Category Archives: Local News

DAYTON WOMAN FAILS TO REPORT TO COURT FOR DRUG CHARGE
Pennsylvania State Police say 56-year-old Julianne Silvis Bryant of Dayton failed to appear for court on a drug charge filed against her in Clarion County. Troopers say they found Bryant in the posses...
John Smathers Dec 11, 2020

GROUND HOG CLUB ADDS TWO MEMBERS
The Punxsutawney Ground Hog Club has voted to add two new members, says the Punxsutawney Spirit, and they are Rob McCoy, Punxsutawney Area Community Center Director and Patrick Casaday, Rock Run Enter...
John Smathers Dec 11, 2020

JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTS MORE COVID-19 CASES
Jefferson County reported 35 new coronavirus cases as of Thursday Dec. 10, bringing the county's total to 1,278, according to the PA DOH. Clarion County has 38 new cases, Clearfield 70, and Indiana 36...
John Smathers Dec 11, 2020

WOLF ANNOUNCES NEW MITIGATION MEASURES AIMED AT COVID-19 SURGE
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf put new mitigation restrictions on Pennsylvanians today in a virtual press conference, aimed at blunting the current Covid-19 surge. Wolf, who tested positive for the vi...
John Smathers Dec 11, 2020

GLEN CAMPBELL MAN FACES DRUG CHARGES AFTER PUNXSUTAWNEY TRAFFIC STOP
Steven Matthew Barnett, 38, of Glen Campbell is facing multiple charges after he was caught with drugs and paraphernalia while attempting to flee police early Monday morning in Punxsutawney. Punxsutan...
John Smathers Dec 11, 2020

NEW DETAILS RELEASED ON HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT AND CRASH
In an update of a story we had for you earlier this week... As you'll recall Tuesday morning, Punxsutawney Fire Units were called for traffic control for an accident on route 28 following a police pur...
John Smathers Dec 11, 2020

WOMAN'S HOME BURGLARIZED IN BIG RUN
Punxsutawney State Police are investigating a burglary that occurred Tuesday at a residence on East Main Street in Big Run Borough. The police report says an unknown individual took household goods an...
John Smathers Dec 10, 2020

BROOKVILLE TAKES OVER COUNTY PROPERTY
Jefferson County Commissioners approved a quitclaim deed from a church in Brookville and gave the title to the properties to Brookville Borough for the Pickering Street Church and Cemetery properties,...
John Smathers Dec 10, 2020

CLARION GRADUATE SHOT DEAD IN NASHVILLE
Clarion University graduate and Butler County native, 26-year-old Caitlyn Kaufman was fatally shot while driving to work in Nashville. Police say she was found dead in her vehicle in early December on...
John Smathers Dec 10, 2020

CLEARFIELD AREA PARENTS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE
Two Clearfield Area parents have been charged with alleged child abuse. Gant News Agency says, the parents are 33-year-old Andre Maurice Sheffey and 34-year-old Savannah Grove. According to police inf...
John Smathers Dec 10, 2020