Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE WARNS PUBLIC OF FRAUDULENT CALLS, REPORTS INCIDENT OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS
CRIMINAL TRESPASS A Shelocta man is facing charges of criminal trespass and simple assault for an incident that happened last Friday in Indiana Borough. Indiana Borough Police were dispatched around 7...
Renda Media Jul 16, 2021

GRANT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FIVE AREA FIRE COMPANIES
State Representative Brian Smith announced yesterday that local emergency crews could see some financial assistance through state grant money. Smith said in a news release that 23 local fire and ambul...
Renda Media Jul 16, 2021

DOWNTOWN INDIANA'S TASTE AND TOUR A ROUSING SUCCESS
Downtown Indiana, Inc. held its first Taste and Tour since the Covid-19 pandemic, and it was a rousing success. The event featured twelve locations in the downtown area where people could sample food ...
Hometown2 Jul 15, 2021

THREE ALCOHOL-RELATED CRIMES HEADLINE INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE REPORTS
Indiana Borough Police report multiple alcohol-related crimes dating back to Monday. Reports say that officers were dispatched to the 1300-block of Oakland Ave. shortly before 3 o'clock Monday afterno...
Renda Media Jul 15, 2021

IRMC ISSUES STATEMENT ON INFORMATIONAL PICKETING BY IRNA
The following is from the Indiana Regional Medical Center on tonight's informational picketing by the Indiana Registered Nurses Association: IRMC is disappointed in the decision of the nurses' union l...
Renda Media Jul 15, 2021

SENATOR PITTMAN OFFERS COMMENT ON PASSHE VOTE
One of Indiana County's state legislators issued a reaction to the State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors vote to consolidate six universities into two groups. The vote made Wednesday b...
Hometown2 Jul 15, 2021

IRNA TO HOLD INFORMATIONAL PICKET IN INDIANA TODAY
Members of the Indiana Registered Nurses Association will hold an informational picket this evening in Downtown Indiana. The union says in a news release that while there are 270 nurses currently empl...
Hometown2 Jul 15, 2021

DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR AREA FARMERS
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture secretary Russell Redding announced yesterday that $13 million in tax credits are available for state farmers to improve soil and water quality. This is the 15th...
Renda Media Jul 15, 2021

FOUR STRUCTURE FIRE CALLS KEPT EMERGENCY CREWS BUSY ON WEDNESDAY
First responders stayed busy yesterday as multiple structure fires were reported around Indiana County. Plumville fire crews, along with Citizens Ambulance, were dispatched around 10 a.m. for the firs...
Renda Media Jul 15, 2021

PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSOLIDATION PLANS
At their meeting yesterday, the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) unanimously voted in favor of moving forward with plans to consolidate six state-owned ...
Renda Media Jul 15, 2021










