Category Archives: Local News

FOUR MORE BRUSH FIRES REPORTED ON SUNDAY
It was another busy day for Indiana County first responders as four brush fires were reported in the county on Sunday. The string of brush fires started at 2:20 PM with a brush fire on Jerico Road in ...
Hometown2 Mar 15, 2021

MARION CENTER BOARD TO CONSIDER RETURN OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
It is a largely routine agenda for the Marion Center School Board, which will hold a work session tonight. There is one voting matter on the agenda. The board will consider approving the return of ele...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2021

INDIANA AREA SEEKS PARENTAL INPUT ON RETURN TO SCHOOL
With the ongoing effort to have its faculty members receive their covid-19 vaccination, the Indiana Area School District is planning for the full return of students to school, and is asking parents fo...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2021

STRUZZI ACCUSES WOLF OF DECEPTIVE WORDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
As Senate Republicans did several weeks ago, Representative Jim Struzzi is accusing the Wolf Administration of misleading the public about the proposed constitutional amendment that would limit a gove...
Hometown1 Mar 14, 2021

STIMULUS BRINGS MILLIONS TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS
The $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed into law this week will funnel money into counties, municipalities, and school districts across Pennsylvania, including millions for Indiana County's school dist...
Hometown1 Mar 14, 2021

GOVERNOR WOLF ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO FINISH GROUP 1-A VACCINE SIGNUPS BY END OF MARCH
On Friday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced efforts to finish vaccination signups for those in phase 1-A of the state's Covid-19 vaccination plan and move on with efforts to meet President Joe...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2021

CHIRP GRANT APPLICATION PERIOD TO START MONDAY
Indiana County businesses in the hospitality field that were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic will be able to apply for grants on Monday. In mid-February, the county applied for its portion of the Co...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2021

BCDA, OFFICE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GETTING READY FOR MURPHY LOT MEETING
The Blairsville Community Development Authority and the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development are getting ready for a meeting next Wednesday concerning the future of the Murphy Lot. Both g...
Hometown2 Mar 13, 2021

EMERGENCY CREWS HIGHLIGHT SPRING DRIVING SAFETY TIPS
With the spring season on the way, local farmers are expected to return to work within the next few weeks. Because of this the Indiana County Emergency Management Agency, along with PennDOT and the Pe...
Renda Media Mar 12, 2021

FIRST PIECES OF ICETC ARRIVE IN INDIANA
Earlier today, the first pieces of the Indiana County Education and Technology Center building made their way out to its future home on Hammil Road in White Township. The first of five truckloads carr...
Hometown2 Mar 12, 2021












