Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA AREA BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE EISENHOWER OPTIONS
The Buildings & Grounds Committee of the Indiana Area School Board will meet tonight and at the top of the agenda will be the fire-damaged Eisenhower Elementary School. In an appearance on Indiana...
Hometown1 May 06, 2021

HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES STRUZZI BILL TO AID ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
The State House Commerce Committee yesterday unanimously approved Representative Jim Struzzi's bill to provide across-the-board relief for specific businesses impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. The bi...
Hometown1 May 06, 2021

HOMER-CENTER BOARD APPROVES NEW CBA WITH SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS
During a special meeting Wednesday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the Homer-Center Educational Support Professionals. Details on the agreement...
Hometown2 May 05, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING HIT-AND-RUN
Indiana Borough Police are investigating a hit-and-run incident that happened this morning. Reports say that at 11:53 a.m., a vehicle struck a parked car along the 1300-block of Water St. and left the...
Renda Media May 05, 2021

STATE POLICE WARNING OF GIFT CARD/PHONY EMAIL SCAMS HITTING THE AREA
State police in Indiana County are warning people about a scam that has been reported in Indiana County that is targeting the county's older population. The alert comes as several similar scams have b...
Hometown2 May 05, 2021

JOINT-HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARS UPDATE ON STATE SYSTEM PLAN
Prior to Thursday's virtual forum, State System Chancellor Dan Greenstein appeared in a joint house committee hearing on Tuesday to update legislators on the state system consolidation plan, as requir...
Renda Media May 05, 2021

DON WHITE INTERCHANGE DEDICATION TO BE HELD TODAY
PennDOT will hold a special ceremony today dedicating an interchange for a former PA Senator that served Indiana and Armstrong Counties along with parts of Butler and Westmoreland Counties. The ceremo...
Hometown2 May 05, 2021

COVID-19 STILL SHOWING UP IN AREA SCHOOLS
After covid-19 outbreaks last week at several Indiana County school districts, the situation has eased a bit this week, but it's not completely gone away. Indiana Area yesterday reported a positive ca...
Hometown1 May 05, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES APPLICATION FOR WALKWORKS GRANT
Indiana Borough Council last night approved an application for a $20,000 Walkworks grant. The money would be used for planning purposes, and borough manager Michael Foote said that the borough may wan...
Hometown2 May 04, 2021

DOH: COVID-19 MITIGATION EFFORTS TO LIFT ON MEMORIAL DAY
The Wolf administration announced today that all mitigation orders, except masks, will be lifted on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31. The decision was announced in a news release from the Pennsylvania Dep...
Renda Media May 04, 2021












