Category Archives: Local News

IUP ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FAMILY WEEKEND
IUP has announced plans for "Family Weekend" this weekend. Events will include a jazz recital on Friday, September 12th featuring music faculty member Laura Ferguson at Gorell Recital Hall in John Sut...
Hometown2 Sep 09, 2025

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS OFF ON NAMING NEW BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT
Monday night, the Indiana School Board once again tabled motions related to naming the new board vice-president. While the board approved naming former teacher Eric Brocious as the person who will fil...
Hometown2 Sep 08, 2025

SO HOW DRY HAS IT BEEN LATELY?
From the US National Weather Service Most of us have seen 25-50% of our normal precipitation in the past 30 days and there's no rain in the forecast for at least the rest of this week. During a drough...
Renda Media Sep 08, 2025

ONE HURT IN CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP ON SATURDAY
One person was hurt in a crash in White Township on Saturday. State Police were called to the intersection of Oakland Avenue near Regency Square at 1:11 PM. Troopers say 68-year-old Mary Ann Amudson o...
Hometown2 Sep 08, 2025

WEEK STARTING OUT COOL, BUT WE'LL GET WARMER
From the US National Weather Service Dry conditions and a gradual warming trend can be expected over the coming week, with large diurnal variations (~90th percentile) in low/high temperatures as minim...
Renda Media Sep 08, 2025

SALTSBURG MAN INJURED IN CRASH IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A Saltsburg man was one of two people hurt in a crash last Friday in Bell Township in Westmoreland County. State police from the Kiski barracks said the crash happened on Route 819 north of McDivitt D...
Hometown2 Sep 08, 2025

HOODLEBUG FESTIVAL A SUCCESS AGAIN
The 24th annual Hoodlebug Festival was held on Sunday in Downtown Homer City. The annual event drew many people in for food and drink, some good music, the annual parade and a car cruise. Festival org...
Hometown2 Sep 08, 2025

FORMER AUDITOR GENERAL NOW HEAD OF PA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
A former state official is now the head of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Pennsylvania Dems elected Eugene DePasquale as party chair this past weekend. DePasquale served two terms as State Auditor...
Hometown2 Sep 08, 2025

PSP RELEASES STATE-WIDE LABOR DAY ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS
State police have released statewide statistics for the Labor Day weekend enforcement initiative. Over the four-day weekend, troopers across the state investigated 747 crashes. Six people were killed ...
Hometown2 Sep 08, 2025

NO RAIN POSSIBILITY IN NEAR FUTURE
From the US National Weather Service With Indiana County now already categorized as "abnormally dry" and a small portion of the northeast corner of the county listed as in "moderate drought," conditio...
Renda Media Sep 07, 2025












