Category Archives: Local News

ONE BRUSH FIRE, TWO CALLS FOR UTILITY LINES DOWN REPORTED
The total number of brush fires for Indiana county this year is now up to 44 with one that was reported on Sunday. That brush fire was reported at 8:21 PM along Route 422 in Armstrong Township. The El...
Hometown2 Mar 31, 2025

RIVER VALLEY HOSTS LEAGUE OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS EVENT
Last Thursday, the River Valley School District hosted educators at the high school and collegiate level along with industry leaders as part of the League of Innovative Schools Spring 2025 convening. ...
Hometown2 Mar 31, 2025

SEVERE WEATHER STILL POSSIBLE IN EARLY MONDAY HOURS
From the US National Weather Service Here's the "most likely" arrival time for severe weather tonight. As a reminder, chances are highest in eastern Ohio and decrease slightly into PA/WV. Additional s...
Renda Media Mar 30, 2025

CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY
From the US National Weather Service The slight risk for severe storms has been extended eastward to cover all most all of our forecast area. The enhanced area has also been extended eastward and it j...
Renda Media Mar 30, 2025

ROAD CONSTRUCTION SEASON RAMPS UP THIS WEEK
Two Indiana County road and bridge projects begin this week. Work starts tomorrow on a $14.5 million project to repair the Route 422 Indiana Bypass in White Township. The contractor will be rehabilita...
Hometown1 Mar 30, 2025

NEW GARBAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM SET TO BEGIN THIS WEEK
Waste Management will be distributing the new trash collection containers in Indiana Borough this week. Trash collection will switch to the 96-gallon carts and residents will begin using them immediat...
Hometown1 Mar 30, 2025

COURT ACTION RESCHEDULED IN NEW FLORENCE MURDER CASE
A status conference and a motion to exclude evidence in the murder trial of a New Florence woman were moved on Friday to May 12th. 51-year-old Melissa Fox-Beacom is charged in the shooting death of he...
Hometown1 Mar 30, 2025

BRUSH FIRE, ACCIDENT AMONG FIRE CALLS ON SATURDAY
Fire calls on Saturday included a summons for Indiana firefighters for a "fire investigation" at a location along Oakland Avenue, a call for Plumville and Creekside for a brush fire along Bailey Road ...
Hometown1 Mar 30, 2025

PSP, TURNPIKE LAUNCH 'OPERATION ORANGE SQUEEZE' TO ENFORCE WORK ZONE SAFETY
From WTAJ Pennsylvania State Police troopers will be trading in their cruisers for construction vehicles in April as part of 'Operation Orange Squeeze. Read the full story at WTAJ.
Renda Media Mar 29, 2025

MENTORED YOUTH TROUT DAY TODAY
Pennsylvania's Mentored Youth Trout Day is back today, offering young anglers an early chance to fish the state's stocked trout waters. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Youth participants must ...
Hometown4 Mar 29, 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.
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