Category Archives: Local News

EXPECTED TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY WIND CHILLS TO DIP BELOW ZERO
From the US National Weather Service The National Weather Service has not yet issued any advisories for our area, but has put out a cold weather advisory for parts of northern West Virginia due to the...
Renda Media Jan 13, 2025

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS TO BE HELD TODAY
Eight preliminary hearings are scheduled for Indiana County's District Courts today, including one for a man charged with drinking while on duty at a bar in Heilwood. The incident was reported by Liqu...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 2025

PSP SEEKING SURVEY RESPONDENTS AS PART OF ACCREDITATION
State police are seeking input from the community as part of the accreditation process through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Between now and the 25th, the public can ta...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 2025

PENNIE DEADLINE COMING THIS WEDNESDAY
There are two days before the deadline for open enrollment for health insurance through Pennie passes. Pennie is the state's official health insurance marketplace. The state's Insurance Department Dep...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 2025

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN MIGHT CHALLENGE SHAPIRO FOR GOVERNOR
Pennsylvania might have its first Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro. Congressman Dan Meuser has told Philadelphia's WABC-TV that he is seriously considering running n...
Hometown1 Jan 13, 2025

COLD TEMPERATURES MIDWEEK DOMINATE THE WEATHER PICTURE
From the US National Weather Service We have a several more chances for light snow this week, but the bigger story will be the cold. Even colder temperatures arrive behind a cold front on Monday, with...
Renda Media Jan 12, 2025

BARN SUSTAINS HEAVY DAMAGE IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP FIRE
Eight fire companies battled a barn fire at a farm along Wilgus Road in Montgomery Township yesterday. The alarm for the working fire was sounded shortly after 3 PM for the Commodore, Glen Campbell, a...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2025

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE, MARION CENTER BOARDS TO MEET
The Indiana Area School Board has an extensive agenda for Monday night, including a number of change orders for the Eisenhower Elementary School project, which is nearing completion. The orders total ...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2025

JUDGE SCHEDULES ANOTHER STATUS CONFERENCE FOR WEISS RETRIAL
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco last week scheduled another status conference for the pending retrial of Ronald Weiss, the 76-year-old former Tunnelton man convicted in 1997 of the 1978 m...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2025

REPORT: RETAIL THEFTS UP IN PENNSYLVANIA, INDIANA COUNTY
A new report by PACourts says retail theft is steadily on the rise in Pennsylvania, and it is almost to pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, the state had 38,952 criminal filings for retail theft. After the ...
Hometown1 Jan 12, 2025












