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MEGHAN FOULK SWORN IN AS NEW ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Indiana County's newest assistant district attorney was sworn in on Wednesday. (ADA Meghan Foulk and DA Robert Manzi. Photo provided by Dr. Brian R. Foulk) Meghan Foulk joins the office and will repre...
Hometown2 Feb 20, 2025

OVERNIGHT, EARLY THURSDAY SNOW COULD CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS
From the US National Weather Service Our next round of widespread snow arrives late tonight into Thursday morning. This first round will be generally light, but may cause some issues during the mornin...
Renda Media Feb 19, 2025

AMISH FURNITURE STORE IN CANOE TOWNSHIP DESTROYED BY FIRE
Firefighters from Indiana and Jefferson counties were summoned to a structure fire Wednesday morning in Canoe Township. Rossiter, Marion Center, Perry Township, Punxsutawney, Lindsey, and Glen Campbel...
Renda Media Feb 19, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY K-9 OFFICER KORT PASSES AWAY
The Indiana County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of K-9 Kort, who passed away Wednesday at BluePearl Pet Hospital in Pittsburgh. Photo courtesy of the Indiana County Sheriff's Office Facebook ...
Renda Media Feb 19, 2025

ARIN NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Last night, the Armstrong-Indiana Intermediate Unit Board of Directors approved promoting Dr. Matthew Curci from interim executive director to the full-time position. (Photo provided by ARIN IU28) Cur...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2025

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL JOINS INDIANA COUNTY EMS AUTHORITY
Last night, Blairsville Borough Council formally approved the ordinance to join the county's Emergency Medical Service agency. Blairsville becomes the 26th municipality to join the consortium, whose p...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2025

INDIANA WOMAN TO SERVE PROBATION FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
A woman charged with cruelty to animals was sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court. President Judge Thomas Bianco ordered Krista Yeager to serve one year of probation. The 23-year-old was one of ...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2025

KITTANNING MAN CONVICTED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE
A Kittanning man was convicted of single counts of second-degree misdemeanor indecent assault and summary harassment. Armstrong County District Attorney Katie Charlton announced a jury found 47-year-o...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2025

TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, TWO ALARMS REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Two vehicle accidents were reported yesterday by Indiana County 911. The first was at 3:50 PM on a portion of Route 119 south in Buffington Township. Black Lick and Blairsville firefighters were dispa...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2025

MARC FOGEL BACK HOME IN PITTSBURGH
An American school teacher and IUP alum, Marc Fogel, is back in his home state of Pennsylvania after spending more than three years in a Russian prison. Loved ones confirmed that Fogel was onboard a f...
Hometown2 Feb 19, 2025

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