Category Archives: Local News

NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY TO BE HELD IN TWO LOCATIONS IN INDIANA COUNTY
Today is National Drug Take Back day and there are two opportunities for people to get rid of medicine that is no longer necessary. The Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission and the In...
Hometown2 Apr 26, 2025

PENNSYLVANIA PUC ACCEPTING COMMENT ABOUT GRID IMPACTS ON HIGH-DEMAND ENERGY GROWTH
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is welcoming comment from the public concerning grid impacts on high-demand energy growth. On Thursday, the Commission held an en banc hearing to examine the...
Hometown2 Apr 26, 2025

PA WOMEN VETERANS CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN JUNE
Pennsylvania officials are looking for women from the state who served in the armed forces to take part in an upcoming celebration of their service. The ceremony is planned for June 10th, with an onli...
Hometown2 Apr 26, 2025

HOW MUCH RAIN COULD WE GET BY 8 AM SATURDAY?
From the US National Weather Service This image shows the probability of 2 inches or more of rain by 8AM Saturday morning. This is not the official forecast (which 0.75" to 1.25" on average). We just ...
Renda Media Apr 25, 2025

IUP GRADUATE ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP IN HONOR OF HER LATE MOTHER
An IUP graduate has established a scholarship at the university in memory of her late mother, Rosalie Howard. Gwen Miller, an elementary education graduate from the class of 1960, created the Rosalie ...
Hometown4 Apr 25, 2025

ACCIDENTS, LINES DOWN, SMALL FIRE REPORTED ON THURSDAY
Indiana county's first responders had another busy day on Thursday. At 10:11 AM, Indiana Fire Association members were sent to Wida Road in Rayne Township for a miscellaneous call. Officials said a to...
Hometown2 Apr 25, 2025

TERRION GATES TO HAVE POST-SENTENCE MOTION HEARING
UPDATE: A man convicted of first degree murder in a fatal shooting near IUP campus in 2020 was back in Indiana County Court today to try to get his conviction set aside. During the post-sentence heari...
Hometown2 Apr 25, 2025

ONE OF THREE CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY TO ENTER PLEA TODAY
Plea and sentencing hearings are on the schedule today for Indiana County Court, including one for a man charged with animal cruelty. Zachary Tyler Yeager of Homer City is charged with aggravated crue...
Hometown2 Apr 25, 2025

INDIANA, 60 OTHER COUNTIES AT HIGH RISK OF WILDFIRE
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says that most of the Commonwealth is currently at risk of a wildfire, including Indiana and the surrounding counties. According to th...
Hometown2 Apr 25, 2025

RELIANT HOLDINGS CASE DROPPED BY FEDERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION BUREAU
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped its case against White Township-based Reliant Holdings. The case was ended "with prejudice", meaning not only the case is over, but the bur...
Hometown2 Apr 25, 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.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM











