Category Archives: Local News

SENIOR CENTERS, LIBRARY, OTHERS OFFER FACILITIES AS COOLING CENTERS
If it gets too hot, several agencies in Indiana County are opening up to give people some relief. Aging Services social centers will open up as cooling facilities for those who need it. The Indiana lo...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025

BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE ON AGENDA FOR RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD TONIGHT
The River Valley School Board is expected to approve their 2024-25 budget at tonight's meeting. The preliminary budget called for no tax increase, but the spending plan on tonight's agenda includes an...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025

PSP CHARGE CLYMER MAN WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT
State police have charged a Clymer man with disorderly conduct after an incident early Saturday morning. Troopers were sent to an apartment complex in the 200 block of 6th Street in Clymer for a welfa...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2025

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD PASSES BUDGET WITH 3.0% TAX INCREASE
Monday night, the Indiana School Board approved the 2025-26 budget, but it includes a 3.0% tax increase for district residents. After a vote to raise taxes to the state-mandated maximum of 5.2%, it to...
Hometown2 Jun 23, 2025

HOW IT MIGHT RAIN ON TUESDAY
From the US National Weather Service Another hot one out there tomorrow! There is also a conditional threat for isolated severe thunderstorms, and by "conditional" we mean there have to actually be th...
Renda Media Jun 23, 2025

RIVER VALLEY, ICTC REPS OFFER STATEMENTS ON DECISION TO DENY CONTRACT TERMINATION ATTEMPT
Representatives from ICTC and River Valley School District have issued statements concerning Judge Thomas Bianco's decision to deny the school district's attempt to terminate its contract with the vo-...
Hometown2 Jun 23, 2025

WHEN COULD RAIN BREAK THE HEAT?
From the US National Weather Service As the ridge of warm air begins to slowly weaken over the next 24-36 hours, thunderstorm chances will increase tomorrow. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has plac...
Renda Media Jun 23, 2025

HEAT, AIR QUALITY ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR TODAY
The National Weather Service's heat-related watches for Indiana County and portions of the surrounding area remain in effect. A heat advisory will continue through 8:00 Wednesday night for Indiana, Ar...
Hometown2 Jun 23, 2025

MAN CHARGED IN CHASE TO HAVE PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY
Indiana County's District Courts will be busy with preliminary hearings today, including one for a man who lead police on a chase near Ernest. Court documents show 31-year-old Nicholas Empfield will g...
Hometown2 Jun 23, 2025

PSP INVESTIGATING THEFT OF COPPER WHILE FROM WEST PENN POWER SUBSTATION
State police from the Kiski Valley Barracks are investigating a theft from a West Penn Power location in Derry Township. Troopers say that on June 18th, someone was able to break into the site on Hick...
Hometown2 Jun 23, 2025












