Category Archives: Local News

GAS PRICES DOWN FROM A YEAR AGO
According to Triple A the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is now $3.22, whereas a year ago it was $3.63. Locally, Indiana, Jefferson, and Clearfield Counties are stand...
Renda Media Jun 20, 2025

PA FACING DENTAL CARE CRISIS
Pennsylvania faces a dental care crisis in rural areas, driven by limited coverage and a worsening workforce shortage. Senate Republicans heard testimony that poor access affects overall health-causin...
Renda Media Jun 20, 2025

SAFETY TIPS OFFERED AHEAD OF ANOTHER ROUND OF POSSIBLE FLOODS, STORMS TODAY
Another round of strong storms is expected to come to our area today. Strong, quick storms hit Indiana County on Tuesday, bringing with it enough rain to flood basements, farms, ballfields and other a...
Hometown2 Jun 19, 2025

RAIN RETURNS THIS AFTERNOON WITH POTENTIAL FOR MORE FLOODING
From the US National Weather Service Showers and thunderstorms along a front are expected to increase in coverage near midday today and last into the early evening hours. These storms can bring damagi...
Renda Media Jun 19, 2025

CLYMER POLICE CHIEF CHARGED IN STRANGULATION INCIDENT
Clymer Borough's police chief is suspended as an investigation is underway into an alleged strangulation incident yesterday morning in Pine Township. State Police say 44-year-old Charles Waller, Jr. w...
Hometown2 Jun 19, 2025

MEETING ON CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING HELD AT UPJ YESTERDAY
A meeting of superintendents from four counties was held yesterday to discuss the problem of cyber charter school funding. Due to regulations, local school districts are required to pay tuition for st...
Hometown2 Jun 19, 2025

PARDON APPLICATIONS NOW ONLINE
Applications for pardons in Pennsylvania are now available online. The State Board of Pardons launched an online application for clemency on its website earlier this week. Lieutenant Governor Austin D...
Hometown2 Jun 19, 2025

FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICES CLOSED FOR JUNETEENTH
Today is Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans learned they were free. Federal and state offices are closed for today, including driver's license centers. PA l...
Hometown2 Jun 19, 2025

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2025-26 BUDGET, 3% TAX HIKE
Wednesday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved the 2025-26 budget, which includes a 3% tax hike. The budget came to close to $20 million in revenues but over $21 million in expenses. The $1.1...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025

INDIANA MAN ACCUSED OF STRANGULATION IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE
From the Pennsylvania State Police Troopers today arrested an Indiana County man on a felony count of strangulation and other charges following investigation into a domestic dispute this morning in Pi...
Renda Media Jun 18, 2025












