Category Archives: Local News

CENTER TOWNSHIP APPROVES FIRST COMMONWEALTH FIELD BLEACHER BID, REJECTS BIDS FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM
Monday night, the Center Township Supervisors approved a bid for the bleachers at First Commonwealth Field. This will be paid with the $250,000 from the state Department of Community and Economic Deve...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2025

VALESKI'S 4TH STREET BILO TO CLOSE ON TUESDAY
A longtime Indiana grocery store is shutting its doors for the final time tomorrow. Employees of Valeski's 4th Street BiLo confirmed to Renda Media they were told on Monday that the store would close ...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2025

ONE ARRESTED IN CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
One person was taken into custody in connection with a crash this morning on Oakland Avenue in White Township. The crash was reported by Indiana County 911 at 11:45 this morning in the 2200 block of O...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2025

SMICKSBURG MAN SENTENCED FOR STATUTORY SEXUAL ASSAULT
A Smicksburg man was sentenced this morning for sexually assaulting a minor. Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco this morning ordered 34-year-old Jonathan Miller to nine months to a day less ...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2025

AMERICAN RED CROSS CALLING FOR SUMMER DONATIONS
The American Red Cross is urging everyone to donate blood or platelets this summer, especially Type O, to help keep the supply strong during a season when donations often drop. Summer storms, vacation...
Hometown4 Jul 07, 2025

HEAVY RAIN RETURNS AS A POSSIBILITY FOR MONDAY
From the US National Weather Service A cold front slowly advancing into a quickly moistening environment will spark showers and thunderstorms across the region this afternoon and evening. The environm...
Renda Media Jul 07, 2025

GAS PRICES IN PA DOWN FROM LAST YEAR
Looking at gasoline prices as we close out the holiday travel weekend: Triple A says the national average per gallon of regular unleaded is at $3.14.. PA is at $3.31. Local counties: Indiana stands at...
Renda Media Jul 07, 2025

IUP GRADUATE RECEIVES FULBRIGHT AWARD
An IUP alumna is heading to London this fall as a Fulbright Scholar. Kayla Anthony, a 2011 summa cum laude graduate of IUP in theater arts and French, has been awarded a Fulbright to study heritage ma...
Hometown4 Jul 07, 2025

PA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE COLLECTED MORE THAN EXPECTED FOR 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR
Pennsylvania's Department of Revenue announced that they ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with over $300 million above expectations for general fund collections. State revenue secretary Pat Browne said t...
Hometown2 Jul 07, 2025

WEISS RETRIAL BACK ON COURT SCHEDULE
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has scheduled a status conference on July 29th for the Ronald Weiss retrial. It's the first action in the case since February. Weiss, who will turn 77 year...
Hometown1 Jul 06, 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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