Category Archives: Local News

TWO BROOKVILLE RESIDENTS FACE FELONY DRUG CHARGES
Two Brookville residents, Alex Peace and Rebecca Snyder, both 27, face felony drug charges after admitting to police they were buying meth in Ohio and selling it in Pennsylvania...an ExploreJeffersonP...
Gracie Porter Jun 14, 2024

SLIPPERY ROCK MAN FACES CHARGES FOR FLEEING SCENE
55-year-old Kevin Lewis McFadden, from Slippery Rock, is facing charges for fleeing police in Beaver Township, Clarion County... ExploreClarion.com reports. On May 24, state police went to serve a war...
Gracie Porter Jun 14, 2024

ROUTE 28 CLOSURE
Route 28 (Main Street) in Brockway, Jefferson County, will be closed from June 17 at 6:30 AM to June 21 at 6:30 PM for a railroad crossing replacement by Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad. The closure a...
Gracie Porter Jun 14, 2024

PENNDOT PERMIT REMINDER
PennDOT reminds property owners that any changes to driveways connecting to state highways require a Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP). This $25 permit, mandated by law, ensures compliance and legitimacy...
Gracie Porter Jun 14, 2024

BLOOD DRIVE AT PUNXSUTAWNEY VFW
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive at the Punxsutawney VFW along Maple Avenue on June 18th from noon to 6... Set an appointment at RedCrossBlood.Org or 1-800-Red Cross.
Gracie Porter Jun 14, 2024

PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2024-2025 BUDGET
The Punxsutawney Area School Board approved the 2024-2025 budget of $57,200,974 without raising taxes. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, the board also authorized a homestead/farmstead exclusion r...
Gracie Porter Jun 13, 2024

ARREST MADE AFTER ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT LOCAL BURGER KING
A DuBois man, John Lentz Jr., 53, was arrested after an attempted robbery at a local Burger King. WTAJ News reports, Lentz allegedly drove the getaway car while Richard Smeal reportedly assaulted a fe...
Gracie Porter Jun 13, 2024

ONE PERSON KILLED IN CRASH IN ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP
One person was killed in a crash Wednesday morning in Armstrong Township... State police say two cars collided head-on along Route 422 around 11 AM, approximately one-tenth of a mile west of the North...
Gracie Porter Jun 13, 2024

OPEN-ROAD TOLLING FOR PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BY 2027
State officials are on the path to end toll booth stops on the Pennsylvania Turnpike... Starting next year, the eastern and northeastern extensions of the turnpike will use open-road tolling, with the...
Gracie Porter Jun 13, 2024

ROUTE 28 CLOSURE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Route 28 (Main Street) in Brockway, Jefferson County, will be closed from June 17 at 6:30 AM to June 21 at 6:30 PM for a railroad crossing replacement by Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad. The closure a...
Gracie Porter Jun 13, 2024







