Category Archives: Local News

PURCHASE LINE TO START AVIATION INTRODUCTORY COURSE
The Purchase Line school board Monday night approved adding a new course for the 2025-26 academic year. Superintendent Patricia Berezansky said the new course will be a prerequisite for the district's...
Renda Media Jan 14, 2025

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD TO APPROVE HIRING SEVERAL COACHES TONIGHT
The United School Board will meet tonight and sports-related hirings are on the agenda. Among them are Louis McElwee as Head Football Coach, Joshua Henning as the Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach, L...
Hometown2 Jan 14, 2025

INDIANA MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUG, PARAPHERNALIA POSSESSION
Indiana Borough Police charged an Indiana man with drug-related crimes connected with an incident Sunday morning. Police say they conducted a welfare check on 38-year-old Anthony Walker at the Sheetz ...
Hometown2 Jan 14, 2025

IUP, CNX ENTER AGREEMENT TO HOLD MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY TRAINING AT SOUTHPOINTE FACILITY
IUP's Criminal Justice Training Center has entered into an agreement with CNX Resources to serve as the Pittsburgh region's satellite site for the Center's municipal police academy training. The CNX s...
Hometown2 Jan 14, 2025

MARK ZILINSKAS NAMED INDIANA HEAD COACH IN SPLIT VOTE
The Indiana School Board Monday night voted 5-4 to name Mark Zilinskas as the new head football coach. This marks the second tenure as the head coach of Indiana High Football, but Julia Trimarchi-Cucc...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 2025

FIRE DESTROYS KITCHEN IN HOMER CITY APARTMENT BUILDING
A kitchen was destroyed inside a Homer City apartment building on Monday. Firefighters from Homer City, Indiana, Black Lick, Blairsville, Coral-Graceton and Brush Valley were called to 63 East Indiana...
Renda Media Jan 13, 2025

UPDATE: COLD WEATHER ADVISORY EXPANDED
From the US National Weather Service UPDATE: The Cold Weather Advisory has been expanded to include the Laurel Highlands. Starts 1 AM Tuesday and ends 10 AM Wednesday. These two graphs show the expand...
Renda Media Jan 13, 2025

DOUBLE-WIDE TRAILER IN NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP RAZED BY FIRE
A mobile home in North Mahoning Township was destroyed by a fire Monday morning. Indiana County 911 summoned Plumville, Perry Township, and Lindsey fire departments, the RIT team and Punxsutawney Ambu...
Renda Media Jan 13, 2025

EXPECTED TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY WIND CHILLS TO DIP BELOW ZERO
From the US National Weather Service The National Weather Service has not yet issued any advisories for our area, but has put out a cold weather advisory for parts of northern West Virginia due to the...
Renda Media Jan 13, 2025

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS TO BE HELD TODAY
Eight preliminary hearings are scheduled for Indiana County's District Courts today, including one for a man charged with drinking while on duty at a bar in Heilwood. The incident was reported by Liqu...
Hometown2 Jan 13, 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









