Category Archives: Local News

HOMER-CENTER, ICTC RECEIVE PAB GRANTS
From Renda Media and the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) in cooperation with Renda Media of Indiana, is pleased to announce that the Homer-C...
Renda Media Jun 25, 2024

JURY SELECTION CONTINUED FOR HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE WHILE DUI CASE
Jury selection for the case of a Seward man charged in connection with a crash that killed an Indiana man has been continued Court documents show that 29-year-old Patrick Walker is charged with homici...
Hometown2 Jun 25, 2024

FOUNDATION FOR PA WATERSHEDS AWARDS GRANT TO INDIANA COUNTY
The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds has announced $650,000 in grant money is about to be distributed to entities and projects across the state, including a project in Indiana County. The founda...
Hometown2 Jun 25, 2024

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO HARASSMENT INCIDENTS
Indiana borough police have cited a man with harassment for an incident last week. Officers were dispatched at 5:04 PM on June 19th to the 800 block of Wayne Avenue for a reported domestic incident. P...
Hometown2 Jun 25, 2024

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2024-25 BUDGET WITH 5.5% TAX INCREASE
At Monday night's meeting, the Indiana School Board approved the 2024-25 budget, and the impact of property taxes will not as hard as what was originally proposed. By a 7-2 vote, the board approved th...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2024

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO CLOSE HORACE MANN ELEMENTARY AT END OF 2024-25 YEAR
Horace Mann Elementary School will close effective the end of the 2024-25 school year. The vote to close the school came at Monday night's school board meeting and was a 9-0 unanimous vote. According ...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2024

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2024-25 BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE
At their meeting Monday night, the Marion Center school board approved the 2024-25 budget and it contains a tax increase. The budget comes out to $29,019,375 and it contains a 3.98 percent tax increas...
Renda Media Jun 24, 2024

IUP, PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL SIGN AGREEMENT FOR PROPOSED COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
IUP and Punxsutawney Area Hospital have signed an agreement that will help train students in the proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. (Seated L to R: PAH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Clark Simpson, ...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2024

PA UNEMPLOYMENT HOLDS STEADY FOR EIGHTH STRAIGHT MONTH
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate remained unchanged over the month of May. According to the state Department of Labor and Industry, the rate of unemployment remained at 3.4 percent for the month. This...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2024

STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR HELP IDENTIFYING HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT
State police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a woman involved in a hit-and-run crash in Center Township earlier this month. (Photos provided by PSP-Indiana) Troopers say the crash happe...
Hometown2 Jun 24, 2024

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











