Category Archives: Local News

NEW IUP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFERED
IUP has started accepting students for a new program that will focus on biosafety and biosecurity fields. Enrollment is open for a specialized Biosafety/Biorisk Management Certificate program that wil...
Hometown2 Sep 07, 2023

INDIANA POLICE ARREST MAN ON PUBLIC INTOXICATION
Indiana Borough Police have charged an Indiana man with public intoxication for an incident on Tuesday. Police say that at 9:28 AM, officers were dispatched to the Sheetz at the intersection of 4th an...
Hometown2 Sep 07, 2023

WHITE TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS LAUD UPGRADES ALONG SALTSBURG AVENUE
Officials with White Township are celebrating new features along one of the township's roads. According to a news release, Saltsburg Avenue from Rose Street to Rustic Lodge Road was recently resurface...
Renda Media Sep 06, 2023

GARAGE DESTROYED IN EAST MAHONING TOWNSHIP FIRE
A garage was destroyed in East Mahoning Township early yesterday afternoon. Indiana County 911 initially dispatched the Marion Center, Plumville and Clymer fire departments along with Citizens Ambulan...
Hometown2 Sep 06, 2023

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN FRIDAY CRASH
No injuries were reported in a vehicle crash that happened last Friday afternoon in Armstrong Township. State Police say that at 4:08 PM, 19-year-old Braden Dipaola of Johnstown had stopped at the sto...
Hometown2 Sep 06, 2023

TEC CENTER STARTING DIGITAL FREELANCING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM
The Technology and Entrepreneurship Center in Indiana is getting ready for a new digital Freelancing and Entrepreneurship Program. The program is specifically designed for people 18 to 30 years of age...
Hometown2 Sep 06, 2023

HUSH GROUP ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO RECENT FISCAL CODE BILLS
A group has announced its opposition to one of the recent fiscal code bills because they feel it unfairly takes money from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The group "Hunters United for Sunday Huntin...
Hometown2 Sep 06, 2023

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ORDINANCE
On Tuesday night, the Indiana Borough Council approved amendments to the borough's streets and sidewalks ordinance. The modifications, according to borough manager Nicole Sipos, have to do with the ri...
Hometown2 Sep 05, 2023

HALFWAY HOUSE PRESENTATION MADE DURING CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS MEETING
On Tuesday night, the Center Township Supervisors heard from two people behind a proposed halfway house that would go in along Yankeetown Avenue. The "Cathy's Hope" halfway house would be an outreach ...
Hometown2 Sep 05, 2023

GARAGE FIRE REPORTED IN EAST MAHONING TOWNSHIP
Several emergency crews are on the scene of a reported structure fire in East Mahoning Township. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Marion Center, Plumville and Clymer fire departments, along with the ...
Renda Media Sep 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









