Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND STILL DELAYED
The Punxsutawney Area Elementary School's new playground remains delayed, as discussed in a recent school board meeting. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit says, TRH Architects' Barb Hauge reported that no b...
Jul 30, 2024
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF UNDER INVESTIGATION IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP
State Troopers are investigating a case of criminal mischief in Rayne Township. On July 10th, police were called to Kirkland Road to find that the Volkswagen Jetta owned by Thomas Mattis of Clymer had...
Jul 30, 2024
ANOTHER GIFT CARD SCAM WARNING FROM STATE POLICE
PSP are warning people about phone scammers trying to get your money. They are investigating an incident in Grant Township where a woman was paying individuals with McAfee internet security with Lowes...
Jul 30, 2024
BROCKWAY MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGED GROPING INCIDENT
A 21-year-old Amish man named Atlee E. Hershberger from Brockway has been charged with indecent assault after allegedly groping a woman at a Dollar General in Pine Creek Township on May 23. ExploreJef...
Jul 29, 2024
CLARION WOMAN FOUND PASSED OUT IN VEHICLE, ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES
A 29-year-old Clarion woman, Cassandra Irene Smith, was arrested after being found passed out in her car in Venango County with multiple bricks of heroin and fentanyl. Police responded to a call on Ju...
Jul 29, 2024
BROOKVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR SENDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MESSAGES TO PRESUMED MINOR
A Brookville man, 62 year old, Dennis Reisinger, was arrested in Jefferson County for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl. According to WJAC News,...
Jul 25, 2024
TIONESTA WOMAN CHARGED WITH NEGLECT OF ELDERLY DISABLED MOTHER
40 year old Shasta Dawn Vantassel from Tionesta has been charged with neglecting her elderly disabled mother, who was found dead in their home. ExploreClarion.Com is reporting that police discovered t...
Jul 25, 2024
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING GUN THEFT FROM VEHICLE IN CURWENSVILLE
State police are seeking information about a Ruger 9mm handgun stolen from a 2021 RAM 1500 on West Street in Curwensville Borough on July 22. The theft occurred around 4:48 a.m., and the suspect fled ...
Jul 25, 2024
MADERA MAN CRASHES VEHICLE IN BIGLER TOWNSHIP
On July 11, at 1:03 a.m., 32 year old, Jared J. Wilks, of Madera, Pa., crashed his 2010 Kia Soul into a property on Dutchtown Road in Bigler Township, causing minor damage. According to a PSP report, ...
Jul 25, 2024
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING VANDALISM CASE REPORTED AT VACANT WHITE TOWNSHIP HOUSE
State police are investigating a case of vandalism reported at a vacant house in White Township. Troopers say that they were called out at 2:27 PM on Monday to a home at 2883 West Pike Road after the ...
Jul 24, 2024
