Category Archives: Local News

MURDER SUSPECT PLEADS GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL
One of the defendants charged with kidnapping and murdering a West Wheatfield Township man entered guilty pleas Friday morning in Indiana County Court. Indiana County District Attorney Bob Manzi said ...
Renda Media May 24, 2024

WOMAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF HAYDEN GARREFFA TO ENTER PLEAS TODAY
Plea and sentencing hearings are scheduled for Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas today, including the plea hearing for one of the people accused in the kidnapping and killing of a West Wheatfield...
Hometown2 May 24, 2024

HYDRANT FLUSHING FOR CICWA CUSTOMERS TO START TUESDAY
The Central Indiana County Water Authority has announced a hydrant flushing schedule and that may cause minor problems for customers. The water authority said that they will flush hydrants on May 28th...
Hometown2 May 24, 2024

DELANEY CHEVROLET WESTSYLVANIA JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL KICKS OFF TONIGHT
With Memorial Day weekend comes music in Downtown Indiana, as the Delaney Chevrolet Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival kicks off tonight. This marks the tenth year for the annual music celebration i...
Hometown2 May 24, 2024

TREE TRIMMING OPERATIONS ON WATT'S HILL TO START TUESDAY
PennDOT crews will be out next Tuesday for some tree-trimming efforts on Watt's Hill in Armstrong Township. Workers will be out on West Pike Road between Route 422 and Lions Health Camp Road to trim t...
Hometown2 May 24, 2024

MID-DAY ROTARY HOLDS FLAGS FOR HEROES EVENT
Heroes of all kinds were honored Thursday night as part of an annual event put on by Mid-day Rotary of Indiana. (Photo by Josh Widdowson) 49 heroes were honored with flags placed along Oakland ...
Hometown2 May 23, 2024

TROOPERS INVESTIGATING THEFT OF SCRAP METAL IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
State police in Indiana are investigating an incident of theft that occurred Sunday morning in White Township. Troopers say between 7 and 11 AM, a man arrived to Gazette Printers along Indian Springs ...
Renda Media May 23, 2024

LONG ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT COMPLETE
Center Township officials have announced that the Long Road bridge project is complete a week ahead of schedule. The bridge has been under construction over the last month. During that time, crews hav...
Hometown2 May 23, 2024

POWER OUTAGES REPORTED THIS MORNING IN INDIANA COUNTY
11:00 AM UPDATE: Power has been restored to Blairsville, according to Penelec maps. They still report outages in Canoe Township, but the number of customers affected is less than 20. REA Energy has be...
Hometown2 May 23, 2024

LINES DOWN, CRASHES, BRUSH FIRES REPORTED WEDNESDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Indiana and Marion Center fire departments were busy on Wednesday with a few calls for service, according to Indiana County 911. The Indiana Fire Association's first call for service yesterday was at ...
Hometown2 May 23, 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











