Category Archives: Local News
MEETING TO HEAR LATER SCHOOL START BENEFITS
A state Senate committee is meeting Thursday to hear about the reported benefits of having school start later in the morning. The hearing of the Senate Education Committee is set for Thursday at 1 p.m...
Apr 04, 2024
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN BROCKWAY
PennDOT announces an intersection improvement project starting April 9, 2024, in Brockway, Jefferson County. The project includes resurfacing, drainage updates, and more. The $3 million project should...
Apr 04, 2024
DUBOIS WATER DEPARTMENT TO START FLUSHING WATER FILTRATION PLANT LINES
The DuBois Water Department will start flushing lines at the Water Filtration Plant and then move to the Second Ward on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Flushing will continue non-stop until all w...
Apr 04, 2024
POWERBALL JACKPOT STILL UP FOR GRABS
Fun news continues... No jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold for last night's drawing. On Saturday the grand prize is estimated to be worth $1.23 Billion with a cash option of $595.1 million.
Apr 04, 2024
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN CHARGED WITH FLEEING POLICE IN HIGH-SPEED MOTORCYCLE CHASE
A Jefferson County man, Joseph M. Hershberger of Punxsutawney, faces charges after a high-speed motorcycle chase in Bell Township. ExploreJeffersonPa.Com reports, Hershberger allegedly sped past 19 ve...
Apr 03, 2024
CLARION COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF MAKING THREATENING PHONE CALLS TO FAMILY AS 'JESUS CHRIST'
A man from Clarion County is facing charges after making threatening calls to his family in Jefferson County, claiming to be "Jesus Christ" and to harm them. According to WJAC News, 46 year old Rocky ...
Apr 03, 2024
CLARION POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH BREAKING INTO VEHICLES
Clarion Borough Police filed charges against 22-year-old Joseph Allen Stumpner for breaking into vehicles. Stumpner was caught after being spotted near the scene and later confessed. He faces multiple...
Apr 03, 2024
PENNDOT ANNOUNCED INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN BROCKWAY
PennDOT announces an intersection improvement project starting April 9, 2024, in Brockway, Jefferson County. The project includes resurfacing, drainage updates, and more. The $3 million project should...
Apr 03, 2024
DUBOIS WATER DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN FLUSING LINES ON APRIL 14
The DuBois Water Department will start flushing lines at the Water Filtration Plant and then move to the Second Ward on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Flushing will continue non-stop until all w...
Apr 03, 2024
STATE SENATE TO VOTE ON ELIMINATING SUNDAY HUNTING BAN
The Pennsylvania Senate will soon vote on a bill that would eliminate a long-standing ban on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania. The ban on Sunday hunting goes back to the 18th century as part of Pennsylv...
Apr 02, 2024
