Category Archives: Local News

AGING SERVICES ANNOUNCES CLOSINGS
Due to the recent concerns about COVID-19, Aging Services, Inc. issued a statement on Sunday, announcing the closings of five senior centers and three nutrition sites through March 30. Click the link ...
Renda Media Mar 15, 2020

INDIANA BOROUGH ISSUES COVID-19 STATEMENT
From Indiana Borough To continue providing our citizens with the most up to date community resource for information on novel Coronavirus (COVID19), Indiana Borough is providing the following informati...
Renda Media Mar 15, 2020

FIRE STRIKES WHITE TOWNSHIP MOBILE HOME
Firefighters were summoned to a double-wide mobile home ablaze at 177 Maple Street in White Township at 6:28 this morning. Indiana volunteers were dispatched first, and Homer City and Clymer firefight...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2020

NURSING/PERSONAL CARE HOMES TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT RESIDENTS
Our Indiana County nursing and personal care homes are all reacting to the coronavirus crisis. Most have already instituted "no visitation" policies, including Scenery Hill Manor, the Communities at I...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2020

COVID-19 AFFECTS HOUSES OF WORSHIP
The Covid-19 crisis has led to a number of changes at area churches, including the cancellation of worship services at some. That includes worship today at the Shelocta Community Presbyterian Church a...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2020

SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES STRIVE TO FEED HOMEBOUND STUDENTS
Indiana County's public schools are off until March 30th, and each district is considering options for feeding homebound students, and for possibly educating them at home. At Indiana Area, a feeding p...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2020

MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING WOMAN
A Vintondale man has been jailed in Cambria County for making terroristic threats against a Vintondale woman. State police say 32-year-old Laszlo LaPorte made several threats toward the 30-year-old vi...
Hometown1 Mar 15, 2020

INDIANA AREA SUPERINTENDENT RELEASES COVID-19 STATEMENT
The following is a statement issued this morning by Indiana Area School District Superintendent Michael J. Vuckovich: Dear Friends and Families: I hope all of you are doing well as our daily lives hav...
Renda Media Mar 14, 2020

LOCAL RESTAURANT TO GIVE FREE LUNCHES TO KIDS DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES
An Indiana Restaurant announced they will serve free lunches to all K-12 students during the two-week school closure. Spaghetti Benders Spaghetti Benders Spaghetti Benders in Downtown Indiana has anno...
Hometown2 Mar 14, 2020

YMCA CLOSES FOR TWO WEEKS AMID CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
The YMCA of Indiana County has announced that they are also shutting down for two weeks amid concerns over Covid-19. The shutdown started at the end of business on Friday, and will remain in place unt...
Hometown2 Mar 14, 2020










