Category Archives: Local News

PERSON FOUND DECEASED IN CLYMER
From Pennsylvania State Police Troopers are investigating after a person was found deceased this afternoon in Clymer Borough, Indiana County. The individual had been positively identified and foul pla...
Renda Media Sep 20, 2023

TWO CHARGED IN FIGHT IN WEST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP
State police have charged two people in connection with an assault that happened in the early morning hours of September 4th. Troopers were dispatched at 12:26 that morning to a home in the 100 block ...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2023

DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN SLIM MAJORITY IN PA HOUSE AFTER SPECIAL ELECTION
The Democratic Party will maintain a slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after a special election held yesterday in Allegheny County. The election was for the vacant state house...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2023

PASSHE, APSCUF TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS OVER COACHES' CONTRACT
Negotiations continued yesterday between the State System of Higher Education and APSCUF, the union representing coaches in the state-owned schools. No new agreement was reached during this negotiatio...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2023

THREE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH FIGHT IN INDIANA BOROUGH ON SEPTEMBER 10TH
Three people were charged in connection with a fight on September 10th. Indiana Borough Police say at 2:24 AM, officers on patrol came across a fight in progress at a home in the 900 block of Wayne Av...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2023

EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANT COMING TO ICCAP
The Emergency Food Assistance Program has announced over $1.6 million in grants have been awarded to food banks across the state, and a portion of that money will come to Indiana County. At an event a...
Hometown2 Sep 20, 2023

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL TO RE-ADVERTISE VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ORDINANCE
On Tuesday night, Blairsville Borough Council decided to readvertise a proposed ordinance concerning vacant commercial buildings. The ordinance was originally put out for advertisement last month. Cou...
Hometown2 Sep 19, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL DISCUSSES FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULES
During a work session Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council discussed what future meeting schedules would look like. Currently, voting meetings are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday of th...
Hometown2 Sep 19, 2023

PENNDOT ANNOUNCES LANES IN 422/286 PROJECT AREA TO OPEN LATER THIS MONTH
PennDOT has announced that lanes will be opening soon in the construction zone on Oakland Avenue and Indian Springs Road. Starting September 26th, traffic control devices will start to be removed from...
Hometown2 Sep 19, 2023

TRIAL OF TERRION GATES ON HOLD UNTIL NEW COUNSEL IS APPOINTED
Jury selection for one of the four suspects in the shooting death of Jadeyn Wright was continued as a new attorney is expected to be appointed. According to Indiana County District Attorney Robert Man...
Hometown2 Sep 19, 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.
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