Category Archives: Local News

CLARION MAN FACES CHARGES FOR ROAD RAGE
Local man faces charges for road rage incident in Clarion Borough. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports, that Clarion Borough police have charged 58-year-old William Kerstetter with running a vehicle off th...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 12, 2024

FIRE DISPLACES FOUR FAMILIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
A Fire displaces four families in Jefferson County as the investigation continues. According to WJAC News, A fire erupted in a Perry Township apartment building along Route 536, prompting a swift resp...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 12, 2024

PA FLU CASES DROPPED
Flu cases in Pennsylvania dropped last week by 71 in the most recent statistics. The state Health Department says Type A flu is waning while Type B is flaring up, which is typical as the flu season en...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 12, 2024

JIM STRUZZI FED UP WITH DELAYS OF STATE PROGRAM
State Representative Jim Struzzi is getting fed up with delays in implementing a state program to address drug overdose deaths across the Commonwealth. At a meeting last week of the State House Human ...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 12, 2024

CARNEGIE MELLON TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS RANKED BEST IN THE NATION
An online Pennsylvania graduate school has been ranked the best in the nation. Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business has nabbed a Number One ranking from U.S. News and World Report among online ...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 12, 2024

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CHANGES FOR FIELDHOUSE
At a special meeting Thursday night, the River Valley School Board approved some changes for the fieldhouse at the new football stadium. Board President Rick Harper said that the changes were necessar...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 09, 2024

INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED WHO LEFT THREATENING MESSAGE IN JANE LEONARD HALL
University officials announced the individuals who left the threatening message and bullet in a first-floor classroom of Jane Leonard Hall have been identified. No names were released but they say two...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 09, 2024

NEW PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHARES FIRST-YEAR PROGRESS
Niki Nichols, the new principal at Punxsutawney Area Elementary School, shared her first-year progress report with the school board. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, alongside the new assistant p...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 09, 2024

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS CALLED TO TRACTOR-TRAILER COLLISION ON ROUTE 66
Emergency responders were called to a collision on Route 66 in Limestone Township involving a tractor-trailer carrying wax. ExploreClarion.com reports, that the crash occurred Wednesday night around 9...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 09, 2024

STATE POLICE RESPOND TO MAN DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE
State Police in Punxsutawney responded to a report of a 27-year-old man from Somerset driving under the influence on February 2nd who arrived at the Punxsutawney barracks. After field sobriety tests, ...
Samantha Sneddon Feb 09, 2024







