Category Archives: Local News

TRAILER CATCHES FIRE IN NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP
First responders were called out for a structure fire yesterday in North Mahoning Township. (Photos provided by Marion Center Fire Department) Indiana County 911 reported the fire at 2:14 PM at a mobi...
Hometown2 Feb 16, 2024

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTS TONIGHT
The National Weather Service is warning people about some significant snowfall coming to the area tonight and tomorrow. A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect at 7:00 tonight and it will run un...
Hometown2 Feb 16, 2024

IUP ROTC CONDUCTING SPRING SEMESTER FIELD TRAINING
IUP's ROTC will be conducting their annual spring semester field training exercise this weekend. Authorities say that the exercise will begin at 4 AM on Saturday and will wrap up at 8 AM on Sunday. Du...
Hometown2 Feb 16, 2024

CREWS CALLED OUT FOR CAR CRASH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
Crews from the Cherryhill Township fire department are busy this morning with a crash on Route 422 east. The crash was reported around 5:20 this morning near Pike's Peak Nursery. The vehicle veered of...
Hometown2 Feb 16, 2024

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD RECEIVES DATA REPORTS ON STUDENT GROWTH
On Thursday night, the Homer Center School Board was presented with the data concerning student growth at the elementary and high school levels, and the district has earned top marks in both levels. A...
Hometown2 Feb 15, 2024

MORE THAN 30 ACRES OF LAND BURNED IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
UPDATE (as of 5:08 PM) Fire officials say nearly an entire cornfield spanning 35 acres was burned in the brush fire near Plaza Road in White Township. The seventh brush fire of the year in Indiana Cou...
Renda Media Feb 15, 2024

FOUL PLAY NOT SUSPECTED IN WEDNESDAY MORNING HOUSE FIRE
State police have announced the investigation continues into the fire that destroyed a home along Route 286 in White Township yesterday. Troopers say that Indiana County 911 dispatched Indiana and oth...
Hometown2 Feb 15, 2024

IUP, IRMC ENTER INTO AFFILIATION AGREEMENT FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
IUP and Indiana Regional Medical Center have finalized an affiliation agreement that will allow students to complete their clinical experience at IRMC to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical T...
Hometown2 Feb 15, 2024

CHARGES FILED IN CRASH IN INDIANA BOROUGH SATURDAY
Indiana Borough Police have filed charges against a Glen Campbell man in connection with a crash where a car went through a house in Indiana Borough. Police have charged 42-year-old Eric Gilbert with ...
Hometown2 Feb 15, 2024

TWO INDIANA FIRE COMPANIES TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM PEMA
State Representative Brian Smith has announced that some Indiana County fire companies will receive some state grant money. The money is coming from an ongoing grant program created by the state legis...
Hometown2 Feb 15, 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









