Category Archives: Local News

WINDY DAY BRINGS DOWN POWER LINES
Saturday's high winds kept emergency responders busy, especially with downed utility lines. Crews were called into action shortly after noon. Among the dispatches: Commodore firefighters were called f...
Hometown1 Dec 04, 2022

SHETLER TRIAL DELAYED AGAIN
With the exception of time spent in the hospital, this week Ray Shetler Jr. will have been in custody for one year and his trial on two counts of aggravated assault and single counts of resisting arre...
Hometown1 Dec 04, 2022

RESIDENTS CAN COMMENT ON INACCURACIES ON NEW BROADBAND MAP
Representative Jim Struzzi says the Federal Communications Commission's new National Broadband Map enables website visitors to learn about the availability of broadband service in specific areas, but ...
Hometown1 Dec 04, 2022

EFFORTS BEING PLANNED TO HELP THOSE DISPLACED BY APARTMENT FIRE
Efforts are being planned to help the people who were left homeless after a fire destroyed an apartment building in Indiana Borough on Friday. The fire on Friday afternoon burned down the apartment bu...
Hometown2 Dec 03, 2022

OTHER FIRE CALLS REPORTED ON FRIDAY
First responders had to deal with several other calls on Friday along with the fire at the apartment complex in Indiana Borough. Indiana Fire Association members were dispatched for a brush fire on Ph...
Hometown2 Dec 03, 2022

SENTENCING HEARINGS HELD FRIDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Two men serving time in State Prisons across the state were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court. Judge Gina Ryen Force ordered Ronald Zak to serve six to 23 months in jail for charges of defia...
Hometown2 Dec 03, 2022

CLYMER WOMAN AMONG LIST OF YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
A Clymer woman is one of five people chosen by IUP as the university's 2022 Young Alumni Award recipients. The University announced on Friday that Stephanie Perkovich Kline of Clymer was named one of ...
Hometown2 Dec 03, 2022

TREES FOR TROOPS TO BE HELD TODAY
This is Trees for Troops donation weekend, and one local Christmas Tree farm in Indiana County is taking part. Trees for Troops provides free farm-grown Christmas Trees to members of the military and ...
Hometown2 Dec 03, 2022

TENANTS DISPLACED BY FIRE AT INDIANA BOROUGH APARTMENT HOUSE
Many tenants in an apartment building in Indiana Borough were displaced as a fire destroyed the building earlier today. Indiana Fire Association and the HAZMAT team were dispatched at 11:46 this morni...
Hometown2 Dec 02, 2022

APARTMENT COMPLEX CATCHES FIRE IN INDIANA BOROUGH
UPDATE as of 1:13 p.m. Blairsville and Marion Center firefighters were called in to assist around 1:08 p.m. Bradenville, Plumville and Brush Valley fire crews were called for standby detail. Josh Widd...
Renda Media Dec 02, 2022

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









