Category Archives: Local News

PITTMAN RELEASES POLL RESULTS
Senator Joe Pittman has shared the results of a poll he took recently of participants in his Telephone Town Hall. Respondents were given the opportunity to give their opinions on a variety of issues. ...
Hometown1 Mar 27, 2022

STRUZZI'S RGGI BILL DUE FOR A VOTE THIS WEEK
State Representative Jim Struzzi says his House Bill 637 will come up for a vote this week before the full House. The bill requires General Assembly approval of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ...
Hometown1 Mar 27, 2022

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE RELEASE FIRST REPORTS OF IUPATTY'S WEEKEND
Indiana Borough Police have released some of the details of cases they investigated in the first parts of IUPatty's weekend. The first report was on Thursday night, where police stopped a vehicle in t...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2022

NIGHT TWO OF IUPATTY'S RELATIVELY CALM
The second night of IUPatty's was relatively calm for law enforcement agencies. According to IACT information officer Michelle Fryling, there have been no major incidents reported last night. IUP poli...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2022

UPDATE: NO INJURIES REPORTED IN SMICKSBURG FIRE
No injuries were reported in a fire that broke out just before noon on Friday in Smicksburg. Indiana County 911 summoned fire crews from Marion Center, Plumville, Rural Valley and Dayton along with Ci...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2022

SALTSBURG MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORN-RELATED CHARGES
A Saltsburg man entered guilty pleas yesterday to charges related to possession of child pornography. 38-year-old Patrick J. Brennan of Saltsburg entered guilty pleas to 10 counts each of child pornog...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2022

NO MAJOR ACTIVITY REPORTED IN FIRST NIGHT OF IUPATTY'S WEEKEND
So far, there have been no major disturbances related to the IUPatty's unsanctioned celebration. According to IACT information officer Michelle Fryling, there have been no major incidents reported fro...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2022

MC FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES $10,000 DONATION FROM PENNSYLVANIA SKILL GAMES
The Marion Center Volunteer Fire Department has received some funds from the people behind a popular skill game machine. Miele Manufacturing, the parent company behind the Pennsylvania Skill game mach...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2022

MULTIPLE FIRE COMPANIES CALLED TO SMICKSBURG FOR HOUSE FIRE
Fire companies from Indiana and Armstrong Counties were called out late Friday morning for a fire in South Mahoning Township. Indiana County 911 reported the call at 11:37 AM at a home in the 2000 blo...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2022

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES FOR 22ND CONSECUTIVE MONTH
Pennsylvania has released the preliminary unemployment figures for the month of February, and those statistics are the lowest since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The state's Labor and Industry departm...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 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











