Category Archives: Local News

SHETLER TRIAL NOW SET FOR OCTOBER
Westmoreland County Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio has rescheduled the Ray Shetler Jr. trial for October 25th. Shetler is the former New Florence man, now listed as being from Bolivar, who was acquitted o...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2022

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES SHARING INFO WITH INSURANCE CONSORTIUM, STEAM ACADEMY POLICIES
On Wednesday night, the River Valley School Board approved sharing information with the Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium. There was a concern about what information was to be share...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 2022

WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
At Wednesday night's meeting, the White Township Supervisors approved the Complete Streets Policy. Township Manager Chris Anderson said that while the policy is new, it has been discussed by the towns...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 2022

IRMC MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEART TEAM PERFORMS 1,000TH PCI PROCEDURE
The Indiana Regional Medical Center announced today that its multidisciplinary heart team recently passed a significant milestone. In a news release, IRMC announced that the team recently performed it...
Renda Media Aug 24, 2022

COUNTY COVID-19 NUMBERS ON THE RISE
The County's Covid-19 numbers were discussed during this morning's Indiana County Commissioners meeting. County Emergency Management Director Tom Stutzman said that the numbers are going up, and that ...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 2022

DRIVERS REMINDED OF SCHOOL BUS RULES OF THE ROAD
As school is set to start today and tomorrow for many districts in the area, school buses will return to the area roads. That means drivers need to take extra caution as they make their way around the...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 2022

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD TO LOOK AT STEAM ACADEMY POLICIES
The River Valley School Board will hold its monthly meeting tonight as it continues to get ready for the first day of school on Thursday. Among the items on the agenda for tonight, three policies will...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 2022

PRELIMINARY HEARING SCHEDULE INCLUDES THREE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for today for three different individuals who face assault-related charges. All three hearings are scheduled to go before District Judge Guy Haberl this afternoon. O...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 2022

FIRE CREWS DEAL WITH PHYSICAL RESCUE, PROPANE TANK FIRE AMONG OTHER CALLS
After a lot of activity on Sunday and Monday, first responders had a relatively quiet day on Tuesday. No details were given on a physical rescue call that came in at 10:18 AM on Club Lane in Burrell T...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 2022

DANGEROUS STRUCTURE ORDINANCE TO BE REVIEWED BY WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
An ordinance update to include swimming pool safety will go before the White Township Supervisors tonight during their regular meeting. The supervisors will take a look at a draft revision of the dang...
Hometown2 Aug 24, 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









