Category Archives: Local News

THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AWARDED OSFC GRANT MONEY
Three local fire departments received grant money this week that will go towards debt relief. According to a post on Facebook, the Marion Center, Plumville, and Glen Campbell Fire Departments were $15...
Renda Media Feb 03, 2023

LONGTIME HOMER CITY FIREFIGHTER PASSES AWAY
A longtime member of the Homer City Fire Department has passed away. Frank "Larry" Yoders passed away Tuesday at the age of 78. He was a lifetime member with the Homer City Fire Department, holding mu...
Renda Media Feb 03, 2023

EXPLOSION REPORTED IN BLAIRSVILLE
Blairsville Borough Police are notifying the public about an explosion heard last night in the borough. According to an announcement on the department's Facebook page, police requested the State Polic...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2023

CRASHES, UTILITY LINES DOWN REPORTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Another active afternoon was reported by Indiana County 911 as first responders were dispatched for several calls on Thursday. Iselin/West Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department would be called out twice y...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2023

CRIMINAL CALL SESSION TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED, SIMPLE ASSAULT
Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas have many criminal call hearings on the docket today, including one for a man from Dixonville who is facing charges from an incident in October of last year. Cou...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2023

ROLLING CLOSURES IN EFFECT ON ROUTE 22 TODAY
Rolling closures will be in effect for about an hour this morning in Indiana County. State Representative Jim Struzzi and PennDOT have announced that today, Comcast will employ the rolling road closur...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2023

STRUZZI ACCEPTS NEW ASSIGNMENT AS PASSHE CAUCUS CO-CHAIR
State representative Jim Struzzi has a new assignment as part of his duties as a member of the State House of Representatives. Struzzi and Representative Kyle Mullins, a Democrat out of Lackawanna Cou...
Hometown2 Feb 03, 2023

ONE HURT IN MID-MORNING CRASH IN INDIANA BOROUGH
One person was hurt in a crash earlier this morning at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Maple Street in Indiana Borough. The crash was reported around 8:40 this morning. Indiana Borough Police on-...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2023

PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL PREDICTS SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
Punxsutawney Phil earlier this morning made his prediction for the next few weeks at the annual Groundhog Day celebration on Gobbler's Knob. The announcement made by Dan McGinley, vice president of th...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2023

POLICE REPORTS: THEFT FROM CAR, THEFT AND PUBLIC INTOXICATION
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE An Indiana man is charged with stealing items from a car in mid-January. Indiana Borough Police say that the theft was reported on January 13th in the 1100 block of Philadelphia...
Hometown2 Feb 02, 2023

E-bike Regulations
Contrary to common belief, Pennsylvania does regulate e-bikes, with age (16 and older), speed and power limitations. But are they regulated enough?
No! E-bikes are too powerful, and too fast!
No! Helmets should be required.
The laws are fine. Enforcing them is the problem. People are too reckless.
State law can only do so much. Local laws need to be tougher.
Let 'em alone! E-bikes aren't a problem.
Voting Ends: Jul 28, 2026 | 12:00 PM









