Category Archives: Local News

JEFFERSON COUNTY RECEIVES HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT
Jefferson County Emergency Services director Tracy Zents talked about the grant the department received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency at Tuesday's county commissioners meeting. Today's ...
John Smathers Feb 24, 2022

BROOKVILLE POLICE APPREHEND MAN FOUND HIDING ON PORCH
Authorities were called to the scene along Clark Street in Brookville for a report of a person who entered the closed porch of a residence. Early Tuesday morning Brookville Police found the male suspe...
John Smathers Feb 24, 2022

HORSE AND BUGGY OPERATOR CHARGED WITH DUI IN BROOKVILLE
On Sunday the Brookville Borough Police conducted a traffic stop on an Amish horse and buggy on Valley Street. During the stop Brookville PD reports the operator was under the influence of alcohol and...
John Smathers Feb 24, 2022

DETAILS RELEASED ON VEHICLE CRASH THAT INJURED GRAMPIAN MAN
More information was released about the accident that sent a Grampian man to a hospital. Authorities say the crash occurred last Tuesday morning around 8:30 on State Route 255 near its intersection wi...
John Smathers Feb 23, 2022

MAN ARRESTED FOR LEAVING INTIMATE IMAGES ON VEHICLES
Pennsylvania State Police based in Clarion arrested the man who is accused of leaving several photos of male genitals on vehicles in Monroe Township of Clarion County. The two victims, a 23 year old B...
John Smathers Feb 23, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL HEARS COST ESTIMATES ON DINSMORE AVENUE WORK
At last week's Punxsutawney Borough Council meeting, members heard the estimated cost could be around a million dollars for the work that needs to be done on Dinsmore Avenue next year. The Punxsutawne...
John Smathers Feb 21, 2022

NEW BETHLEHEM MAN KILLED IN VEHICLE CRASH
A New Bethlehem man has died from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident Saturday morning. The victim, 49-year-old Francis Sesco, according to WTAE News, was traveling on State Route 28/66 ...
John Smathers Feb 21, 2022

POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING OIL CITY TEEN
Authorities are looking for a missing teen from Oil City who was last seen on November 7th of last year. 16 year old Destiny Pogue is an African American female who is 5'2" tall and around 153 lbs wit...
John Smathers Feb 21, 2022

JEFFERSON COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES AUDIT RELEASED
Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released an audit of the Jefferson County Children and Youth Services agency and found potential conflicts of interest, the potential for gaps in service and failure ...
John Smathers Feb 18, 2022

CREWS CALLED OUT TO STRUCTURE FIRE IN KNOX
Few details have been released about a structure fire in the Borough of Knox yesterday afternoon. ExploreClarion.Com reports several crews were at the scene of East Railroad Street around 1:15 pm. VFD...
John Smathers Feb 18, 2022