Category Archives: Local News

STATE POLICE SEEKING HELP IN IDENTIFYING TWO THEFT SUSPECTS
State Police from the Indiana barracks are asking the public to help identify two people accused of shoplifting from the White Township Walmart on November 22nd. (Photos provided by PSP-Indiana) Polic...
Hometown2 Dec 05, 2023

CLINTON SMITH FEATURED IN PA BUSINESS CENTRAL 'FOREMOST UNDER 40' LIST
The CEO of a retirement firm in Indiana was recently recognized in PA Business Central's Foremost Under 40 list. Clinton Smith was highlighted for providing award-winning service to clients and for he...
Renda Media Dec 05, 2023

OFFICERS INVESTIGATING THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
Indiana Borough Police are investigating a theft from a motor vehicle from last week. Officers say between 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday, a bookbag with textbooks was stolen from a trunk of a car ...
Renda Media Dec 05, 2023

COMMISSIONERS SCHEDULE SECOND SPECIAL MEETING FOR BUDGET
Another special meeting has been scheduled by the Indiana County Commissioners to consider the preliminary budget for 2024. The budget has been a frustrating one for the county commissioners, as two d...
Hometown2 Dec 05, 2023

POLICE LOOKING FOR DRIVER IN DERRY HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
State police in Westmoreland County are looking for the driver responsible in a hit-and-run collision that happened last Friday night in Derry Township. Troopers said that the accident happened shortl...
Hometown2 Dec 05, 2023

TRUCK HITS RETAINING WALL IN RURAL VALLEY
A Dayton man was not injured in a crash last Saturday that happened in Rural Valley in nearby Armstrong County. State police say 27-year-old Eric Eckman of Dayton was driving his pickup truck East on ...
Hometown2 Dec 05, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE FILE CHARGES IN TWO DUI INCIDENTS
Police in Indiana Borough have filed charges in an investigation into some incidents of drunken behavior in October. Police say one of the incidents happened on October 4th around 12:30 in the morning...
Hometown2 Dec 05, 2023

BICYCLIST HURT IN HIT-AND-RUN COLLISION IN DERRY TOWNSHIP LAST FRIDAY
State police in Westmoreland County are looking for the driver responsible in a hit-and-run collision that happened last Friday night in Derry Township. Troopers said that the accident happened shortl...
Hometown2 Dec 05, 2023

CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE 2024 BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE
Monday night, the Center Township Supervisors passed the 2024 budget, which was the same as the 2023 budget. Property taxes were not increased in the 2024 budget, keeping the real estate tax at 1.3 mi...
Hometown2 Dec 04, 2023

IASB WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS, DISCUSSES EISENHOWER PROJECT, DISCUSSES BUDGET
On Monday night, the Indiana School Board installed three new board members, while accepting the resignation of a fourth. (New board members Doug Steve, Sally McCombie and Chris Adams. Photo by Josh W...
Hometown2 Dec 04, 2023

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











