Category Archives: Local News
STATE REPORTS FLU CASES SLOWING DOWN
Type A and B Flu cases across the Commonwealth are easing up in some areas. In Jefferson County, there have been 542 flu cases, with an increase of 56 in the last week. Clearfield County is at 910 for...
Mar 04, 2020
POLICE BRIEFS - STOLEN GUN IN NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
State police report the theft of a gun from a home in Canoe Township, in northern Indiana County. The $400 black Ruger 9-millimeter handgun was allegedly stolen sometime in the last four months from t...
Mar 04, 2020
POLICE NAME FOUR JAILED SUSPECTS IN FEBRUARY INDIANA SHOOTING
Yesterday the Indiana Borough Police announced the names of the four individuals who were arrested in connection with a robbery and shooting at neighboring houses on Wayne Avenue in mid-February. 19-y...
Mar 04, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY, DUBOIS QUALIFY FOR LIQUID FUEL PAYMENTS
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has committed $487.5 million in liquid fuels payments to help certified municipalities maintain their roads and bridges. To be eligible for liqu...
Mar 04, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY TO RECEIVE GRANT MONEY FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS
The Borough of Punxsutawney will receive grant money to make improvements to the community. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Josh Kalp, who is the Borough Engineer, said they received a letter fr...
Mar 03, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN TO FACE HEARINGS THURSDAY ON EIGHT SEPARATE INCIDENTS
A Punxsutawney man will have several court hearings on Thursday for eight different incidents that occurred in Jefferson and Indiana Counties dating back to May of 2019. According to ExploreJeffersonP...
Mar 03, 2020
KITTANNING MEN ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY IN CLARION
Three men from Kittanning were arrested for a burglary with the intent to harm in the Borough and County of Clarion last week. Pennsylvania State Police say the incident started on February 27th aroun...
Mar 03, 2020
HOMER CITY MAN, LOST IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER SUSPENDED LICENSE
A man from Homer City who was lost in Jefferson County last week was charged for driving under a suspended license from a previous DUI conviction. On February 27th around 9 pm, the Brookville Borough ...
Mar 03, 2020
FIGHT OVER LIZARD RESULTS IN CHARGES FOR CLARION WOMAN
A woman from Clarion who is accused of Simple Assault and Harassment in an incident over a lizard will have her preliminary arraignment this Thursday. According to ExploreClarion.com, 48 year old Tina...
Mar 03, 2020
LOCAL GAS PRICES A FEW CENTS HIGHER THAN STATE AVERAGE
According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is $2.63 a gallon, which is down four cents from last week at this time. Jefferson County has an average of $2.68 a gallon, whil...
Mar 02, 2020
