court this morning for a status conference. Court documents show that the conference is for Woodrow Hick...
Hometown2 Jul 21, 2023

OUTAGES, LINES DOWN REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING
While Indiana County was under a severe weather threat late last night, few negative effects from the strong storms have been reported. Indiana County 911 reported a handful of incidents from last nig...
Hometown2 Jul 21, 2023

2023 TASTE AND TOUR A SUCCESS
The 2023 edition of Taste and Tour was a rousing success in Downtown Indiana Thursday night. Sam Kenly with Downtown Indiana, Inc. said that this year's participation was better than last year. Kenly ...
Hometown2 Jul 20, 2023

MORE INFORMATION RELEASED ON THE KILLING OF JOHNSTOWN MAN
More information was released Thursday afternoon concerning the death of a Johnstown man who was killed and later discovered near the Indiana-Cambria County line. Daryl Vincent Lee, Jr. was found dead...
Hometown2 Jul 20, 2023

PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTES TO FREEZE TUITION AGAIN
For the fifth year in a row, tuition rates will remain the same for some students in the State System of Higher Education. At a meeting held this morning, the Board of Governors for the State System v...
Hometown2 Jul 20, 2023

NEW TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN PLACE FOR 9TH STREET IN GAS LINE WORK ZONE
As construction resumes on a gas line project in Indiana Borough today, traffic delays are expected in the area of 9th and Philadelphia Streets and 9th and Church Streets. Flaggers are once again out ...
Hometown2 Jul 20, 2023

PITTMAN, STRUZZI, SMITH ANNOUNCE PENNVEST GRANT FOR INDIANA COUNTY
State Senator Joe Pittman and Representatives Jim Struzzi and Brian Smith announced that the Indiana County Municipal Services Authority received over $6 million in PENNVEST grant money. The $6,820,65...
Hometown2 Jul 20, 2023

PLEA, SENTENCING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Today will be busy for Indiana County's court of common pleas with many plea and sentencing hearings on the docket. While most of them deal with DUI-related crimes, one sentencing will deal with a scr...
Hometown2 Jul 20, 2023

MORE INFORMATION RELEASED ON BODY FOUND NEAR INDIANA-CAMBRIA COUNTY LINE
More information is expected to be released today in a homicide case that started when a body was found near the Indiana-Cambria County border. According to Cambria County District Attorney Gregory Ne...
Hometown2 Jul 20, 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









