Category Archives: Local News

HOMER CITY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES CUTTING POLICE CHIEF POSITION, NO-TAX INCREASE BUDGET
Homer City Borough Council Tuesday night approved a budget that will not raise taxes for residents but eliminates their full-time police chief position. Joe Iezzi, Sr., Matt Black, Denise Liggett and ...
Renda Media Dec 17, 2024

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL IMPLEMENTS SURCHARGE FOR MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY BILL
Blairsville Borough Council approved implementing a $4 drought surcharge on the Municipal Authority's December bill at their meeting Tuesday night. Councilman Ab Dettorre said the charge came as a res...
Renda Media Dec 17, 2024

RAIN RETURNING WEDNESDAY MORNING ... HOW MUCH?
From the US National Weather Service It's been a nice December day, but tomorrow conditions will change. We are expecting more rain starting as early as the morning. A majority of the region has a hig...
Renda Media Dec 17, 2024

TWO HURT IN CRASH THIS MORNING ON ROUTE 119 IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP
Crews were called out early this morning for a crash in Rayne Township. Indiana County 911 reported the crash at 12:33 this morning and sent the Marion Center fire department, state police and Citizen...
Hometown2 Dec 17, 2024

POLICE CHIEF, BUDGET TO BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT AT HOMER CITY BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING
The 2025 budget and a full-time officer's position will be the main topics of discussion at tonight's special Homer City Borough Council meeting. On the agenda for consideration is the elimination of ...
Hometown2 Dec 17, 2024

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL TO CONSIDER 2025 BUDGET TONIGHT
Blairsville Borough Council will consider approving the 2025 budget tonight during the council's monthly meeting. The budget approved for advertisement last month came out to $2,466,548, and required ...
Hometown2 Dec 17, 2024

INDIANA POLICE REPORTS: WARRANT ARREST, HARASSMENT
INDIANA BOROUGH Indiana Borough Police arrested a man wanted on warrants from Elk County on Friday. Police say that around 8:00 PM, officers were called out to an apartment in the 600 block of Water S...
Hometown2 Dec 17, 2024

OVER $3000 RAISED IN DAY ONE OF TEDDY BEAR FUND DRIVE COLLECTION WEEK
Today is the second day of the Teddy Bear Fund Drive Collection Week. Day one was a great success as volunteers collected $3683 in the first day at the 700 Shop at the intersection of Seventh and Phil...
Hometown2 Dec 17, 2024

MARION CENTER BOARD RECEIVES FIRST DRAFT OF 2025-26 BUDGET, APPROVES ACT 1 RESOLUTION
Monday night, the Marion Center School Board received a first draft of next year's budget from Business Manager Richard Martini. Martini said that the first draft of the budget does contain a deficit,...
Hometown2 Dec 16, 2024

THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP YIELDS NO INJURIES
No one was hurt in a crash this afternoon in Burrell Township. Indiana County 911 sent Blairsville and Black Lick firefighters, Citizens' Ambulance and state police to Old William Penn Highway near IR...
Renda Media Dec 16, 2024

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









