Category Archives: Local News

POLICE BRIEFS - PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN CHARGED AFTER VEHICLE CRASH
A man from Punxsutawney was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Saturday morning in Young Township of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Police say 29 year old Cody Weiland was traveling north ...
John Smathers Mar 02, 2020

CHERRY TREE MAN INJURED IN VEHICLE COLLISION
A Cherry Tree man was injured Saturday morning in a front-to-rear collision on the Patchin Highway in Burnside Township, Clearfield County. Police say 27-year-old Joshua Scott was slowing to make a le...
John Smathers Mar 02, 2020

CLYMER MAN SCHEDULED FOR TWO COURT APPEARANCES ON OPEN LEWDNESS, OTHER CHARGES
In the Indiana County Court today, 55-year-old Willie Eugene Caldwell Jr. of Clymer is scheduled for two Plea Court appearances. In one, dating from last October, he's charged with open lewdness, inde...
John Smathers Mar 02, 2020

GAMBLING MACHINES SEIZED
The Pennsylvania State Police announced last week troopers and liquor control enforcement officers confiscated 71 illegal gambling machines, including 65 video gambling devices, from 17 licensed liquo...
John Smathers Mar 02, 2020

CAMP CADET TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR JULY PROGRAM
Indiana Pennsylvania State Police are accepting applications for the 2020 Indiana County Camp Cadet program. It will be the week of Sunday, July 19th - Saturday, July 25th at Camp Seph Mack, Penn Run,...
John Smathers Mar 02, 2020

GAS PRICE AVERAGES FOR THE AREA
Gasbuddy.com has the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in various towns. Punxsutawney has an average of $2.70 per gallon, while DuBois and Indiana averages are $2.65. Clarion is standing...
John Smathers Feb 28, 2020

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 28, 2020
A car overheated and caught fire yesterday afternoon in Punxsutawney. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Central VFD responed to the scene on Cambria Street around 3 and extinguished the fire when ...
John Smathers Feb 28, 2020

BROOKVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH DUI
A man from Brookville was arrested and charged with DUI yesterday evening in Winslow Township of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney say 51 year old Stephen Williams was drivin...
John Smathers Feb 28, 2020

FLU CASE GROWTH HOLDS STEADY
The pace of new cases of the flu held steady over the last week. Jefferson County had an increase of 53 totaling 486 cases of flu reported. Clearfield County increased by 88 cases, bringing that total...
John Smathers Feb 28, 2020

POLICE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON TRESPASSING IN MCCALMONT TOWNSHIP
The Pennsylvania State Police are looking for information into a report of criminal trespass in McCalmont Township of Jefferson County. Sometime between January 15th and February 20th authorities say ...
John Smathers Feb 26, 2020