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INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD TABLES A MOTION CONCERNING THE EISENHOWER PROJECT'S DESIGN
On Monday night, the Indiana School Board approved two of three motions concerning the Eisenhower Renovation and Addition project. While the board approved by 7-1 votes to approve recommendations from...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2023

INDIANA MAN FACES WEAPONS CHARGES FOLLOWING SUNDAY MORNING CHASE
An Indiana man was charged following a pursuit in eastern Indiana County on Sunday. State police say at 12:55 a.m., 19-year-old Richard Bowman engaged in a chase after failing to yield for a traffic s...
Renda Media Jan 23, 2023

SLICK ROADS LEAD TO CRASH IN GREEN TOWNSHIP
More details were released concerning a crash that happened in Green Township this morning. State police say they were dispatched at 9:19 a.m. to the intersection of Route 580 and Valley Road for a cr...
Renda Media Jan 23, 2023

POWER OUTAGE REPORTED NEAR ST. BERNARD'S
UPDATE: Power was restored to all customers by 10:30 this morning. WHAT WE FIRST REPORTED Some people in White Township and Indiana Borough are dealing with a power outage this morning. Indiana County...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2023

AT LEAST ONE INJURED IN HEAD-ON CRASH ON 119 MONDAY MORNING
First responders in northern Indiana County were busy this morning with a vehicle crash on Route 119. The accident was reported at 3:24 this morning along a portion of 119 in North Mahoning Township. ...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2023

INDIANA, MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARDS TO HOLD MEETINGS TONIGHT
Two school boards are scheduled to meet tonight. The Indiana Area School District board of directors will hold its second meeting of January tonight, and on the proposed agenda are a few motions conne...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2023

JURY SELECTION FOR TWO CASES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Jury selection is scheduled for today for an Indiana woman facing several drug charges from 2018. Court documents show that 38-year-old Tiffany Wissinger was charged with three counts of manufacture o...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2023

POLICE REPORTS: TRESPASS, HIT-AND-RUN CRASH
PSP-KISKI VALLEY A Saltsburg man was arrested for criminal trespass for an incident in Bell Township in nearby Westmoreland County on Saturday. State police from the Kiski barracks say they were dispa...
Hometown2 Jan 23, 2023

ANOTHER ROUND OF CONTRACT TALKS HELD BETWEEN FACULTY UNION, PASSHE
The negotiating teams for the State System of Higher Education and APSCUF, the union representing faculty at the state-owned universities, held another round of contract talks on Thursday and afterwar...
Hometown1 Jan 22, 2023

MARION CENTER MAN PULLED FROM BURNING VEHICLE
State police say a Marion Center man was injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Route 286 in Glen Campbell Borough. Police say 69-year-old Dennis Richards was distracted and looked down...
Hometown1 Jan 22, 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









