Category Archives: Local News

CURWENSVILLE WOMAN TO BE SENTENCED TODAY IN INDIANA
A Clearfield County woman is scheduled for sentencing today in Indiana County Court. 26-year-old Krysta Tudor of Curwensville, Clearfield County, for possession with intent to deliver.
John Smathers Feb 24, 2020

DUSH TO RUN FOR 25TH DISTRICT STATE SENATE SEAT
State Representative Chris Dush of the 66th District has announced that he will seek the 25th District Senate seat of retiring Senate Majority Leader Joe Scarnati. Dush is not seeking re-election to t...
John Smathers Feb 24, 2020

SUPLIZIO TO SERVE AS ACTING DUBOIS FIRE CHIEF THIS WEEK
Herm Suplizio was named Acting Fire Chief of the DuBois Fire Department for this week. With DuBois Fire Chief Joe Mitchell and Assistant Fire Chiefs Tony Roy and Mike Federici heading to Nevada for fi...
John Smathers Feb 24, 2020

BROOKVILLE POLICE: PHONE SCAM, TEXAS MAN CHARGED IN RESTAURANT DISPUTE
The Brookville Borough Police received a report of another phone scam in Jefferson County. In this scam, a female caller claims to be with the Federal Government Grant Department and tells the potenti...
John Smathers Feb 21, 2020

THOMPSON TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY ZONE SUMMIT AT CLARION UNIVERSITY
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson will hold an Opportunity Zone Summit this Monday, at Clarion University. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 established the Opportunity Zone Program to revitaliz...
John Smathers Feb 21, 2020

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 21, 2020
A 27 year old man from Strattanville was taken into custody under suspicion of driving under the influence in the Township and County of Clarion. The incident occurred on the evening of February 9th a...
John Smathers Feb 21, 2020

TWO ATVS STOLEN FROM FOREST COUNTY CAMP
Two ATV's were stolen out of a shed at a camp along Big Six Road in Green Township of Forest County. The victims an 81 year old man and a 79 year old woman from McMurray reported to the Pennsylvania S...
John Smathers Feb 20, 2020

CLEARFIELD COUNTY HIGHEST, CLARION LOWEST IN CONFIRMED FLU CASES AMONG LOCAL COUNTIES
The Pennsylvania Department of Health monitors influenza activity throughout the year but ramps up surveillance in the fall and winter. More than 84,000 laboratory-confirmed flu cases have been report...
John Smathers Feb 20, 2020

FORMER CLEVELAND MAN SENTENCED FOR ROBBERY, FIREARMS VIOLATIONS IN JEFFERSON, CLARION COUNTIES
A former resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced on charges of violating federal robbery and firearms laws in Jefferson and Clarion Counties. United Stated District Court Judge Schwab sentenced 21 ...
John Smathers Feb 20, 2020

BILL INTRODUCED TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
On Tuesday House Bill 2050 was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to legalize recreational marijuana. It would create a permitting structure for growers, processors, and dispensar...
John Smathers Feb 20, 2020