Category Archives: Local News

INJURIES REPORTED IN CRASH IN PLUMVILLE
At least one person was injured and had to be extricated from a vehicle this morning in an accident at the intersection of Route 85 and Route 954 in Beyer, in South Mahoning Township. Police have not ...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY IN AUGUST
Indiana County's Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady over the month of August. The rate held steady at 4.7% for the month after it went up a tenth of a percentage point in the month of J...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

$1 MILLION WINNING SCRATCH-OFF TICKET SOLD IN INDIANA
Someone is a million dollars richer after purchasing a winning scratch-off ticket in Indiana. The PA Lottery says the winning "Millionaire Loading" ticket was purchased at the Sheetz on Ben Franklin R...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

FALSE ALARM REPORTED AT THE ARMSTRONG ENERGY PLANT IN SHELOCTA
Indiana County first responders were called into Armstrong County yesterday for a reported fire that turned out to be a false alarm. The first call was an automatic fire alarm activation for a locatio...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

POSSIBLE EARLY FOG TO GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY
From the US National Weather Service Patchy river valley fog is expected early this morning. Otherwise, a gradual decrease in clouds will occur today and it will be another pleasant day. Still no rain...
Renda Media Sep 30, 2025

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET TONIGHT
River Valley's school board meets tonight with a number of personnel items on the agenda. This includes the hiring of a science teacher, an autism support teacher, and a music teacher. The board will ...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

DERRY MAN SENTENCED FOR INDECENT ASSAULT OF A CHILD
A Derry man was sentenced yesterday on charges of indecent assault. Court documents show 63-year-old John Hebenthal was ordered to serve up to a day less than two years in a state prison, and eight ye...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

PASSHE LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS LACK OF CERTIFIED K-12 TEACHERS
Schools in the State System of Higher Education are launching an initiative to address the lack of certified k-12 teachers in STEM and rural school districts. According to statistics from PASSHE, in-s...
Hometown2 Sep 30, 2025

PA GAS PRICES REMAIN HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE
Gas prices across Pennsylvania continue to climb higher than the national average. Triple A says the average cost per gallon is currently at $3.27 in the state. Meanwhile, the national average is at $...
Renda Media Sep 30, 2025

I-ACT MEETS AT KCAC TO DISCUSS HOMECOMING PREPARATIONS
At the Kovalchick Complex Monday afternoon, the Indiana Area Collaboration Team gave reports about preparations for IUP's Homecoming this weekend. I-ACT is a group that brings together representatives...
Hometown4 Sep 29, 2025

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
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