Category Archives: Local News

DUBOIS MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT AGAINST FATHER
A 19-year-old DuBois man is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after allegedly striking his father in the head during an altercation that occurred on Weber Road in Bell Township of Clearfield C...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2021

PASD, SUPERINTENDENT AGREE TO FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Punxsy Spirit says Punxsutawney Area School District Superintendent Thomas Lesniewski has agreed with the school board to a contract extension for a second five-year term to begin July 1 and end o...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2021

FIVE PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS BY BROOKVILLE STRUCTURE FIRE
Five individuals are homeless after a fire in Brookville on Western Avenue that broke out just before 7 pm on News Years Day. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, Brookville, Reynoldsville, and Pinecr...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2021

SYKESVILLE BURGLARY UNDER INVESTIGATION
Police say a burglary occurred early morning Dec. 31 on Sugar Camp Alley/Coolspring Ave. in Sykesville Borough of Jefferson County. Authorities say someone removed a shed lock and took a number of yar...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2021

PENNDOT INVITES FEEDBACK ON ROAD CONDITIONS IN SURVEY
With the winter season underway PennDOT is asking for your feedback if you live in or drive through Armstrong, Butler Clarion, Indiana, or Jefferson counties. The survey consists of nine questions and...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2021

BLOOD DRIVE IN BROOKVILLE ON FRIDAY
The American Red Cross has that blood drive coming up in Brookville on Friday from noon to 6 pm at the Brookville Evangelical United Methodist Church located at 30 White Street in Brookville. To make ...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2021

STRUCTURE FIRE IN SYKESVILLE TUESDAY NIGHT
If you were wondering where firefighters were headed after the sirens went off last night in Sykesville. The Sykesville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at a natio...
John Smathers Dec 30, 2020

TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN CLOVER TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash on Route 28 in Clover Township of Jefferson County on Dec. 25 Troopers say a 20-year-old New Bethlehem woman was traveling north on Route 28 when sh...
John Smathers Dec 30, 2020

JEFFERSON-CLARION HEAD START CLASSROOMS RECOGNIZED
The Brookville I, Brookville II and A-C Valley Head Start classrooms of Jefferson-Clarion Head Start have been formally recognized for their implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Suppo...
John Smathers Dec 30, 2020

JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTS MORE COVID-19 DEATHS
Four more people have died due to COIVD-19 in Jefferson County. The county reported 20 new cases of coronavirus as of Dec. 29. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Jefferson County's to...
John Smathers Dec 30, 2020