Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES MOTIONS REGARDING CDBG GRANT APPLICATION
Indiana Borough Council approved two motions regarding Community Development Block Grant funds at their meeting Tuesday night. One motion authorized the signing of a cooperation agreement with Indiana...
Renda Media Sep 03, 2024

PURCHASE LINE'S AVA SPENCER APPOINTED TO YOUNG AMBASSADORS OF PENNSYLVANIA
PennDOT and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful last week named Purchase Line junior Ava Spencer as part of the Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania cohort for 2024-25. Spencer was selected along with 39 other s...
Renda Media Sep 03, 2024

SEARCH FOR MISSING ARMSTRONG COUNTY TEEN UNDERWAY
Officials in Armstrong County are asking for help with finding a missing teen. Police say that 14-year-old Aubrey Potocnak, who goes by the name "Ace," left her Ford City home Monday night and has not...
Renda Media Sep 03, 2024

IBP REPORTS: PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
An Indiana man was charged with public drunkenness following an incident Friday evening. Indiana Borough Police responded to a report of a man, later identified as 24-year-old Giovanni Lewandowski, sl...
Renda Media Sep 03, 2024

PASSHE BOARD CHAIR TO RECOMMEND FORMER WEST CHESTER PRESIDENT AS INTERIM CHANCELLOR
In a letter to the PA State System of Higher Education community, board chair Cindy Shapira announced that she will recommend Dr. Chris Fiorentino take over as temporary chancellor after Dan Greenstei...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2024

THREE CALLS REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON LABOR DAY
After a busy weekend, Indiana County First Responders had a relatively quiet Labor Day with only three calls for service. The first call of the day was at 6:02 AM along Penrose Hollow Road in West Whe...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2024

CDBG, SANITARY AUTHORITY RESOLUTIONS ON DRAFT AGENDA FOR CENTER TWP. SUPERVISORS
Center Township Supervisors have some resolutions on tonight's agenda. One of them deals with the 2024 Community Development Block Grant Application as the supervisors will look to approve the three-y...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2024

IUP, PENNWEST CLARION GRADS ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIPS
Graduates from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and PennWest Clarion have teamed up to establish a social studies scholarship at IUP. Thomas and Virginia Schott have given IUP $25,000 to establish t...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2024

SPIRIT AIRLINES ADDS FLIGHT TO MYRTLE BEACH FROM ARNOLD PALMER AIRPORT
Spirit Airlines will run another flight to Myrtle Beach out of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Westmoreland County. This marks the first time that Spirit has run two flights from the airport nea...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 2024

OX HILL FAIR UNDERWAY
The Ox Hill Fair is now underway and earlier this week, officials named the 2024 fair queen and alternates. This year's Ox Hill Fair Queen is Katrina Hoffman from Marion Center, while runner up was Ma...
Hometown2 Sep 03, 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











