Category Archives: Local News

CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TABLE BIDS ON LONG BRIDGE PROJECT
At Monday night's meeting, the Center Township Supervisors discussed the bids for the Long Bridge project. The new bridge would replace one over Muddy Run that had a temporary bridge from the county p...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2023

PRICE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR GUILTY PLEAS IN DOUBLE-HOMICIDE
The remaining defendant in the October 2016 beating deaths of a Cherryhill Township couple avoided a jury trial today by entering two guilty pleas to third degree murder in Indiana County Court. Jury ...
Renda Media Nov 06, 2023

CHEVY CHASE COMMUNITY CENTER ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGE, RE-OPENING OF KITCHEN
Officials with the Chevy Chase Community Center announced a leadership change Monday morning. According to a news release, the Board of Directors named long-time volunteer Jennifer Rairigh as interim ...
Renda Media Nov 06, 2023

MAN ARRESTED AFTER CHASE, CRASH AND THEFT
State police have arrested a man from Hempfield Township for an incident last night in Center Township and Indiana Borough. Troopers say at 5:19 PM, they tried to pull over 34-year-old Terry Ely, Jr. ...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2023

PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH LEADING POLICE ON CHASE
A man who led police on a chase through North Mahoning Township back in August is due in district court today for a preliminary hearing. Court documents say 56-year-old John Rittenhouse Jr. of Smicksb...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2023

FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY ON SUNDAY WITH TWO FIRES, TWO ACCIDENTS
UPDATE: No fire was reported at the Blairsville home. The fire reported in White Township was a grease fire in a pan that a resident was able to get out of the building. The resident was treated for m...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2023

CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TO DEAL WITH RESOLUTIONS, BIDS TONIGHT
The Center Township Supervisors will meet tonight and there are two resolutions on the proposed agenda. The first will be to allow the township to apply for a Statewide Local Shares Assessment Grant t...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2023

VOTERS BY THE NUMBERS WITH ELECTION DAY NEARING
Election Day is Tuesday, but as of last week, about 613,000 Pennsylvanians had already voted by mail. Their ballots, however, may not be opened and tallied until after polls close on Tuesday. In addit...
Hometown1 Nov 05, 2023

THE START OF PRICE HOMICIDE TRIAL ON MONDAY'S COURT SCHEDULE
Jury selection is scheduled to begin tomorrow for Nathaniel Price, the 25-year-old man charged with double homicide in the beating deaths of a Cherryhill Township couple in October of 2016. A co-defen...
Hometown1 Nov 05, 2023

911 CALLS INCLUDE EARLY-SUNDAY STRUCTURE FIRE IN BLAIRSVILLE
It's been a fairly active weekend so far for Indiana County's first responders. On Saturday, the calls for Indiana County 911 included a landing zone set up by Commodore firefighters along Route 286 i...
Hometown1 Nov 05, 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









