Category Archives: Local News

PICK-UP TRUCK CATCHES FIRE IN ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP
Indiana Fire Association members were on the scene of a vehicle fire in Armstrong Township. The call went out at 8:36 this morning after a pickup truck caught fire at the intersection of Hemlock and P...
Renda Media Aug 30, 2023

TODAY IS FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Indiana School District students are back in class today. This marks the final district in Indiana County to have students return to class. Many of the schools in the county along with ICTC have alrea...
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2023

PASSHE, GOOGLE TO TEAM UP TO OFFER GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES AT STATE SYSTEM SCHOOLS
On Tuesday, Governor Josh Shapiro announced a new public-private partnership between the State System of Higher Education and with Google to make Google Career Certificates available to students and t...
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2023

POLICE REPORTS: PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THEFT, DOG LAW VIOLATIONS
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Two people were picked up in separate incidents of public drunkenness over the last week in Indiana Borough. The first incident was reported on August 26th at 4:34 AM in the 700...
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2023

PA SENATE TO HOLD SESSION TODAY ON FINAL BUDGET DETAILS
The Pennsylvania Senate is returning to session today to iron out some of the final details of the 2023-24 state budget. While the $45.5 billion spending plan was signed by Governor Josh Shapiro on Au...
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2023

FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR REPORTED FIRE, ACCIDENTS ON TUESDAY
First responders were active on Tuesday in Indiana County dealing with a reported structure fire and two vehicle accidents. The structure fire was reported at 2:12 PM on Main Street in Young Township....
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2023

2023 KISS A PIG FUNDRAISER A ROUSING SUCCESS
Just before the marching bands took to the stage and track at the Indiana County Fair, the competitors in the annual Kiss-A-Pig fundraising contest gathered to see who raised the most money and wound ...
Hometown2 Aug 29, 2023

NANTY-GLO WOMAN HITS THE JACKPOT AT LIVE! CASINO IN GREENSBURG
A Cambria County woman turned a $5 bet on a slot machine at Live! Casino in Greensburg into a jackpot with one spin.Live! Casino announced that Stephanie Leidy of Nanty-Glo won the grand jackpot on th...
Hometown2 Aug 29, 2023

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DOWN TO RECORD LOW LEVELS
Indiana County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down over the month of July to a new record low. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced that Indiana County's rate went...
Hometown2 Aug 29, 2023

PASSHE, APSCUF NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE ON CONTRACT FOR COACHES
Negotiations between the State System of Higher Education and the union that represents its coaches continued yesterday. Only one topic was discussed during the labor talks between PASSHE and APSCUF o...
Hometown2 Aug 29, 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









