Category Archives: Local News

TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED TO 911
Indiana County 911 reported two vehicle accidents Wednesday evening. The first was reported at 4:34 pm along Route 259 in Brush Valley Township. Brush Valley Fire Department, Citizens Ambulance, and s...
Hometown4 Apr 10, 2025

EASTERN BOX TURTLE MAY BECOME PA STATE REPTILE
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are on their way to naming the Eastern box turtle as the official state reptile of Pennsylvania. The House Game & Fisheries Committee gave its unanimous support to a measur...
Hometown4 Apr 10, 2025

FETTERMAN URGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REVERSE COURSE ON MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR ANTI-OBESITY DRUGS
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is asking the Trump Administration to let a rule allowing Medicare and Medicaid to cover high demand anti-obesity drugs move forward. In an article for the New York...
Hometown4 Apr 10, 2025

FLU SEASON CONTINUES IN PA, BUT ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO DECREASE
The flu season continues in Pennsylvania, and cases are still being reported across the state. The state Department of Health says that while influenza activity is still above the baseline for this ti...
Hometown2 Apr 10, 2025

MISSING MAN FROM NORTHERN CAMBRIA AREA FOUND SAFE
From Pennsylvania State Police A missing Northern Cambria-area man has been found safe. (Read the original story) Larry Stephen Bursky, 49, who had been reported missing to the Pennsylvania State Poli...
Renda Media Apr 09, 2025

IRMC TO OPEN NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY IN INDIANA COUNTY
From IRMC Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) is proud to announce the upcoming opening of IRMC Mountains Behavioral Health, a state-of-the-art, 31,000-square-foot facility dedicated to providing i...
Renda Media Apr 09, 2025

PSP SEARCHING FOR MISSING NORTHERN CAMBRIA-AREA MAN
From Pennsylvania State Police Troopers are searching for a missing Northern Cambria-area man. Larry Stephen Bursky, 49, was last seen on the evening of April 5 and has since been reported missing by ...
Renda Media Apr 09, 2025

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE CREATION OF COUNTYWIDE EMS AUTHORITY
The Indiana County Commissioners this morning approved the creation of the countywide Emergency Management Authority. Commissioners Chairman Mike Keith said the authority will be made up of nine posit...
Hometown2 Apr 09, 2025

PATRICIA HILLIARD ROBERTSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO IUP STUDENT FROM HOMER CITY
An Indiana County woman attending classes at IUP was awarded the Patricia Hilliard Robertson Scholarship at a recent event on campus. (From left, IUP Dr. John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural S...
Hometown2 Apr 09, 2025

MORE SEASONAL TEMPS START TODAY
From the US National Weather Service If yesterday and this morning are too chilly for you, we've got some good news: high temperatures will run about 10 degrees warmer today versus Tuesday. Unfortunat...
Renda Media Apr 09, 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











