Category Archives: Local News

IDLEWILD DECIDES TO CLOSE AMID SMOKEY CONDITIONS
Idlewild Amusement Park and Soakzone has decided to close today due to the hazardous air quality. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has caused the National Weather Service to issue a Code Purple Air Quali...
Hometown4 Jul 17, 2026

GAS PRICES RISING ONCE AGAIN
Gas prices are rising, both across the country and Pennsylvania. That's according to Triple- A (AAA), who reports that the national average price for a gallon of gas as of this morning is $3.98. In th...
Hometown2 Jul 17, 2026

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES CODE PURPLE AIR QUALITY ALERT AS WILDFIRE SMOKE LOOMS
Our area is still under an air quality alert as wildfire smoke from the north makes its way into the region. The National Weather Service has issued a Code Purple Air Quality Alert for all of Indiana ...
Hometown2 Jul 17, 2026

FIRST RESPONDERS ANSWER MULTIPLE CALLS THURSDAY
First responders were kept busy yesterday with multiple calls for service. The first call came at 6:45 in the morning for an odor investigation somewhere on Red Bird Drive in Armstrong Township. Elder...
Hometown2 Jul 17, 2026

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL PLANS DISPLAY FOR TWO BRIDGE PROJECTS
PennDOT is inviting the public to take part in virtual plans display regarding bridges in Armstrong and Indiana Counties starting next Monday. The display will focus the McKeages Crossing Bridge proje...
Hometown2 Jul 17, 2026

INDIANA COUNTY UNDER CODE PURPLE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR FRIDAY
From the US National Weather Service Here is the current standing of Air Quality Alerts issued by States for our region. Air quality is expected to continue to degrade this evening and tomorrow. Resid...
Renda Media Jul 16, 2026

INDIANA HIGH BASEBALL TEAM HONORED AT THIRD THURSDAY EVENT
(Members of the Indiana High baseball team and coaching staff are joined by State Representative Jim Struzzi (far left) and Mayor Charles Simelton (far right) and Police Chief Justin Schawl as the tea...
Hometown2 Jul 16, 2026

HOPEFUL HEARTS TO CLOSE DUE TO LOSS OF FUNDING
Hopeful Hearts of Indiana has announced that they will be closing. In a post on their Facebook page, the children's grief counseling service says that the closure is due to a loss of funding from Conc...
Hometown4 Jul 16, 2026

JIMMY STEWART SELECTED AS INDUCTEE TO 2026 PITTSBURGH WALK OF FAME
Jimmy Stewart will be an inductee in the second class of the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame. The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame, which is in the Strip District's Terminal Building, started last year to celebrate th...
Hometown4 Jul 16, 2026

IUP ALUMNUS DONATES $25K FOR NEW SCHOLARSHIP IN HONOR OF LATE FATHER
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumnus has donated $25,000 to create a new scholarship for business students in honor of his late father. Daniel Simoni, a 1994 IUP accounting graduate and manag...
Hometown4 Jul 16, 2026

RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
I love it! It will help bring more economic activity to Indiana County!
I love it! It's much needed for the safety of folks to link the trails and access both sides of that busy highway.
I love it for both of the reasons listed above (as long as they maintain it.)
It's not going to be the economic boon they're saying it will be.
Not enough people will use it to have an effect on safety.
It will not be maintained and will fall into disuse rather quickly.
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM









