Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY TRAINING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW
The Indiana Area School District, in coordination with local and state emergency agencies, will be conducting a large-scale emergency training exercise tomorrow at the high school. The drill will invo...
Hometown4 Jun 18, 2025

PSP SEARCHES FOR RUNAWAY TEEN IN CAMBRIA COUNTY
From the Pennsylvania State Police UPDATE A runaway juvenile from Cambria County has been found safe. Makayla M. Gibbons, 17, who had been reported missing to the Pennsylvania State Police, was locate...
Renda Media Jun 18, 2025

FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED IN NEIGHBORING ARMSTRONG COUNTY
From the US National Weather Service The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a ... * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Armstrong County in west central Pennsylvania... Northern Butler C...
Renda Media Jun 18, 2025

PENNS MANOR APPROVES BUDGET
The Penns Manor School Board met last night and approved the 2025-26 budget. By a 7-2 vote, next year's spending plan was approved. It contained a tax increase of 5.9%, bringing taxes to 16.2840 mills...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER FINAL 2025-26 BUDGET
The Homer-Center's School Board will meet tonight for its regular monthly meeting, and the 2025-26 budget is on the agenda. The budget for the district comes to $21.06 million, with taxes going up by ...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD PASSES BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE
While many districts are looking at increasing taxes this school year, United School Board was able to finalize their 2025-26 budget without an additional hit to taxpayers. At last night's meeting, Un...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025

YARNICK'S FARM REPORTS MAJOR FLOODING
Farms can also be adversely affected by flooding, and one county farm has reported many acres of crops destroyed by yesterday's rain. Dan Yarnick at Yarnick's Farm in Indiana said that the rains flood...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025

SYMPOSIUM ON CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING TO BE HELD AT UPJ TODAY
A symposium will be held today at UPJ to discuss the adverse affects required cyber school funding has on public schools in the region. Districts from Indiana, Blair, Cambria, Westmoreland and Somerse...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025

FLOODING REPORTED IN INDIANA COUNTY YESTERDAY
Streets and yards in Indiana Borough were affected by flooding yesterday. Indiana Fire Association officials said in a post on Facebook that the amount of water that fell combined with restrictions in...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025

TWO CRASHES AND A BRUSH FIRE REPORTED WEDNESDAY
Outside of Indiana Borough, first responders had a busy afternoon yesterday. Two vehicle crashes were reported on Tuesday. The first was at 12:37 PM on Route 22 West in Burrell Township, with Black Li...
Hometown2 Jun 18, 2025












