Category Archives: Local News

KOVALCHICK CORPORATION MAKES DONATION TO IRMC HEALTH CENTER
Another major Indiana County Corporation has announced their support for a new mental health facility for Indiana Regional Medical Center. Representatives of the Kovalchick Corporation announced this ...
Hometown2 Mar 01, 2024

UNITED WAY SURPASSES 2023-24 CAMPAIGN GOAL
Earlier today, the United Way of Indiana County celebrated the end of the 2023-24 campaign at the Indiana Country Club.Amid a shower of confetti, co-chairs Jim Rickard and Joyce Sharman announced that...
Hometown2 Feb 29, 2024

ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER TO BLAME FOR SMALL FIRE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
Fire crews were called out early this morning to a fire at a home in White Township. Indiana County 911 reported that the call went out at 12:31 AM for a structure fire on Route 110 near Lutz School R...
Hometown2 Feb 29, 2024

TWO HEARINGS SCHEDULED TODAY FOR INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH METH PRODUCTION
Several preliminary hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas, including two for a man charged with crimes related to meth production. Two preliminary hearings are sch...
Hometown2 Feb 29, 2024

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HEARS FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Budget hearings continued in Harrisburg yesterday, with the Senate Appropriations Committee focusing its attention on the Department of Education, with Senate Republican Leadership saying that departm...
Hometown2 Feb 29, 2024

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE BID FOR APACHE DRIVE STORMWATER PROJECT
At a meeting Wednesday night, the White Township Supervisors approved the low bid for an upcoming stormwater project. Township manager Chris Anderson says the project will be on Apache Drive, and adde...
Hometown2 Feb 28, 2024

FIRST COMMONWEALTH TO DONATE DOWNTOWN INDIANA BANK BUILDING TO COUNTY
At this morning's meeting of the Indiana County Commissioners, First Commonwealth Bank announced that it will donate its historic downtown Indiana branch office building to the county, in a partnershi...
Hometown2 Feb 28, 2024

UPMC TO LIFT MASK MANDATE ON THURSDAY
Officials with UPMC have announced that the mask mandate that was implemented at all facilities, including the Hillman Cancer Center in Indiana, will end Thursday. The mandate went into effect Decembe...
Renda Media Feb 28, 2024

GOVERNOR SHAPIRO UNVEILS PLANS TO MERGE PASSHE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro yesterday unveiled his plan to merge state system schools and community colleges under one banner. The details came during a visit to the Community College of Allegh...
Hometown2 Feb 28, 2024

DOUBLE PLANS DISPLAY PLANNED FOR EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP IN MID-MARCH
A joint presentation is being scheduled by PennDOT for two upcoming road projects. The public display of the plans for both the Dilltown Bridge replacement project and the Pleasant Valley Bridge recon...
Hometown2 Feb 28, 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









