Category Archives: Local News

PENNDOT ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN "PICK UP PA" PROGRAM
PennDOT is encouraging people to take part in their upcoming 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania litter cleanup initiative. The program is a cooperative effort between the state transportation agency, the state...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2025

AIR CONDITIONING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DISCUSSED AT RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The River Valley School Board last night approved bids for air conditioning projects at the district's two elementary schools. The cost of the projects at Blairsville and Saltsburg elementaries will n...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2025

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE ASKING FOR PATIENCE AS INVESTIGATION INTO FATAL CRASH CONTINUES
Indiana Borough Police are asking the public for patience as the investigation continues into a fatal accident on March 11th. A delivery truck hit two people as they were in the crosswalk at the inter...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2025

PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED COUNTY EMS AUTHORITY TO BE HEARD TODAY
The Indiana County Commissioners will host a public comment session today concerning the potential Emergency Medical Services Authority. At 10:30 this morning, before the regularly scheduled monthly m...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2025

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES JOINS IUP FOR CLINICAL TRAINING AGREEMENT SIGNING
IUP officials were joined by Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh yesterday to announce the signing of a clinical training affiliation agreement for the proposed IUP Col...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2025

PENNSYLVANIA'S FLU ACTIVITY PACE SLOWING DOWN
While flu numbers remain high for Pennsylvania, the disease's pace continues to decline. As of March 22nd, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said 212,590 cases of lab-confirmed influenza were repo...
Hometown2 Mar 26, 2025

INDIANA BOROUGH MEETING WITH PENNDOT OVER PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Indiana Borough officials are continuing to look at crosswalk safety issues after an accident earlier this month resulted in the death of two pedestrians. On March 11th, John Forest Reeger and his wif...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2025

HERE IS WHAT TODAY LOOKS LIKE
From the US National Weather Service A few showers are possible this afternoon south of the Mason-Dixon, but most of the area will remain dry. Temperatures remain near the climatological average. So, ...
Renda Media Mar 25, 2025

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES TWO PROJECTS TO START NEXT WEEK
PennDOT has announced two projects will get underway next week in Indiana County. Repairs to the Route 422 bypass in White Township are scheduled to start on March 31st. Between April 7th and June 13t...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS CALLED OUT FOR 40TH BRUSH FIRE OF THE YEAR
Indiana County's first responders were called out to the 40th brush fire of the year yesterday. The fire was reported on Wissinger Road in Buffington Township at 7:36 last night. Indiana County 911 se...
Hometown2 Mar 25, 2025

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