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PEOPLE DEALING WITH BLOCKED ROADS, POWER OUTAGES THIS MORNING
Many people are waking up having to deal with the damage from last night's storms. Many calls for power lines down, trees down and other calls related to the storm were reported yesterday evening. As ...
Hometown2 Apr 30, 2025

APARTMENT DESTROYED BY FIRE IN INDIANA YESTERDAY
On top of the calls to get trees and power lines to safe places, firefighters were called out to a fire at an apartment complex on Rustic Lodge Road. Indiana Fire Association members were sent to the ...
Hometown2 Apr 30, 2025

FLOOD, WATER PROJECT GRANTS COMING TO INDIANA COUNTY
State officials have announced that funding will be coming to Indiana County to help with flood rehabilitation and water projects. State Senator Joe Pittman and Representatives Jim Struzzi and Brian S...
Hometown2 Apr 30, 2025

SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR APRIL 30, 2025
Due to last night's storms and the resulting damage and power outages, here is the status of schools and schools districts in the area this morning: Apollo-Ridge: Two-hour delay Armstrong: Closed Derr...
Renda Media Apr 30, 2025

RIVER VALLEY RECEIVES $1 MILLION AI GRANT FROM YOUNGWAY LEARNING
River Valley School District will be the first school district in the nation to receive a $1 million grant from the Nationwide AI Grant Initiative. The program is dedicated to improving instructional ...
Hometown2 Apr 29, 2025

RIVER VALLEY SIGNS NEW FOOTBALL COACH TO THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
Tuesday night, the River Valley School Board hired a new head football coach. Ed Dalton is a familiar name to Indiana County's high school football scene. He was a head coach at Purchase Line and help...
Hometown2 Apr 29, 2025

BRUSH FIRE REPORTED IN BRUSH VALLEY TOWNSHIP
Two fire companies were sent this morning for a brush fire in Brush Valley Township. Indiana County 911 said the call went out at 10:13 AM for the brush fire on 2085 Round Top Road. Brush Valley and H...
Hometown2 Apr 29, 2025

CAMP CADET ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Applications are now being accepted for the annual Indiana County Camp Cadet Graduate Scholarship. Indiana County Camp Cadet, Inc. was established in 2008. Its goal is to educate young men and women i...
Hometown4 Apr 29, 2025

DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH STANDOFF
A Derry Township man faces charges connected with a standoff on Sunday night after he allegedly fired a shotgun in his home. Police say 51-year-old Randy Beehash refused to leave his home on Adam Lane...
Hometown2 Apr 29, 2025

INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION DUE FOR PLEA HEARING
An Indiana man is due in court today to enter pleas to charges related to images of child sexual abuse. Eric Palmer is charged with ten counts of child pornography and a single count of criminal use o...
Hometown2 Apr 29, 2025

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