Category Archives: Local News

MORE TRIBUTES FOR GILBERT "GIB" ZILNER
Tributes continue to pour in for Gilbert "Gib" Zilner, the co-founder of Diamond Drug and Diamond Medical Supply who passed away over the weekend. Former State Senator Don White remembered Zilner as a...
Hometown2 Sep 13, 2022

UNITED SCHOOL BOARD TO HIRE FIVE PART-TIME SECURITY OFFICERS
The United School Board will meet tonight and on the agenda are several security-related hirings. The board will look to hire Steven Colo, Thomas Carrick, David Okopal, Brian Pyo and William Ray at a ...
Hometown2 Sep 13, 2022

NEW DRIVER'S LICENSE TO COME OUT SOON
If you are about to renew your driver's license or state photo ID, it may look a little different as PennDOT is rolling out a new design. PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian said that the update to the ...
Hometown2 Sep 13, 2022

ROAD WORK IN WHITE TOWNSHIP TO START TODAY
Work will start today on a portion of the Route 286/422 project in White Township that will necessitate the closure of an intersection for a few months. PennDOT announced that work will begin in the a...
Hometown2 Sep 13, 2022

PURCHASE LINE APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH ARIN OVER STEAM LENDING LIBRARY
On Monday night, the Purchase Line School Board approved an agreement with ARIN over the STEAM lending library. The resolution passed by the board will allow the district to use the lending library, w...
Hometown2 Sep 12, 2022

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD HEARS BUSING CONCERNS, MEETS FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS
The Indiana School Board met Monday night and heard concerns from a district parent about some concerns with buses bringing students back home. Keaton Stantz was representing a group of parents in the...
Hometown2 Sep 12, 2022

IUP HONORS VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS WITH ANNUAL CEREMONY
This morning, members of the IUP community gathered in the Oak Grove to pay tribute to the events of the September 11 attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Shanksville. University President Dr. Mic...
Renda Media Sep 12, 2022

NO INJURIES IN TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported in a vehicle accident this morning in White Township. Indiana County 911 reported the accident happened at 10:22 this morning, and they dispatched Indiana Fire Department's r...
Hometown2 Sep 12, 2022

DIAMOND CO-FOUNDER GILBERT "GIB" ZILNER PASSES AWAY
One of the co-founders of Diamond Drug and Diamond Medical Supply in Indiana has passed away. Diamond's vice president Gilbert Zilner, better known to the community as Gib, passed away peacefully Satu...
Hometown2 Sep 12, 2022

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARDS TO MEET TONIGHT
The Indiana School Board will discuss a university partnership agreement and security camera proposals at their meeting tonight. Tonight's agenda for the meeting includes a proposal from the buildings...
Hometown2 Sep 12, 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









