Category Archives: Local News

PEOPLES GAS RATES GOING UP
The State Public Utility Commission has approved a 7.5 percent rate increase for customers of Peoples Natural Gas and its Equitable Gas division. The company had sought a 14 percent increase in a fili...
Hometown1 Oct 06, 2019

POLICE REPORT: DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS IN CLYMER
Two traffic stops in Clymer Borough lead to police making drug-related arrests. The first was reported on Thursday night. Police say that at 7:46 that night, they conducted a traffic stop near the int...
Renda Media Oct 05, 2019

IUP HOLDS RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR COOK HONOR COLLEGE
IUP held a ribbon cutting yesterday at the newly renovated Cook Honors College at Whitmyre Hall yesterday. The mixed-use building across from the HUB on IUP's campus underwent a 26-month, $4.6 million...
Renda Media Oct 05, 2019

POLICE REPORT ARRESTS AS IUP HOMECOMING GETS UNDERWAY
While IUP Homecoming is a time of celebration, many of the emergency services are working harder than normal this weekend making sure that everyone stays safe. According to I-ACT representative Michel...
Renda Media Oct 05, 2019

IUP CELEBRATES HOMECOMING TODAY
Many of IUP's alumni along with residents of Indiana will take part in activities today connected to IUP's Homecoming. One of the main activities is the annual Homecoming parade. The parade begins at ...
Renda Media Oct 05, 2019

IUP ENROLLMENT DIPS, BUT QUALITY OF FRESHMAN CLASS A HIGHLIGHT
Enrollment at IUP has gone down again. In a news release, the 2019 enrollment for IUP is 10,636 students, a six percent decrease from last year's 11,325 students. 10,348 students enrolled this year ar...
Hometown2 Oct 04, 2019

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD GETS UPDATE ON SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
At last night's Homer-Center planning meeting, members of the board got an update on the search for the district's next superintendent. The district has been searching for a replacement for Dr. Charle...
Hometown2 Oct 04, 2019

IUP TO HOST RIBBON CUTTING FOR WHITMYRE HALL TODAY
This afternoon, IUP will host a ribbon cutting as part of a celebration the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class of the Robert E. Cook Honors College and the recent remodeling of Whitmyre Ha...
Hometown2 Oct 04, 2019

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES DETAILS ON PROJECT IN PLUMCREEK TOWNSHIP
PennDOT has announced details on a project on Route 422 in Plumcreek Township, just west of Elderton. New traffic patterns are in place as part of the Shelocta West Resurfacing project. As a part of t...
Hometown2 Oct 04, 2019

ARMAGH RAMP WORK RESCHEDULED
Yesterday, we told you that the ramp work on the second phase of the Route 22 Armagh Bypass Project would begin on Monday. PennDOT now says that recent bad weather will postpone the start of work unti...
Hometown1 Oct 04, 2019

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
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