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HOMER CITY NATIVE HONORED BY CITY AND STATE PA'S 50 OVER 50 LIST
An Indiana County man was honored by City and State Pennsylvania on their 2025 Fifty over 50 list. Boilermakers Local 154 business agent Shawn Steffee was named to the publication's recent list. He al...
Hometown2 Oct 28, 2025

IUP RECOGNIZED BY PRINCETON REVIEW FOR "BEST COLLEGES REGION BY REGION" RANKING
IUP has once again been honored by The Princeton Review, this time in the 2026 "Best Colleges: Region by Region" listing. IUP was one of less than 100 colleges and universities chosen for the Mid-Atla...
Hometown2 Oct 28, 2025

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD GETS UPDATE ON DISTRICT FINANCIAL SITUATION
Monday night, Indiana School Board was given an update on the district's financial situation, and for now, the district is in good financial shape. The board was informed that the district will be abl...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2025

STATE POLICE ASKING FOR PUBLIC'S HELP IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS IN RETAIL THEFT
State police are asking for the public's help identifying two suspects accused of stealing alcohol from a Sheetz in Indiana County on Sunday. Troopers say around 2:26 p.m. on October 26, a member of t...
Hometown4 Oct 27, 2025

DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO FOUR TO 10 YEARS IN STATE PRISON
A Johnstown man was ordered to serve time in state prison for a guilty plea to charges of dealing drugs. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that 40-year-old John Finnegan was orde...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2025

BLAIRSVILLE MAN ELECTROCUTED IN SOMERSET COUNTY
A man is dead after touching live power lines in Somerset County late last week. The county coroner has confirmed 52-year-old Scott Page, of Blairsville, was killed in the incident on Friday afternoon...
Renda Media Oct 27, 2025

ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP MAN KILLED IN SIDE-BY-SIDE CRASH
An Armstrong Township man died Sunday afternoon in a side-by-side crash in Young Township. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. said 23-year-old Levi Douglas Gittings was a passenger in the UTV g...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2025

STRUCTURE FIRE, SMOKE INVESTIGATION REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON SUNDAY
Along with the fatal side-by-side crash, Indiana County first responders had a busy day on Sunday. The first call for service was at 2:30 AM with a smoke investigation on Sawmill Run Road in Grant Tow...
Hometown2 Oct 27, 2025

RAIN RETURNS THIS WEEK - HERE'S WHEN
From the US National Weather Service We expect high pressure to keep the region mostly dry through Tuesday. By Wednesday, low pressure approaching from the southwest will bring a moisture increase and...
Renda Media Oct 26, 2025

FUN AND SAFETY AT DOWNTOWN INDIANA HALLOWEEN EVENT
Hundreds of costumed children enjoyed trick-or-treating at downtown Indiana's businesses on Saturday morning, and Indiana Borough Police say the IUP volleyball and lacrosse teams had a lot to do with ...
Hometown1 Oct 26, 2025












