Category Archives: Local News

TIPS FOR A SAFE HALLOWEEN
For a safer Halloween, have children trick-or-treat in groups with adult supervision. Stick to sidewalks, and if crossing the street, guide children carefully. Once home, check candy for hazards, disc...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 31, 2024

CLEARFIELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO APPROVE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
Clearfield County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a boundary adjustment that would place a small portion of Falls Creek Borough, currently in Clearfield, entirely within Jefferson County. T...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 31, 2024

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING NIGHTTIME COLLISON AFTER VEHICLE STUCK COW
State Police are investigating a nighttime collision on October 24 in Burnside Township, Clearfield County, where a vehicle struck and killed a cow that had wandered from its enclosure. The driver, wh...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 31, 2024

TWO MEN CHARGED WITH ARSON AFTER ALLEGEDLY SETTING FIRE TO PUNXSY APARTMENT
Two men, Daniel Heitzenrater and Tyler Neal, are charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to a Punxsutawney apartment building in September. Video reportedly shows them leaving the building jus...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 31, 2024

MARIENVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY FIGHTING AND ATTEMPTING TO KICK OUT POLICE CAR WINDOW
A 44-year-old Marienville woman was arrested after allegedly fighting outside a bar in Forest County and attempting to kick out a police car window while in custody. Jannelle Sara Hetrick faces multip...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 31, 2024

MONROE COUNTY D.A. SAYS LAST WEEK'S BULK-DROPPED VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS NOW FRAUD INVESTIGATION
The D.A. in Monroe County says the investigation into last week's bulk-dropped voter registration forms is now a fraud investigation. District Attorney Mike Mancuso yesterday said several of the peopl...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 31, 2024

TRUMP HOLDS LEAD IN TWO PA POLLS
With a just a week until Election Day, the latest polling is showing former President Trump with the lead in Pennsylvania. That's according to both of the latest polls by InsiderAdvantage and Emerson ...
John Smathers Oct 29, 2024

SERIES OF VEHICLE BREAK-INS IN BURNSIDE UNDER INVESTIGATION
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins on October 25 in Burnside Borough and nearby areas, targeting at least eight unlocked vehicles along Route 219 and nearby road...
John Smathers Oct 29, 2024

MAN SENTENCED FOR RAYNE TOWNSHIP CAR FIRE
A man from Illinois will serve four years of probation for torching a car in Rayne Township in 2023. Indiana county judge Michael Clark sentenced 28-year-old Austin Milanos Friday for a guilty plea of...
John Smathers Oct 28, 2024

TWO MORE LOCAL BRUSH FIRES
Firefighters were dispatched for two brush fires on Saturday, one in Cherryhill Township and one in Washington Township. Clymer firefighters fought a blaze along Allen Bridge Road while Elderton and C...
John Smathers Oct 28, 2024