Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DISMISS CLASSES EARLY ON MONDAY DUE TO TRUMP RALLY
UPDATE: The district has also announced that Monday's School Board and Audit and Finance Committee meetings are cancelled. The next school board meeting will be October 14th and the Audit and Finance ...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2024

COUNTY CENTER FOR COMMUNITY GROWTH RECEIVES $250,000 GRANT
An Indiana County group geared toward community change received a $250,000 grant from the Coal Communities Get Ready! Challenge. The challenge comes from the Just Transition Fund, a philanthropic init...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2024

IUP STUDENTS SHARE OPINIONS ON TRUMP RALLY
Some students at IUP shared their opinions concerning the upcoming Trump rally next Monday at the KCAC. While the rally is not an official university event, it is taking place at a venue on Campus. St...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY RECEIVES $8000 GRANT
The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County received an $8000 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The grant is part of the Cultural and Historical Support Grant...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2024

HOMER-CENTER REJECTS RIVER VALLEY LEAVING ICTC
At a meeting Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved a resolution that rejects River Valley's departure from the ICTC Compact. Board member Vicki Smith said that the main reason for the...
Hometown2 Sep 19, 2024

IRMC HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION KICKS OFF 20TH LOVE OF LIFE CAMPAIGN
The IRMC Healthcare Foundation kicked off the 20th annual Love of Life fundraising campaign, benefitting the Women's Imaging Center, Thursday night.The annual kickoff was held at the home of Christine...
Renda Media Sep 19, 2024

SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF THEFT ENTER GUILTY PLEAS
Two people charged in separate cases of theft entered guilty pleas Thursday morning in Indiana County Court. 56-year-old Lara Brown of Mount Pleasant pled guilty to felony charges of theft by unlawful...
Renda Media Sep 19, 2024

HUFF ROAD RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURE POSTPONED
A railroad crossing closure scheduled for next week in West Wheatfield Township has been postponed, according to PennDOT officials. The closure along Huff Road was scheduled for next Thursday, but tha...
Renda Media Sep 19, 2024

MAN INJURED AS MOTORCYCLE HITS DEER IN BLACK LICK TOWNSHIP
Emergency crews are headed to the scene of an accident in Black Lick Township this morning Black Lick, Blairsville and Aultman firefighters were dispatched at 6:50 A.M. to 1632 Route 217 North in Blac...
Hometown2 Sep 19, 2024

NO GUN FOUND AT INDIANA SENIOR HIGH
Classes at Indiana Senior High will go on as scheduled today after an investigation into an alleged weapon in the building, but there will be an increased police presence today out of an abundance of ...
Hometown2 Sep 19, 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











