Category Archives: Local News

TWENTY-ONE NATURALIZED DURING CEREMONY AT IUP
As part of International Education Week at IUP, 21 immigrants from 16 countries were naturalized this morning at Toretti Auditorium as part of a naturalization ceremony. During the ceremony, all of th...
Renda Media Oct 21, 2022

IRMC PARK CHRISTMAS TREE SELECTED
The Indiana County Tourist Bureau has announced that the tree that will be used for this year's holiday celebrations at IRMC park has been selected. (Steven Lomax; Public Relations Intern, Indiana Cou...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2022

SIGN INSTALLATION PROJECT POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
For the second time this week, a sign installation project on Route 22 in Indiana County and Route 28 in Armstrong County has been postponed, but this time, it's postponed until further notice. PennDO...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2022

POLICE LOOKING FOR MISSING TEEN FROM SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
State police are searching for a teenager missing from the southern part of Indiana County. According to a post to the State Police Twitter Feed, troopers are looking for 19 year old Hayden Garreffa o...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2022

IUP TO HOST NATURALIZATION CEREMONY TODAY AT KCAC
Immigrants will be naturalized as American citizens during a ceremony today at the KCAC. According to a news release, the ceremony to be held today at 11:00 at the Toretti Auditorium in the KCAC is th...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2022

IUP, IHS FOOTBALL TO HOLD PINK OUT GAMES THIS WEEKEND
If you are attending this weekend's Indiana High or IUP football games, you are asked to wear pink to help raise awareness for breast cancer. Both teams will be holding their "Pink Out for Breast Canc...
Hometown2 Oct 21, 2022

IBP REPORTS: ASSAULT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
ASSAULT Three people were charged for assault after an incident in Indiana Borough Saturday morning. Indiana Borough Police officers were dispatched to the IUP Police barracks to investigate an assaul...
Renda Media Oct 21, 2022

HOMER-CENTER BOARD UPDATES PUBLIC ON BOOK CONCERNS
At the start of Thursday night's meeting, the Homer-Center School Board addressed concerns that were brought up last month on a book used as part of the 10th Grade English curriculum. At the center of...
Hometown2 Oct 20, 2022

INDIANA COUNTY COURTHOUSE OPEN HOUSE YIELDS SUCCESSFUL TURNOUT
Members of the community gathered on the Thursday for the Indiana County Courthouse Open House. Attendees were able to scour all floors of the courthouse and get to know the different businesses and o...
Renda Media Oct 20, 2022

IRMC TO CONSTRUCT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY
From IRMC Indiana County and the surrounding regions are critically underserved for health care, and particularly more so for mental health care. Since 2020, the needs have skyrocketed while the provi...
Renda Media Oct 20, 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









