Category Archives: Local News

GROUNDBREAKING FOR SEWAGE EXTENSION PROJECT HELD TODAY
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held earlier today to kick start construction on a sewage service extension project. With a backhoe digging out some earth at a property near Campbell Lane, the projecte...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2022

POLICE ALERT PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCY AND GIFT CARD SCAMS
State police are alerting people and businesses about a scam involving a cryptocurrency and gift cards that has been going through the county. Victims are usually contacted by phone call or text messa...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2022

ELDERTON FIRE CREWS TENDING TO 34TH BRUSH FIRE OF THE YEAR
Fire crews are currently on the scene of a brush fire in Armstrong Township. Elderton Fire Department was dispatched shortly after 9:43 this morning to a brush fire near the intersection of Route 422 ...
Renda Media Jul 19, 2022

WARD REDISTRICTING TO BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT BY INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL
While there are no action items on tonight's Indiana Borough Council Work Session Agenda, discussion is expected to focus on possible redistricting of the borough's wards. Discussion on the issue goes...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2022

VEHICLE ACCIDENT, BRUSH FIRE REPORTED ON MONDAY BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
UPDATE: Indiana Fire Association officials say that the original call of a brush fire on South 7th Street in Indiana Borough was not accurate. Even though Indiana County 911 reported the call as a "Br...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2022

TWO HIT AND RUN CRASHES INVESTIGATED BY INDIANA POLICE
Indiana Borough Police are investigating two hit-and-run crashes that happened over the last two days. Police say the first crash happened between 8:00 PM on Sunday, July 17th and 8:47 PM the next day...
Hometown2 Jul 19, 2022

DEP TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FOR MINE EXPANSION IN BRUSH VALLEY
The state Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled an informal public meeting tomorrow afternoon to discuss major modifications to Rosebud Mining's plans for its Brush Valley Mine and Barr...
Hometown1 Jul 19, 2022

SALTSBURG MAN CHARGED FOR FATAL 2020 CRASH
State police have charged a Saltsburg man with multiple driving offenses for an accident that took the life of a Blairsville man on Route 22 in Derry Township in 2020. 44-year-old Martin Jason McKnigh...
Hometown1 Jul 19, 2022

MISSING TEEN REPORTED FOUND AND SAFE BY BLAIRSVILLE POLICE
Earlier today Blairsville Borough Police asked for the public's help in finding a teenage girl who was last seen at a home in the borough. Late this afternoon, the police department reported on its Fa...
Renda Media Jul 18, 2022

BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S HELP IN FINDING MISSING 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Blairsville Borough Police are urging the public to be on the lookout for a missing girl that was last seen in the Borough. Officers said in a Facebook post that 14-year-old Abigail Marie Inks was rep...
Renda Media Jul 18, 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









