Category Archives: Local News

10TH TEDDY BEAR FUN RIDE A SUCCESS
It turned out to be a good day for a motorcycle ride as the 10th annual Teddy Bear Fun Ride was held. Around 120 people took part in the run that stretched over 100 miles for the first time. The ride ...
Renda Media Aug 08, 2022

CHERRY TREE FIRE REKINDLES OVER THE WEEKEND
Fire crews were called out to Cherry Tree Borough for a fire that rekindled for a second time over the weekend. The rekindle was reported Sunday afternoon at 12:50 for a property on Front Street. Cher...
Renda Media Aug 08, 2022

INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO MEET
Both the Indiana Area and Purchase Line school boards will meet tonight and work on issues related to the beginning of the school year. Indiana Area will consider a number of agreements with supplemen...
Hometown1 Aug 08, 2022

SHETLER CASE BACK IN COURT ON MONDAY
Westmoreland County Court will hold Criminal Call tomorrow and the Ray Shetler Jr. trial is on the list of cases up for review, so we could possibly hear whether or not the trial will take place as sc...
Hometown1 Aug 07, 2022

MAN ACCUSED OF CAUSING DISTURBANCE AT STORE
State police have filed charges of disorderly conduct, harassment, and public drunkenness against a Saltsburg man after an incident Friday morning at a store along Route 286 in Loyalhanna Township. Po...
Hometown1 Aug 07, 2022

RELATIVELY QUIET SATURDAY FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Saturday's emergency dispatches included a landing zone setup by Glen Campbell firefighters shortly after 1 PM along Gipsy Road in Montgomery Township; an accident to which Commodore firefighters resp...
Hometown1 Aug 07, 2022

FALL SEMESTER NEARS FOR IUP
We are less than a week away from IUP's move-in weekend, when the campus will quickly come back to life with the return of students starting next Saturday and a week's worth of activities leading up t...
Hometown1 Aug 07, 2022

STORMS CAUSE DAMAGE FOR SECOND DAY
For the second time in as many days, strong storms made their way through western Pennsylvania, bringing emergency crews out for multiple calls. The first call during the storms was at 4:46 PM as util...
Renda Media Aug 06, 2022

INDIANA COMMUNITY GARDEN TO CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY
The Indiana Community Garden celebrates its 10th anniversary today with a festival to be held throughout the day. The garden in Mack Park will celebrate the occasion with a party starting at 1:00 PM. ...
Renda Media Aug 06, 2022

CRISTE-TROUTMAN SENTENCED IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT ON FRIDAY
An inmate in the state prison system was sentenced in Indiana County Court on Friday for multiple incidents that happened inside correctional facilities. Randy Maurice Criste-Troutman entered guilty p...
Renda Media Aug 06, 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









