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PENNS MANOR TEACHERS TO VOTE ON CONTRACT TODAY
Penns Manor teachers will vote on the tentative labor agreement later today. The tentative agreement was reached during a negotiation session on Thursday. Classes in the district resumed last Friday. ...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2023

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER CONTRACTS TONIGHT
The Indiana School Board will meet tonight and some contracts are on the agenda. The board will consider tonight the contract for acting superintendent Robert Heinrich at a prorated salary of $130,000...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2023

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE RAISES, CONTRACT
The Purchase Line School Board is also scheduled to meet tonight. On the proposed agenda for the meeting is the approval of a professional services contract agreement between the district and Book and...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2023

POLICE INVESTIGATING DUI CRASH FROM THURSDAY
State police are investigating a crash on Thursday night where someone was believed to be driving under the influence of alcohol. Troopers say the crash happened at 11:44 PM on March 9th near the inte...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2023

PA BUDGET HEARINGS SET
The next step in the PA Budget process is now finished as both the state house and senate have posted their schedules for budget hearings with the different state departments. Hearings are scheduled t...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2023

PITTMAN ANNOUNCE SENATE BUDGET HEARING SCHEDULE
Senator Joe Pittman serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and he says a series of budget hearings is set to begin on March 20th in Harrisburg. The hearings will last until April 14th. The sch...
Hometown1 Mar 12, 2023

STRUZZI RECEIVES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
State Representative Jim Struzzi has announced his committee assignments for the new legislative session, and they include re-appointment to the important Appropriations Committee, which oversees stat...
Hometown1 Mar 12, 2023

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES PAVING PROJECT IN NORTHERN SECTION OF DISTRICT 10
PennDOT has announced the start of the season's first repaving project, on Route 119 from the Indiana County line near Route 210 in North Mahoning Township, through Punxsutawney, Big Run, Bell, Hender...
Hometown1 Mar 12, 2023

FIRES, ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON FRIDAY
First responders have been busy over the last 24 hours as they were dispatched for multiple calls. The activity started with a reported structure fire on Philadelphia Street in Indiana Borough at 3:34...
Hometown2 Mar 11, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE CALLED FOR DISTURBANCE AT IHS
Indiana Borough Police were called out for an incident at the Indiana Senior High School on Wednesday. Police say that at 1:15 PM, police were dispatched to the school on North 5th Street for a report...
Hometown2 Mar 11, 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









