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FLU RATE ON THE RISE AGAIN IN INDIANA COUNTY
Twenty-seven new cases of lab-confirmed flu put Indiana County's count for the season at 90 in the latest state data, and the rate of new flu cases is still increasing. It was up 22 the week before. R...
Hometown1 Dec 17, 2023

STATE: NATURAL GAS IMPACT FEES GOING DOWN IN '24
Indiana County and its municipalities can expect a dramatic drop in natural gas impact fee revenues next summer when the distributions are announced by the state. The Independent Fiscal Office estimat...
Hometown1 Dec 17, 2023

PENNSYLVANIA'S CELL PHONE FEES WILL GO UP IN 2024
Your cell phone is going to cost you about thirty cents more per month starting early in 2024. A new surcharge passed Wednesday by the state legislature as part of the budget deal will raise the rate ...
Hometown1 Dec 17, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY CHAMBER ACCREDITED BY PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER PROFESSIONALS
Indiana County's Chamber of Commerce has received their accreditation from the Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals. The program sets standards for excellence among chambers of commerce i...
Hometown2 Dec 16, 2023

TEDDY BEAR FUND DRIVE WEEK AT THE 700 SHOP ANOTHER SUCCESS
Renda Media's Teddy Bear Fund Drive collection week wrapped up on Friday, with a successful one-day total and a successful overall total. With the help of many major contributors on Friday, the fund d...
Hometown2 Dec 16, 2023

FBI WARNING OF ONLINE NON-DELIVERY AND NON-PAYMENT SCAMS
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning people to be aware of scammers, especially with the holiday shopping season entering its final weeks. The FBI says that the most common holiday scams are...
Hometown2 Dec 16, 2023

SUSPECT IN S&T BANK ROBBERY APPREHENDED
State police have apprehended a suspect in the robbery of an S&T Bank branch in Homer City earlier this week. Troopers say 28-year-old Dylan Robert Clark Rider is charged with felony robbery, thef...
Hometown2 Dec 15, 2023

KENT MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUG CRIMES IN BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH
A Kent man was arrested following an incident Thursday afternoon in Blairsville Borough. Police say they were called to the Sheetz along East Market Street around 5:27 PM for reports of an intoxicated...
Renda Media Dec 15, 2023

MATCH DAY HEADLINES FINALE OF TEDDY BEAR FUND DRIVE COLLECTION WEEK
The Teddy Bear Fund Drive collection week wraps up today at the 700 Shop in Downtown Indiana, and it's expected to be a big day for donations. Thursday's collection efforts netted $2,709 that will go ...
Renda Media Dec 15, 2023

LANGUAGE FROM STRUZZI BILL MAKES 2023-24 STATE BUDGET
A stop-gap measure that was put in place to help PA's public schools go through the Covid-19 pandemic is now law as part of the 2023-24 state budget. State Representative Jim Struzzi announced on Thur...
Hometown2 Dec 15, 2023

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









