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PENN RUN MAN CHARGED WITH TRESPASS, OBSTRUCTION IN INCIDENT AT ROSE HAVEN
A Penn Run man faces charges of criminal trespass and obstructing police after an incident at the Rose Haven facility. State Troopers filed charges yesterday against 37-year-old Christopher Scott Brad...
Hometown2 Aug 14, 2025

CELL PHONE OUTAGE ON MONDAY BLAMED ON FIRE IN CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP
A cell phone outage on Monday is being blamed on a fire intentionally set in Cherryhill Township. Verizon officials said that the outage that affected wireless customers in Indiana County was due to a...
Hometown2 Aug 14, 2025

COST OVERRUNS CAUSE PAUSE AT AIR LIQUIDE CONSTRUCTION SITE
Construction has halted at the site of a biomethane plant in Center Township. It was announced in July of 2023 that Air Liquide Advanced Technologies would build a renewable natural gas production pla...
Hometown2 Aug 14, 2025

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS FEEL PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EMS CONTRACT
The White Township Supervisors met Wednesday afternoon, and on the agenda was the agreement with Citizen's Ambulance. Township Manager Chris Anderson said Wednesday that they feel they are in a positi...
Hometown4 Aug 13, 2025

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE ELECTION-RELATED GRANTS
At this morning's meeting, the Indiana County Commissioners approved some election-related grants and applications. One application is for the Election Integrity Grant Program, which can be used for p...
Hometown2 Aug 13, 2025

IUP TO WELCOME NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS WITH 'WELCOME WEEK' EVENT
IUP is getting ready to welcome students for the 2025-26 academic year, with classes beginning August 25th. Move-in for more than 1400 new students will take place August 16th and 17th, with returning...
Hometown4 Aug 13, 2025

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH POLICE REPORT THREE INCIDENTS OF PUBLIC INTOXICATION-
Blairsville borough police responded to three incidents of public intoxication on Tuesday. The first was at 8:25 am, when police responded to reports of someone believed to be under the influence of a...
Hometown4 Aug 13, 2025

STATE POLICE TRYING TO IDENTIFY TWO SUSPECTS IN SALTSBURG SKILLS GAME THEFT
State police are trying to identify two suspects accused of stealing cash from a skills game machine in Saltsburg Borough. Investigators say it happened April 10th at the BP gas station on Washington ...
Hometown4 Aug 13, 2025

STRONGER STORMS PROBABLE TODAY
From the US National Weather Service We've heard rumbles of thunder this morning as our first round of showers and storms move through the area. More thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon, a f...
Renda Media Aug 13, 2025

DUPLEX FIRE IN CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP RULED AN ARSON
Officials say that the fire that destroyed a duplex in Cherryhill Township has been ruled an arson. The fire was reported at 12:32 AM on Monday at a converted house on South Harmony Road. The fire des...
Hometown2 Aug 13, 2025

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











