Category Archives: Local News

CLYMER WOMAN NAMED 2023 "MS. OF AMERICA"
An area woman was recently named the winner of the 2023 "Ms. Of America" pageant. 27-year-old Claire Kirsch, originally from Clymer, recently took part in the competition from American Pageants, and t...
Hometown2 Aug 14, 2023

HEINRICH TO BE NAMED PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT
The Indiana School Board is expected to name the district's new permanent superintendent tonight at tonight's meeting. The board announced that they would officially name acting superintendent Robert ...
Hometown2 Aug 14, 2023

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TO ACCEPT FIVE RESIGNATIONS
The Purchase Line School Board will also meet tonight and will deal with five resignations. On the proposed agenda tonight is the resignation of Junior/Senior High School Principal Gregory Shingle eff...
Hometown2 Aug 14, 2023

PSP REPORTS: DRUGS
One person was charged following an incident July 29th in White Township. State police say at 8:47 PM, they were summoned to the Martin's parking lot for reports of a man asleep behind the wheel of a ...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2023

BLAIRSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION OF MINORS DUE FOR SENTENCING
UPDATE: Ahmad Evans was ordered to serve six months to a day less than two years in prison for charges of illegal firearm possession, terroristic threats and false imprisonment, but he was paroled for...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2023

HOUSE FIRE IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP HEADLINES ACTIVE SUNDAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Several fire companies were called to the scene of a structure fire in Burrell Township Sunday afternoon. Indiana County 911 initially dispatched Black Lick, Blairsville, Homer City, Coral-Graceton, a...
Renda Media Aug 14, 2023

SECTION OF MAIN STREET IN MARION CENTER TO CLOSE ON MONDAY
A portion of Main Street in Marion Center will be closing for a construction project starting tomorrow. The street will close from the Marion Center Bank location (where Route 403 turns toward Dixonvi...
Hometown1 Aug 13, 2023

FIREFIGHTERS ANSWER THE CALL FOR STORM-RELATED INCIDENTS
Heavy storms made for a busy night for Indiana County's emergency responders. There were calls for pumping details for Marion Center, Cherryhill Township, Pine Township, and Creekside firefighters, an...
Hometown1 Aug 13, 2023

IUP CAMPUS GEARS UP THIS WEEK
Activity will pick up on the IUP campus this week, with the first group of students arriving for the fall semester this coming weekend. New first-year students move in next Saturday and Sunday so they...
Hometown1 Aug 13, 2023

FAIR SEASON BEGINS THIS WEEK
Fair season has arrived with the first of four area fairs getting underway this weekend. The Dayton Fair held an antique tractor pull yesterday and today there is a horse pulling competition in the af...
Hometown1 Aug 13, 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









