Author Archives: Renda Media

RITA MARIE (VARRATO) KRIEGER, 94
Rita Marie (Varrato) Krieger, 94 formerly of Blairsville & Ligonier, PA, passed away on June 8 2024 at the home of her youngest son, Kris and wife, Amy whom she had been living with the past 4 yea...
Renda Media Jun 10, 2024

JOHN MARK MASKREY, SR., 61
John Mark Maskrey Sr., 61 of Blairsville, PA, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024 at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. He was born August 14, 1962 in Latrobe, PA, the son of the late David W. Maskre...
Renda Media Jun 10, 2024

RIVER VALLEY SEEKING WITHDRAWAL FROM ICTC
At their meeting in May, the River Valley School District announced its intent to withdraw from the Indiana County Technology Center. ICTC Director Mike McDermott said that for the district to withdra...
Renda Media Jun 10, 2024

BILL PROHIBITING MOBILE DEVICES WHILE DRIVING PASSES HOUSE, SENATE
Pennsylvania has seen a significant increase in fatal car crashes in recent years in which distracted driving was the root cause. Because of this, state lawmakers are pushing legislation that makes pe...
Renda Media Jun 10, 2024

LIFE FLIGHT CALLED FOR ATV CRASH IN HOMER CITY
Two teens were injured in an ATV accident at the intersection of South Main and East Church Street in Homer City Borough Sunday afternoon. The accident occurred just before 5 PM. Life Flight was calle...
Renda Media Jun 09, 2024

ANIMALS LOST IN VEAL BARN FIRE
More than a hundred veal calves were lost and the building was destroyed this morning in a five-alarm fire at an Amish family's farm in South Mahoning Township. It happened on the same farm where a ho...
Renda Media Jun 09, 2024

ANGELS WINGS FLEA MARKET & VENDOR EXPO A SUCCESS
The 4th annual Flea Market & Vendor Expo benefiting the Angels' Wings program took place at S&T Bank Arena in Indiana on Saturday and it was resounding success. More than 100 vendors packed S&...
Renda Media Jun 08, 2024

DIANA S. DAVIS, 66
Diana S. Davis, 66 of Indiana, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born in Indiana, she was a daughter of the late George Bondra and Pauline (Belash) Bondra. She wa...
Renda Media Jun 08, 2024

BLAIRSVILLE DOWNS DERRY IN SENIOR LEGION PLAY
SENIOR LEGION Blairsville Floor Covering rode a four-run sixth to beat Derry Senior Legion, 8-5, yesterday. Hunter Riggle and Brayden Yanity each had two hits, with Riggle adding a double and two RBI....
Renda Media Jun 08, 2024

CRASHES, FIRE ALARMS HEADLINE BUSY FRIDAY FOR AREA FIRST RESPONDERS
Indiana County first responders were busy on Friday with several incidents reported, including two vehicle crashes. The first was at 9:55 p.m. when Black Lick and Blairsville firefighters, state polic...
Renda Media Jun 08, 2024

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









