Category Archives: Local News

APPEALS COURT GIVES OK FOR GATHERING LIMITS TO RETURN IN PA
The third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals approved a request from the Wolf Administration to reinstate limits on crowd sizes yesterday. The move puts a hold on a judge's ruling that removed limits on in...
Hometown2 Oct 02, 2020

INDIANA MAN JAILED AFTER NORTH APOLLO BRAWL
An Indiana man was arrested and jailed in Armstrong County Wednesday night after a brawl at a North Apollo bar. 42-year-old Ian Russell Lamison is charged with two counts each of felony aggravated ass...
Hometown1 Oct 02, 2020

STATE SYSTEM CHANCELLOR TO MAKE VIRTUAL VISIT TO IUP TODAY
State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein will bring his virtual campus tour to IUP today, focusing on "The Future of System Redesign." On Indiana In the Morning on WCCS yesterday, sp...
Hometown1 Oct 02, 2020

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR BEN FRANKLIN BIG IDEA $50,000 GRANT
Six finalists have been announced for the region to win $50,000 in grants to help with their big idea. The Ben Franklin Big Idea contest has announced six finalists, three from Indiana County and thre...
Hometown2 Oct 01, 2020

FIREFIGHTERS CALLED OUT FOR "CULINARY MISHAP" IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
Indiana Fire Association members were called out for a reported structure fire that turned out to be a culinary mishap. The call went out Wednesday afternoon for Indiana firefighters, the RIT team and...
Hometown2 Oct 01, 2020

MOTIONS HEARING SET FOR MAN FOUND GUILTY IN 2018 FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING A MINOR
A motions hearing is scheduled today for a man who was found guilty in 2018 for the statutory sexual assault of a minor. Court documents show that 33-year-old John Michael Manna III of Johnstown will ...
Hometown2 Oct 01, 2020

INSIDE THE FASTEST-GROWING ROBOTIC SURGERY PROGRAM IN WESTERN PA
The Indiana Regional Medical Center is celebrating a medical milestone...the 1,000th robotic surgery performed at the hospital, a feat accomplished in less than two-and-a-half years. Minimally-invasiv...
Hometown1 Oct 01, 2020

PENNS MANOR, HOMER-CENTER BOARDS TO MEET TONIGHT
The Penns Manor School Board will hold a committee meeting tonight and take up a number of measures in preparation for next week's voting meeting. Among the items on the agenda is a budget update for ...
Hometown1 Oct 01, 2020

RESPONSES SOUGHT FOR SURVEY INTO POTENTIAL USES FOR MURPHY LOT
Wednesday night was the first of several meetings that will be held to discuss the future of the Murphy Lot in Blairsville. One of the topics that was brought up was allowable uses for the space, as p...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2020

IRMC CELEBRATES 1,000 ROBOTIC SURGERY MILESTONE
From Indiana Regional Medical Center IRMC's Center for Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery team recently celebrated a milestone of 1,000 robotic surgeries. Known as the fastest growing robotics progr...
Renda Media Sep 30, 2020










