Category Archives: Local News

KIWANIS OF INDIANA, BURRELL TOWNSHIP LIBRARY WELCOME LITTLE FREE LIBRARY
The Burrell Township library in Black Lick now has a smaller version posted outside the building to help expand book access. The new Little Free Library was a recent project of the Indiana Kiwanis Clu...
Hometown2 Aug 28, 2024

CHARGES HELD FOR SUSPECT IN RURAL VALLEY STABBING
Charges were held in Armstrong County Court for a man accused of stabbing his ex-wife's boyfriend earlier this month. 48-year-old Andrew Milton Berry of Rural Valley is charged with attempted homicide...
Hometown2 Aug 28, 2024

CAR FIRE, STRUCTURE FIRE, ACCIDENT AMONG CALLS FOR SERVICE TUESDAY, THIS MORNING
UPDATES: One person had to be life flighted after an ATV crash on a farm in Conemaugh Township. Indiana County 911 initially dispatched Tunnelton and Saltsburg fire departments and Lifestat Ambulance ...
Hometown2 Aug 28, 2024

CASEY, CONGRESS MEMBERS ASKING BIDEN TO DECLARE EMERGENCY IN PA FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY REMNANTS
Senator Bob Casey is leading an effort to declare a major disaster in Pennsylvania after the heavy rain and flooding earlier this month. The request came from Governor Josh Shapiro. Casey along with S...
Hometown2 Aug 28, 2024

PSP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT CLASS OF TROOPERS
Those interested in becoming a state trooper can apply now for the job. State Police announced that a new application cycle has opened for job applicants. Last year, Governor Josh Shapiro suspended a ...
Hometown2 Aug 28, 2024

HEINRICH PUCKERS UP FOR KISS-A-PIG FUNDRAISER
Prior to the marching bands taking the stage at the Indiana County Fair on Tuesday, Indiana Area Superintendent Rob Heinrich was announced as the winner for the annual Kiss-A-Pig Contest, benefitting ...
Renda Media Aug 27, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DIPS SLIGHTLY IN JULY
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry reports that Indiana County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down four-tenths of a percentage point over the month of July to 3.6 percen...
Renda Media Aug 27, 2024

JOHNSTOWN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG INVESTIGATION CHARGES
A Johnstown man pleaded guilty in Federal Court on Monday to charges related to a drug investigation in Cambria and Indiana Counties. U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan said yesterday that 68-year-old Rodney S...
Hometown2 Aug 27, 2024

STORM PIPE REPLACEMENT TODAY IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
White Township officials are advising residents of some construction going on around Whippoorwill Street. Public Works crews will work on a storm pipe replacement project near the intersection of the ...
Hometown2 Aug 27, 2024

MAN CHARGED IN RESALE STORE THEFT DUE IN COURT TODAY FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
An Indiana man accused of breaking into a store last week in Downtown Indiana is due in court for a preliminary hearing today. Court documents show that Sonny Matthew Valentin is charged in connection...
Hometown2 Aug 27, 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











