Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES ADDING THREE ARMED SECURITY GUARDS TO DISTRICT
On Monday night, the Indiana School Board approved an agreement with a security company to add three armed guards to the district. The board authorized the district administration to work with Bramlet...
Hometown2 Apr 24, 2023

FORMER OWNER OF WDAD, WQMU PASSES AWAY
The former owner of two Indiana County radio stations passed away. Richard "Dick" Sherry, longtime owner and station manager of WDAD and WQMU, passed away this morning at the age of 82. Sherry began h...
Renda Media Apr 24, 2023

MAN ARRESTED IN 2020 DRUG RAID TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
Six defendants are scheduled to be sentenced today in Indiana County Court. One of them is an Indiana man who pleaded guilty to drug and weapon violations for an incident in December of 2020. 22-year-...
Hometown2 Apr 24, 2023

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS SECURITY, BUDGET TONIGHT
The Indiana School Board will have a lot to discuss tonight during their voting meeting and a committee meeting that will come before it. The Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 5:30, and on the ...
Hometown2 Apr 24, 2023

CHERRYHILL FIRE DEPARTMENT FACILITY DEDICATION HELD SUNDAY
The Cherryhill Township Fire Department celebrated the dedication and ribbon cutting of its new facility on Sunday. The new building on North Harmony Road has been in the works for over 20 years. Fire...
Hometown2 Apr 24, 2023

FORMER INDIANA BOROUGH MAYOR PASSES AWAY
Former Indiana Borough Mayor George E. Hood has died, reported in a social media post by the Indiana Borough Police Department late Sunday afternoon. Hood served Indiana Borough as mayor for 23 years,...
Renda Media Apr 23, 2023

SATURDAY DISPATCHES INCLUDE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT
Indiana County 911 dispatches on Saturday included a physical rescue on Philadelphia Street in Indiana; an odor investigation on Grant Street in Indiana; a traffic control detail on Clymer Road in Che...
Hometown1 Apr 23, 2023

HOMER CITY/CENTER TOWNSHIP BRIDGE REPLACEMENT TO START MONDAY
The previously delayed bridge replacement project on Main Street/Jacksonville Road (State Route 3016) in Homer City and Center Township is set to begin tomorrow. The existing bridge over Two Lick Cree...
Hometown1 Apr 23, 2023

HAMILL ROAD PROJECT WILL IMPACT TRAFFIC ON MONDAY
There will be a project starting and ending tomorrow on Hamill Road near Route 286 in White Township. After the school buses complete their morning run, the contractor will shut down the road from abo...
Hometown1 Apr 23, 2023

HOMER CITY COMMUNITY GARDEN RIBBON CUTTING TODAY
A new community garden will have a ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon. The Homer-Center Parks and Recreation Association will hold a ribbon cutting today for the new community garden this afternoo...
Hometown2 Apr 22, 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









