Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Feb 20, 2020
BROCKWAY MAN, WOMAN ARRESTED ON DRUG PARAPHERNALIA CHARGES IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
A man and a woman from Brockway were arrested yesterday for possession of drug paraphernalia in Brady Township of Clearfield County. It started when a violation of a protection from abuse order on Kea...
Feb 19, 2020
