Category Archives: Local News

REMINDER: CARTER AVENUE IN INDIANA CLOSED THROUGH THURSDAY
PennDOT reminds drivers that Carter Avenue in Indiana Borough and White Township will be closed to traffic today through Thursday for drainage work. Please remember, there is no left turn onto Hospita...
Hometown2 Oct 22, 2024

PA AUDITOR GENERAL RELEASES AUDIT RESULTS FOR THREE AREA FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
Pennsylvania's Auditor General Timothy Defoor has released the results of audits of Volunteer Firefighters Relief Associations across the state, including three such groups in Indiana County. The depa...
Hometown2 Oct 22, 2024

IUP RECEIVES DONATION OF CHEMISTRY EQUIPMENT
IUP has received a donation from a Johnstown company to help out the school's Madia Department of Chemistry. (From left, faculty in the IUP Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics Dr....
Hometown2 Oct 22, 2024

POLICE INVESTIGATING INCIDENT AT INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS STOP
Indiana Borough Police are investigating an incident that happened at a bus stop Monday morning in the area of Chestnut and North 7th Street. Shortly before 9 a.m., a student reported that a stranger ...
Renda Media Oct 21, 2024

RIVER VALLEY CREATES NEW AI TASK FORCE
River Valley School District recently launched a new initiative geared towards using artificial intelligence in improving teaching, learning, and district operations. Superintendent Philip Martell sai...
Renda Media Oct 21, 2024

INDIANA NOW IN PRIME TIME FOR FALL LEAF COLORS
The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says now is the best time for fall leaf color in Indiana County, some surrounding counties and most of the state. According to DCNR's latest rep...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2024

DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS TODAY
Voters have until the end of business today to register to vote for the upcoming general election. To be eligible to vote, you must be at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the U.S. for at least a mo...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2024

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOUR TIMES ON SUNDAY
Indiana County first responders had a busy afternoon on Sunday with four calls for service. The first call of the day was at 12:11 PM for a call of utility lines down on Mulligan Hill Road in West Whe...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2024

VOLUNTEER GROUP PLANS EVENTS TO ERADICATE INVASIVE PLANTS
A group of volunteers will be at the White Township Recreation Complex today to work on eradicating the invasive multiflora rose from the grounds. According to the township, the Plant Patrol group wil...
Hometown1 Oct 20, 2024

TRIALS TO BEGIN IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
After a series of pretrial procedures last week, jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for 35-year-old Joshua Brink, the Smicksburg man charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI and related off...
Hometown1 Oct 20, 2024

Power Plant and Data Center
There is vocal opposition to the Homer City power plant project and the data centers they could potentially bring. But does that mean the majority are against it? What do you think?
I have always opposed it and still do.
I have always been for it and still am.
I was for it but now am against it.
I was against it but now I am in favor of it.
I am still on the fence. Too many unknowns!
Voting Ends: May 26, 2026 | 5:24 PM











