Category Archives: Local News

LONGTIME COUNTY PROTHONOTARY RANDY DEGENKOLB RESIGNS
Indiana County's longtime Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts has announced his retirement. Randy Degenkolb has served in that office since January of 2010. He said in a letter sent Wednesday Afternoon t...
Hometown2 Jul 15, 2026

WINDS BRINGING WILDFIRE SMOKE TO REGION
From the US National Weather Service Notice the sky being a little less blue than normal? That's because of wildfire smoke! Wildfires in far northern MN into western Ontario are seeing their smoke tra...
Renda Media Jul 15, 2026

FRIDAY, SATURDAY RAIN RELIEF TO BRING FLOOD POTENTIAL
From the US National Weather Service The next chance of significant rainfall will arrive on Friday and continue through the day on Saturday. A marginal excessive rainfall outlook has been issued for b...
Renda Media Jul 15, 2026

IUP COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE OFFICIAL SPEAKS AT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE
The director of Admissions and Student Affairs for IUP's new College of Osteopathic Medicine Jamie Murphy gave a presentation at the 2026 National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions An...
Hometown2 Jul 15, 2026

MOTIONS HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MAN ACCUSED IN ROBBERY
A motions hearing is scheduled today for a man accused of robbery earlier this year. Court documents show that 45-year-old Jamie Swanger of Indiana is charged with burglary, criminal trespass and othe...
Hometown4 Jul 15, 2026

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES HEAT ADVISORY FOR INDIANA COUNTY
A heat advisory will be in effect for Indiana County through this evening as dangerous temperatures and humidity continue across the region. The advisory begins at noon and runs until 8 o'clock tonigh...
Hometown4 Jul 15, 2026

HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, EVENING
From the US National Weather Service High pressure spurs temperatures back into the low to mid 90s during the middle part of the week with heat index values between the upper-90s or low-100s. A Heat A...
Renda Media Jul 14, 2026

WHITE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION TABLES PLANS FOR LUCERNE ROAD RV PARK
At a meeting Tuesday night, the White Township Planning Commission tabled final site plans for an RV park on Lucerne Road. The Cartesian Company and Park Group site would host between 130 to 140 units...
Hometown2 Jul 14, 2026

TROOPERS SEEKING TO IDENTIFY SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED CENTER TOWNSHIP BURGLARIES, THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES
From the Pennsylvania State Police Troopers are seeking to identify the suspect involved in a series of attempted residential burglaries and attempted theft from motor vehicles in Indiana County. On J...
Renda Media Jul 14, 2026

APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR ATHENA AWARDS
The Indiana County ATHENA award recipients and the Chamber of Commerce have announced that they are now accepting applications for this year's ATHENA awards. Community businesses, organizations, schoo...
Hometown2 Jul 14, 2026

RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
I love it! It will help bring more economic activity to Indiana County!
I love it! It's much needed for the safety of folks to link the trails and access both sides of that busy highway.
I love it for both of the reasons listed above (as long as they maintain it.)
It's not going to be the economic boon they're saying it will be.
Not enough people will use it to have an effect on safety.
It will not be maintained and will fall into disuse rather quickly.
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM









