Category Archives: Local News

BRUSH FIRES, CAR CRASH REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Wednesday turned into a busy day for Indiana County's first responders. Crews from the Glen Campbell Fire Department responded to the 82nd Brush Fire call of the year in Indiana County at 4:51 PM. The...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2025

TWO ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT INCIDENTS REPORTED IN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER IN INDIANA BOROUGH
The Indiana Borough Police Department reported two cases of assault and harassment that happened late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning along Philadelphia Street. The first incident was report...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2025

RESPIRATORY VIRUSES BEGINNING TO SEE AN UPTICK IN PENNSYLVANIA
Respiratory viruses like influenza and RSV are beginning to see an uptick in Pennsylvania. According to a report this week from the state Department of Health, a total of 870 cases of lab-confirmed fl...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2025

REGISTRATION CLOSES MONDAY FOR PA MOUNTAINS RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AT KCAC
The registration period for the upcoming Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference at the KCAC will come to a close next Monday. The day-long event will be held at the KCAC on the campus of IUP o...
Hometown2 Nov 06, 2025

UNOFFICIAL 2025 INDIANA COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS
The following are the unofficial 2025 Indiana County Precinct-By-Precinct and Summary election results. Click the images to see the entire 352-page precinct and 50-page summary documents, respectively...
Renda Media Nov 05, 2025

ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE INSURANCE SCAMS
Pennsylvania's Attorney General is warning residents to be cautious while shopping for health insurance during open enrollment. Attorney General Dave Sunday says scammers are creating fake websites th...
Hometown4 Nov 05, 2025

TWO HURT IN CRASH ON NOLO HILL
Two people were hurt in a crash reported on Nolo Hill Tuesday. Indiana County 911 sent the Cherryhill and Pine Township fire departments, Citizen's Ambulance and State Police to the crash on Route 422...
Hometown2 Nov 05, 2025

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES RESOLUTION URGING MOVEMENT ON STATE BUDGET
Tuesday night, the United School Board approved a resolution to ask state lawmakers to bring the now four-month budget impasse to an end. The district joins others across the state in approving the re...
Hometown2 Nov 04, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY VOTER TURNOUT REPORTED AT 45 PERCENT FOR TUESDAY'S ELECTION
Tuesday's General Election numbers were good for Indiana County during what many consider an "off-year". Unofficial numbers from the county elections office showed 22,300 voters cast a ballot during t...
Hometown2 Nov 04, 2025

SOME NEW FACES TO JOIN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AFTER 2025 GENERAL ELECTION
Some new faces will be seen for some municipal governments come January after Tuesday's general election. In Indiana Borough, there will be a new mayor, as Democrat Charles Simelton defeated Bill Simm...
Hometown2 Nov 04, 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











