Category Archives: Local News

TROOPERS IDENTIFY WOMAN INVOLVED IN THURSDAY CHASE NEAR CORAL
State police have released the identity of the woman who allegedly hit a sheriff's patrol vehicle during an incident Thursday morning in Coral. Troopers say 27-year-old Tianna Renee Deyarmin was charg...
Renda Media Mar 08, 2024

PSP LOOKING FOR MISSING BLAIRSVILLE-AREA WOMAN
State police are looking for a Blairsville-area woman that was last seen in late December of last year. (Photo provided by PSP-Indiana) Police are looking for 54-year-old Laura Ellen Ragano, who was r...
Hometown2 Mar 08, 2024

IUP TO REDUCE FEES FOR DUAL-ENROLLMENT STUDENTS
On Thursday, IUP's Council of Trustees reviewed a new dual-enrollment pricing structure proposal from IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll. The new pricing structure will continue the 75 percent discoun...
Hometown2 Mar 08, 2024

MAN CHARGED WITH SIMPLE ASSAULT IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Indiana Borough Police have charged a man with simple assault and harassment for an incident on Wednesday. Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of School Street at 11:26 PM on Wednesday for an al...
Hometown2 Mar 08, 2024

CAR CRASH, MULCH FIRE AMONG 911 CALLS ON THURSDAY
Thursday was a quiet day for first responders as three calls were reported throughout the day. The first was at 7:11 AM for a report of utility lines down on Stifflertown Road near Cherry Tree. Cherry...
Hometown2 Mar 08, 2024

AMERICAN RED CROSS REMINDING PEOPLE TO CHECK SMOKE ALARMS
The American Red Cross is reminding everyone that when they change their clocks this weekend for Daylight Saving Time, smoke detectors should also be checked as well. Smoke alarms should be installed ...
Hometown2 Mar 08, 2024

IUP PRESIDENT HAPPY WITH PROGRESS ON STUDENT RETENTION
IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll commented on the student retention efforts at the IUP Council of Trustees meeting Thursday evening. According to statistics released in February, the university achi...
Hometown2 Mar 07, 2024

TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING THURSDAY MORNING CHASE NEAR CORAL
Two people were arrested following an incident Thursday morning near Coral. Indiana County Sheriff Bob Fyock said in a Facebook post that deputies were summoned to an unspecified area around 8:50 for ...
Renda Media Mar 07, 2024

ONE PERSON SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH ON ROUTE 286
Indiana Fire Association was called out this morning for a vehicle crash in White Township. The call first went out at 10:57 this morning for members of Indiana Fire Association's Rescue Squad and Cit...
Hometown2 Mar 07, 2024

PITTMAN PRAISES ACMH SIGNING AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS CARE NETWORK
State Senator Joe Pittman has issued a statement praising the recent signing of an affiliation agreement for Armstrong Center for Medicine and Health to join the Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network. T...
Hometown2 Mar 07, 2024

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









