Category Archives: Local News

ANOTHER CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY DAY FOR INDIANA COUNTY
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced that Indiana County and the surrounding area is under another Code Orange Air Quality Action Alert. Smoke from the wildfires from ...
Hometown2 Jun 09, 2023

FIRE CREWS PREVENT BRUSH FIRE FROM SPREADING TO CAMPERS
The 61st brush fire of the year in Indiana County was reported yesterday, and fire crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to multiple RV's. The fire was reported at 9:35 yesterday morning on ...
Hometown2 Jun 09, 2023

HOMER CITY MAN DUE FOR PLEA COURT HEARING TODAY
A Homer City man will enter pleas in three cases today in Indiana County Court. 41-year-old Richard Michael Kolesar is scheduled to be in Indiana County Court at 10:00 for the plea hearings. In two ca...
Hometown2 Jun 09, 2023

MAN PLEADS GUILTY AND IS SENTENCED IN DRUG BUST CASE
A man charged in connection with a drug bust entered a guilty plea and was sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court. 24-year-old Toby Takach entered a guilty plea to a charge of possession of a con...
Hometown2 Jun 09, 2023

2023 "KISS A PIG" FUNDRAISER UNDERWAY
The Evergreen After School Club kicked off its annual and popular Kiss A Pig fundraiser with an event at Noble Stein Thursday night. (L to R: Brenda Lonetti, Larissa Murphy, Erin Dougherty, Zack Morro...
Hometown2 Jun 08, 2023

BLAIRSVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR RETAIL THEFT
A Blairsville man was arrested following an incident of retail theft on Wednesday. Blairsville Borough Police say they were informed by an unnamed person that 50-year-old Brian Swanlek had allegedly s...
Renda Media Jun 08, 2023

REAL ID DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS STREAMLINED
PennDOT has announced that the process for Pennsylvanians to get a Real ID has become a bit easier. A Real ID will allow people to board airplanes for domestic flights and enter federal government bui...
Hometown2 Jun 08, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY UNDER CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT
Air quality will be an issue once again for many in Western Pennsylvania, including Indiana County. The county, like most of the region will be under a Code Orange Air Quality Alert until 12:00 tomorr...
Hometown2 Jun 08, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY IN "MODERATELY DRY" DROUGHT CATEGORY
For over two weeks, Indiana County has gone without a good rainfall, and that has affected groundwater levels. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...
Hometown2 Jun 08, 2023

FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, BARN FIRE ON WEDNESDAY
Two vehicle accidents and a barn fire were reported yesterday by Indiana county 911. No new details have been released by state police about the crash in Cherryhill Township originally reported at 7:4...
Hometown2 Jun 08, 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









