Category Archives: Local News

PUC POSTS LARGE-LOAD PLAN TO ENSURE CUSTOMERS "AREN'T STUCK WITH THE BILL"
The Public Utility Commission has released details of its proposal to impose tariffs on large-load energy users such as data centers which would connect to the PJM grid, with the intention that they b...
Hometown1 Nov 16, 2025

STUDENT PROGRESS REPORTS RELEASED
The state Department of Education last week released a batch of data for every school district in Pennsylvania, and each school within each district. It includes the 2025 Keystone Exam results, the PS...
Hometown1 Nov 16, 2025

MARION CENTER BOARD, IASD COMMITTEE TO MEET ON MONDAY
The Marion Center school board on Monday night will hold a combined work session and voting meeting, at which a number of routine items of business will be conducted. The board will also undertake a s...
Hometown1 Nov 16, 2025

APSCUF, OTHERS TO RALLY IN HARRISBURG
The faculty union at IUP and the other state-owned universities will stage a rally on Monday in Harrisburg, advocating for "fully funding higher education, good jobs, and the adoption of PA Promise," ...
Hometown1 Nov 16, 2025

FOLEY DECISION: APPEAL IS "ILLOGICAL"
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco's final ruling in Kevin Foley's third petition for relief from his murder conviction has been posted. Foley was convicted in 2009 of the death three years ...
Hometown1 Nov 16, 2025

GUSTY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AHEAD
From the US National Weather Service Be aware of a 4 PM to 8 PM window this evening for isolated strong wind gusts from the passing cold front. Isolated lightning strikes are also a possibility. A Win...
Renda Media Nov 15, 2025

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OFFER REACTIONS TO STATE BUDGET
While Indiana County's superintendents expressed some relief for the end of the Pennsylvania budget impasse that lasted four months, some have expressed concerns with the status of education funding. ...
Hometown2 Nov 15, 2025

KINTERSBURG BRIDGE UNDERGOING REFURBISHMENT
Work is underway to restore the Kintersburg Covered Bridge in Marion Center. The bridge was originally built in 1877 by J.S. Fleming and was named in honor of John Kinter, a revolutionary war veteran....
Hometown2 Nov 15, 2025

MAN SENTENCED FOR PROPULSION OF MISSILE, ARSON CASES
An Northern Cambria man was sentenced on Friday for three cases in Indiana County Court. Court records show 34-year-old Veron Hazlett III was ordered to serve five months to two years in state prison ...
Hometown2 Nov 15, 2025

TWO CRASHES REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON FRIDAY
Indiana County 911 reported two vehicle crashes on Friday. At 6:09 PM, the Armagh/East Wheatfield fire department was sent out to a crash on Route 56 East in East Wheatfield Township. The other crash ...
Hometown2 Nov 15, 2025

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











