Category Archives: Local News

FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK EARNS FORBES "WORLD'S BEST BANK" HONORS FOR FOURTH YEAR
A Indiana-based bank has been named a "World's Best Bank" by Forbes Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. First Commonwealth Bank has been awarded the honor for four consecutive years now. It is o...
Hometown2 Apr 18, 2022

COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
The next few days are expected to be cold across the area, and spring-like temperatures could return by the end of this week. Accuweather is predicting that our area will see some snowfall over the ne...
Hometown2 Apr 18, 2022

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATE THEFT OF CASH
Indiana Borough Police are investigating a case of theft that happened over the weekend. Police say that $1000 was taken from an apartment building in the 400 block of South 13th Street recently. Poli...
Hometown2 Apr 18, 2022

PA FLU ACTIVITY ON THE INCREASE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS
Flu activity has picked up over the last few weeks in Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, seasonal flu activity is at moderate levels, after being at the low levels at th...
Hometown2 Apr 18, 2022

FIRE CREWS ASSIST OTHER COUNTIES WITH FIRES, RESPOND TO VEHICLE CRASH ON 217
Emergency crews were called out a few times on Easter Sunday, mainly to assist other fire companies in other counties. Indiana County 911 reports that there were three calls for service yesterday for ...
Hometown2 Apr 18, 2022

INDIANA AREA COMMITTEES TO LOOK AT EISENHOWER PLANS, BUDGET
The Buildings, Grounds, & Transportation Committee of the Indiana Area School Board tonight will review the latest design plans for the renovations to the Eisenhower Elementary School, which was s...
Hometown1 Apr 18, 2022

IUP CULINARY ACADEMY TAKES MAJOR STEP FORWARD
Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson has announced a $500,000 for IUP to rebuild and renovate its Academy of Culinary Arts Building in downtown Punxsutawney. The funds are in addition to state and private ...
Hometown1 Apr 18, 2022

PHONE SCAM ASKS, "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?"
There is another new phone scam making its way across Pennsylvania, this one seeking to record the victim's voice saying the word "yes" and then using the recording to make online purchases. Officials...
Hometown1 Apr 18, 2022

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS HAVE ACTIVE SATURDAY
Emergency responders were dispatched for several incidents Saturday afternoon and evening, including a call just before 1:30 PM for Homer City and Brush Valley firefighters for an accident on Route 95...
Hometown1 Apr 17, 2022

MARTIN SAYS FACULTY UNION MORALE IS LOW
The president of the faculty union at IUP and the other 13 state-owned universities told the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education on Thursday that faculty morale is low - at some...
Hometown1 Apr 17, 2022

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











