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WESTMORELAND, ARMSTRONG COUNTIES UNDER CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT AGAIN
Once again, Indiana County was not placed in a Code Orange Air Quality Action Alert, but two neighboring counties are. Westmoreland and Armstrong Counties were two of seven counties in the greater Pit...
Hometown2 Jun 07, 2023

APSCUF, PASSHE CONTINUE TALKS ON TEACHERS CONTRACT
Faculty contract negotiations between the State System of Higher Education and APSCUF continued on Tuesday. According to a joint news release, the two sides discussed the impact of leave on the timing...
Hometown2 Jun 07, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES DEVELOPMENT OF DUNKIN' DONUTS LOCATION ON LOCUST STREET
On Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council gave conditional approval for the development of a new Dunkin' Donuts location. The store will open at 680 Locust Street in Indiana Borough, at the former Get...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2023

CAUSE OF FIRE CALL IN CLYMER BOROUGH UNKNOWN
No one was hurt in a reported fire this afternoon in Clymer Borough. Fire crews from Clymer, Cherryhill Township and Commodore were summoned to the second floor of a building along Franklin Street aro...
Renda Media Jun 06, 2023

DRY GROUND, WINDS MAKE FOR RIPE WILDFIRE CONDITIONS
On top of the air quality concerns, the recent string of sunny days and lack of rain has made things ripe for brush fires. The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement that says...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2023

FIRES IN CANADA CAUSING AIR QUALITY CONCERNS IN WESTERN PA
State environmental officials are keeping a close eye on the air quality across Pennsylvania as much of the state is under an air quality alert for the rest of the day. While Indiana County was exclud...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2023

PASSHE COACHES' CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS TO CONTINUE AFTER YESTERDAY'S SESSION
Negotiations will continue between the State System of Higher Education and the union representing its coaches. In a joint news release from PASSHE and APSCUF, negotiations took place yesterday with b...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2023

EMBEZZLEMENT SUSPECT DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY
A woman charged with embezzling money from a veterinary practice in Center Township is due in court today for a preliminary hearing. State police have charged 46-year-old Michelle Bowman on May 25th w...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2023

TWO FIRES REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY THIS MORNING
UPDATE: Creekside Fire Chief Cody Hitchings says that the 35-foot Fifth Wheel camper was fully involved by the time his crew arrived. One person was taken to ACMH in Kittanning for a medical condition...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 2023

TANKER CRASH NEAR INDIANA-CAMBRIA COUNTY LINE FORCED EVACUATIONS
A tanker crash in Jackson Township, Cambria County affected traffic and residents in the surrounding area. Evacuations were ordered in the area of the crash on Route 22 on Monday evening by Cambria Co...
Hometown2 Jun 06, 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









