Category Archives: Local News

FIRES , CAR CRASHES REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY ON TUESDAY
Three fires were reported on Tuesday in Indiana County, including two brush fires. The first fire that was reported was a vehicle fire at 12:07 PM on Route 259 in West Wheatfield Township. The Clyde a...
Hometown2 Mar 22, 2023

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL HIRES NEW MANAGER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
On Tuesday night, the Blairsville Borough Council made two significant hires. Jody Poorbaugh was named the new manager/secretary/treasurer for the borough. She is a longtime borough employee and has w...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 2023

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES DIGITIZING RECORDS
During Tuesday night's meeting, the River Valley School Board talked about potentially digitizing some records. The records that the board is looking at turning into a digital format are invoices, fin...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH APPROVES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
Indiana Borough Council met for their monthly work session Tuesday night and approved the county's hazard mitigation plan. Borough Manager Nicole Sipos explains the plan. In other business, borough Po...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING MONDAY CRASH
Indiana Borough Police are investigating a crash that happened Monday afternoon. Officers say they were dispatched to the 900 block of Water Street around 3:43 p.m. for a crash involving two cars. The...
Renda Media Mar 21, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY WELCOMES ELECTION COORDINATOR
As the next election season draws near, Indiana County is taking a major step in ensuring integrity and fairness at the polls. On Indiana in the Morning on Tuesday, Indiana County Chief Clerk Robin Ma...
Renda Media Mar 21, 2023

PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR HOMER-CENTER, RIVER VALLEY TEAMS TO HEAD TO PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The last time that an Indiana County girls basketball team had a chance to win a state championship was in 2010 when the Indiana High team went to the PIAA finals. Last night, two other programs punch...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 2023

DISTEFANO TRIAL TO BEGIN TODAY
After many delays and trips to State Superior Court for some additional rulings, the trial of a Johnstown man charged in connection with the death of an IUP student in 2017 gets underway today. Testim...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 2023

POLICE TO STEP UP EFFORTS FOR IUPATTY'S WEEKEND
Both Indiana Borough and State Police are preparing for IUPatty's weekend. During yesterday's IACT committee meeting, both police departments announced there will be an increased police presence this ...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 2023

TWOLICK BRIDGE PROJECTS TO START APRIL 3RD
PennDOT District 10 is announcing some work on two bridges over Two Lick Creek, one in White Township and the other near Homer City starting April 3rd. The project in White Township is for the bridge ...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 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









