Category Archives: Local News

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TO AWARD ROOF PROJECT CONTRACT TONIGHT
White Townships Supervisors will met tonight and a contract for the township's roof project is on the agenda. Last month, the roof of the township office building was damaged as a severe hailstorm cam...
Hometown2 Jun 25, 2025

RIVER VALLEY RECEIVES PAB GRANT
At last night's school board meeting, the River Valley school district was presented with a grant from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters. (Renda Media and Digital VP and General Manager Mar...
Hometown2 Jun 25, 2025

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2025-26 BUDGET THAT INCLUDES 5.4% TAX INCREASE
Tuesday night, the River Valley School Board approved the 2025-26 budget and while it balances out, it includes one of the highest tax increases in district history. Taxes will go up by the state-mand...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025

RAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
From the US National Weather Service More showers and storms are expected tomorrow, mainly during the afternoon and evening, and again with the potential for damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rain...
Renda Media Jun 24, 2025

GIANT EAGLE, UNION AGREE TO NEW CONTRACT
Butler County-based Giant Eagle is agreeing to a new contract with its workers' union. The union represents 34 Giant Eagle stores and nearly 5,000 workers across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The co...
Renda Media Jun 24, 2025

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2025-26 BUDGET
The Marion Center Area School Board met last night and approved the district's budget for the 2025-26 school year, which includes a property tax increase. The board adopted a $30.25 million spending p...
Hometown4 Jun 24, 2025

MACK PARK, HOMER CITY POOLS SEEING SPIKES IN SWIMMERS, CONCESSION SALES
Two of the popular places to cool off during the heatwave has been either of the major pools in Indiana County: Mack Park Pool in Indiana and the Homer City Pool. Crowds have increased during the heat...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025

IUP ALUMNUS GIVES $50,000 TO PROPOSED COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
An IUP graduate with nearly 40 years in the education field has gifted $50,000 to the IUP proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. (Photo courtesy of IUP) Thomas R. Smith of Holidaysburg received his...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025

REPAIRS SLATED FOR DIRT ROAD IN LUCIOUSBORO
A Center Township Man claims a road in his neighborhood is in such bad condition that it's a danger for people who live along it, including the residents of a trailer park. Bill Palmer lives along Gra...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025

PEOPLE ADVISED TO LOOK FOR SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION, HEAT STROKE
With the heat wave continuing, people are being asked to keep the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke in mind. While similarly named, the two heat-related illnesses are different in intensity....
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025












