Category Archives: Local News

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSION ON IASD ELEMENTARY GRADES TO BE HELD TONIGHT
Tonight is the first of three public engagement sessions concerning grade reconfiguration at the Indiana School District. The first session will be held during tonight's meeting of the school board's ...
Hometown2 Aug 16, 2021

CALM DAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON SUNDAY
It was a relatively calm day for first responders on Sunday as they dealt with several different calls. At 1:54 PM, the Rossiter Fire Department was called out for a report of a tree down across Locus...
Hometown2 Aug 16, 2021

POLICE REPORTS: CRASH, THEFT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT
PSP-INDIANA No one was hurt in a three-vehicle crash that happened Saturday afternoon in Brush Valley Township. State police say at 2:30 PM, 46-year-old Lisa Zayac of Homer City was driving east on Ro...
Hometown2 Aug 16, 2021

INDIANA AREA TO BEGIN GRADE SCHOOL CONFIGURATION DISCUSSIONS
The Indiana Area School District has begun discussions about the current academic grade configuration at the district's elementary schools and has hired consulting firm Strategy Solutions, Inc., partn...
Hometown1 Aug 15, 2021

SATURDAY DISPATCHES INCLUDE LANDING ZONE, LINES DOWN, GAS LEAK, CRASH
Area firefighters responded to several Saturday incidents, including the setup of a landing zone for a medical helicopter along Barnard Road in West Mahoning Township shortly before 1:30 yesterday aft...
Hometown1 Aug 15, 2021

NO INJURIES REPORTED FOLLOWING SATURDAY MORNING CRASH IN INDIANA BOROUGH
No one was injured in a two-car crash that happened earlier this morning in Indiana Borough. Indiana County 911 reports that Indiana Fire Association and Citizens Ambulance responded to the crash shor...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2021

FIRST RESPONDERS EXPERIENCE RELATIVELY SLOW NIGHT
Despite heavy rainfall impacting Indiana County and surrounding areas, first responders had a relatively quiet night as only a few calls were made to Indiana County 911. Two automatic fire alarms kick...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2021

KNOTWEED FESTIVAL RETURNS TO BLAIRSVILLE DIAMOND TODAY
The 9th Annual Knotweed Festival returns to the Blairsville Diamond today with plenty of food, music and fun activities planned for all who attend. The festival centers around the Japanese knotweed, a...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2021

NEW STUDENT MOVE-IN KICKS OFF IUP WELCOME WEEK
With classes poised to start on Aug. 23, IUP announced the start of Welcome Week which begins with new student move-in today. The university will move new students in from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. today an...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2021

BLACK LICK, COAL RUN FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE AFG GRANT FUNDS
Two area fire companies were recently awarded funds through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The Black Lick Volunteer Fire Company announced in a Facebook post that its department was awarded $46...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2021












