Category Archives: Local News

PA MAKING PROGRESS IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
Pennsylvania is doing OK regarding mental health support for young people. A report from Inseparable shows Pennsylvania is making progress in youth mental health support, with about half the recommend...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 25, 2025

FORMER DUBOIS CITY MANAGER GETS DELAY IN CASE
A federal judge has once again granted a delay in the case against former DuBois city manager Herm Suplizio. According to media reports, his attorneys filed a request to extend the deadline to June 27...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 24, 2025

STEELERS MAY TRADE BACK IN FIRST ROUND OF DRAFT FOR FIRST TIME SINCE '01
The Pittsburgh Steelers may trade back in the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time since 2001. GM Omar Khan says it's possible due to limited draft capital and the team's lack of a second-r...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 24, 2025

INDIANA AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES CALLED FOR NORTH MAHONING FIRE
First responders from Indiana and Jefferson Counties were called for a fire yesterday morning in North Mahoning Township. Indiana County 911 sent several units, including Punxsutawney EMS, to the inte...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 24, 2025

PIRATES ANNOUNCE HOW TO GET SKENES BOBBLEHEAD
The Pittsburgh Pirates will announce how fans who missed out on a Paul Skenes bobblehead at Saturday's sold-out game can still claim one. Although only 20,000 were available, high demand led to some e...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 22, 2025

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
BASEBALL In District 9 action, DuBois Central Catholic crushed Brockway 11-1 in six innings. Several other games were postponed, including Elk County Catholic at Port Allegany (now April 24), Curwensv...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 22, 2025

STEELERS SEEM CONTENT AT SAFETY HEADING INTO 2025 DRAFT
The Pittsburgh Steelers seem content at safety heading into the 2025 NFL Draft, with Minkah Fitzpatrick returning and DeShon Elliott entering the final year of his contract after a solid 2024 season. ...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 22, 2025

CLARION WOMAN CHARGED WITH ASSUALT AFTER CHOKING HUSBAND
A Clarion woman, Dakota Baier, was charged with assault after allegedly choking her husband during a fight sparked by her use of social apps on April 15, around 10 pm. According to ExploreJeffersonPa....
Samantha Sneddon Apr 22, 2025

PA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STAYED BELOW NATIONAL RATE
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate stayed at 3.8% in March 2025, below the national rate of 4.2%. The state added 20,900 nonfarm jobs, hitting a record high for the 11th month in a row. Job growth was l...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 22, 2025

MOVE TO OPEN PA PRIMARY TO ALLOW INDEPENDENT VOTERS
There's a move to open Pennsylvania's primary elections. A new poll shows strong bipartisan support for allowing Pennsylvania's 1.4 million independent voters to participate in primary elections. Penn...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 22, 2025