Category Archives: Local News

IUP RECEIVES GRANT FOR STEM TEACHERS
IUP has received grant money to help recruit, prepare and support STEM teachers as they work towards their teaching degrees. In a news release, the university announced it received $1.19 million from ...
Hometown2 Mar 21, 2023

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE: HOMER-CENTER, RIVER VALLEY PUNCH TICKETS TO HERSHEY
Until Monday night, the Indiana Lil Indians girls basketball team was the only program to advance to a PIAA State Championship game and they did it twice. Unfortunately they lost both games, the first...
Renda Media Mar 20, 2023

I-ACT GROUP READY FOR UPCOMING "IUPATTY'S" WEEKEND
The Indiana Area Collaborative Team, or I-ACT, held a meeting on Monday as part of preparation for the upcoming "IUPatty's" unsanctioned celebratory event. Once again, law enforcement on the local and...
Hometown2 Mar 20, 2023

MARGARET ROAD INTERSECTION DETOUR DELAYED
Officials with PennDOT announced on Monday that the traffic detour at the Margaret Road intersection in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, has been delayed. The stretch of road between Route 422 an...
Renda Media Mar 20, 2023

ONE PERSON APPREHENDED IN THEFT, CHASE NEAR INDIANA WALMART
State police caught a retail theft suspect after a chase Friday afternoon. Police said around 3:20 PM on March 17th, troopers were dispatched to the Walmart on Oakland Avenue in White Township for a r...
Hometown2 Mar 20, 2023

NO ONE HURT IN CRASH ON ROUTE 119 IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported in a rollover crash this morning in Center Township. (Photo provided by Coral-Graceton Fire Department) Indiana County 911 reported that at 6:54 AM, the Coral-Graceton Fire D...
Hometown2 Mar 20, 2023

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH POLICE REPORT DUI, DRUG SEIZURE
Blairsville Borough Police have released details on two traffic stops that happened on Saturday. The first was conducted on a Subaru along North Walnut Street around 3 a.m., and police say the driver,...
Renda Media Mar 20, 2023

I-ACT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Today, many stakeholders in Indiana borough and White Township will gather for the semi-annual I-ACT committee meeting. The meeting will be held today at 1:00 at the PNC Room of the KCAC, and is desig...
Hometown2 Mar 20, 2023

IASB BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO MEET TONIGHT
One committee meeting scheduled for the Indiana School District has been cancelled, but the other scheduled for tonight will go on. No reason has been given for the cancellation for the Indiana School...
Hometown2 Mar 20, 2023

JURY SELECTION SCHEDULED FOR DISTEFANO CASE
Jury selection is scheduled for today for three cases in Indiana County's court of common pleas, including a man charged in connection with the death of a fellow IUP fraternity brother in 2017. 25-yea...
Hometown2 Mar 20, 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









