Category Archives: Local News

SUPERIOR COURT SENDS WEISS CASE BACK TO INDIANA COUNTY COURT
State Superior Court has sent the Ronald Weiss case back to Indiana County Court for further consideration of an appeal by the convicted murderer of a teenage girl. Judge Thomas Bianco must examine mo...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2020

INDIANA COUNTY AT 378 CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES, STATE ECLIPSES 129,000 CASES
All statistics as of August 23, at 12 a.m. The PA Department of Health says that the statewide total of COVID-19 cases totals over 129,000, following an update released yesterday. In its report, PA co...
Renda Media Aug 24, 2020

TODAY'S COURT SCHEDULE IS PACKED WITH CASES
Today's Indiana County Court schedule is quite busy, but some of the listed events have already been moved, including the start of three jury trials. One of those is the trial of Justin Libengood. Alt...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2020

UNION WARNS IN-PERSON CLASSES COULD "POISON" RELATIONSHIP WITH STATE SYSTEM
As IUP opens classes for the fall semester today, the faculty union at the 14 State System schools has issued its most forceful statement yet that in-person instruction should be curtailed, at least f...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2020

REPORT: INDIANA COMPANY SUED FOR MAKING "TERRIBLE MASKS"
An Indiana store has been sued in federal court by the owners of the trademark for the Terrible Towel, which alleges that the store's selling of "The Terrible Mask" violates its exclusive rights to ma...
Hometown1 Aug 23, 2020

STRUZZI ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
State Representative Jim Struzzi on Friday announced more than $55,000 in funding for education services to students with disabilities affected by the pandemic in six school districts in Indiana Count...
Hometown1 Aug 23, 2020

FIREFIGHTERS SCRAMBLE TO ANSWER WEEKEND DISPATCHES
Firefighters battled a fully-involved structure fire last night in Montgomery Township. Five fire companies - Clymer, Glen Campbell, Commodore, Cherry Tree, and the Hope Fire Company out of Cambria Co...
Hometown1 Aug 23, 2020

BRUSH FIRE TOTAL UP TO 56 AFTER TRUCK FIRE SPREADS TO HIGHWAY BRUSH
Area fire crews stayed busy Friday evening as two brush fires caused busy work schedules for five local fire departments. The first fire broke out shortly after 4:45 p.m., where reports say Indiana fi...
Renda Media Aug 22, 2020 Photo by: Lisa Moreau

MARION CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT UPDATES MASK POLICY, NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT
The Marion Center School District released updated information for the 2020-2021 school year Thursday evening. In a Facebook post, Superintendent Clint Weimer addressed new updates to the district's C...
Renda Media Aug 22, 2020

INDIANA COUNTY SEES DECREASE IN AVERAGE COST OF GAS, STATEWIDE AVERAGE STAYS THE SAME
Over the past week and a half, the average cost of a regular gallon of gas decreased in Indiana County, but the statewide average remained the same. Pennsylvania's statewide average is still $2.43 per...
Renda Media Aug 22, 2020












