Category Archives: Local News

COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE COVID-19 UPDATE, INCLUDING NEWS ON CLINIC
Indiana County Emergency Services Director Tom Stutzman updated the county commissioners and attendees during the commissioners meeting Wednesday morning on the status of Covid-19 in the county and a ...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2021

ENDURANCE ATHLETE GEORGE HOOD TO ATTEMPT PUSH-UP RECORD
An Indiana native and a Guinness World Record holder looks to break another fitness-related record this weekend. Endurance athlete George Hood, a former resident of Indiana who currently lives in Auro...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2021

APSCUF LEADERSHIP TROUBLED BY CHANCELLOR GREENSTEIN'S REMARKS
Leaders of the union that represents teachers and coaches at IUP and the other state system universities are saying they are troubled by the recent remarks of State System Chancellor Dan Greenstein su...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2021

THREE BRUSH FIRES, TWO STRUCTURE FIRES REPORTED ON TUESDAY
Indiana County firefighters were once again busy Tuesday afternoon as they dealt with brush and structure fires. The first of the fires was reported on South Main Street in Cherry Tree Borough at 11:0...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2021

WOMAN INVOLVED IN 2019 KIDNAPPING DUE FOR PLEA HEARING TODAY
Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas will hold several plea court hearings today, including one for an Indiana woman charged in connection with a kidnapping incident in September of 2019. 31-year-ol...
Hometown2 Mar 24, 2021

SALTSBURG MAYOR SPEAKS OUT AGAINST POSSIBLE RECONFIGURATION OF BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
At Tuesday night's Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board meeting, the mayor of Saltsburg joined others who voiced their opposition to the proposed reconfiguration of the district that would close the Sal...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2021

CHANCELLOR GREENSTEIN TO HOLD "VIRTUAL VISIT" WITH IUP NEXT TUESDAY
On the heels of his recent testimony at the state senate budget hearings, State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein will make his appearance at IUP as part of his virtual tour of the ...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2021

FUNDRAISER SET UP FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY SPAGHETTI BENDERS FIRE
An online fundraiser has been set up for the employees of a restaurant that is closed due to a fire that happened Sunday night. Spaghetti Benders Restaurant in Indiana Borough and some adjacent apartm...
Hometown2 Mar 23, 2021

IRMC TO INCREASE NUMBER OF VACCINE APPOINTMENTS AT KCAC CLINICS
IRMC's chief medical officer says that the vaccination clinics at the KCAC are going very well and expects more people to be vaccinated at future clinics. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reporte...
Renda Media Mar 23, 2021

ROUTE 422 CULVERT PROJECT TO START AGAIN NEXT MONDAY
PennDOT is getting ready to resume a culvert replacement project on Route 422 in Armstrong Township. The project will re-start next Monday, March 29th as crews continue to remove two small bridges. On...
Renda Media Mar 23, 2021












