Category Archives: Local News
JEFFERSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT EDGES UP
The unemployment rate increased last month in area counties. According to the PA Department of Labor and Industry, Jefferson County has a 4.5 percent unemployment rate, Indiana County's unemployment r...
Oct 30, 2019
TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY CHURCH
An open door at a church in Jefferson County lead to the arrest of two people who were wanted on warrants. The Brookville Borough Police say the incident happened yesterday morning just before 8, when...
Oct 30, 2019
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH
There was a fatal single-vehicle accident yesterday in Rose Township of Jefferson County. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the crash occurred around 11 in the morning on Route 36 when the only oc...
Oct 30, 2019
DRIVER HITS DEER IN CLARION TOWNSHIP
Various studies tend to show deer are more active around dawn and dusk and between midnight and two. That's when drivers are more prone to colliding with them, and that's what happened on Sunday aroun...
Oct 29, 2019
CLOCKS TO BE TURNED BACK ON SUNDAY
Just a quick heads up for the weekend: This Sunday, November 3rd, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and clocks fall back one hour. It won't kick in again until next year on March 8th.
Oct 29, 2019
HOUTZDALE MAN ARRESTED BY BROOKVILLE POLICE FOR ATTEMPTING TO STEAL CAMPER
A man from Houtzdale was arrested in Jefferson County for attempting to steal a camper. On October 25th around 10 pm, the Brookville Borough Police conducted a traffic stop on the Allegheny Boulevard....
Oct 29, 2019
PUNXSUTAWNEY NAMES NEW BOROUGH MANAGER
Punxsutawney has a new Borough Manager. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Toby Santik was approved by the council by a 4 (favor) -1 (no) - 1 (abstain) vote to be Punxsutawney's Borough Manager in ...
Oct 29, 2019
POLICE BRIEF - OCT. 29, 2019
Pennsylvania State Police in Marienville are investigating a report of burglary in Jenks Township of Forest County. The incident took place at a camp on Smitty Lane and Schumacher Lane between Septemb...
Oct 29, 2019
TWO EMLENTON PEOPLE ARRESTED AFTER VERBAL ARGUMENT GETS PHYSICAL
Two people who were involved in a verbal argument that turned physical were arrested. The Pennsylvania State Police in Clarion say the incident occurred just before10 pm last Friday on Route 38 in Sal...
Oct 29, 2019
GAS PRICES DIP AS NOVEMBER APPROACHES
The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is two cents cheaper this week at $2.79 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. Average price last week was $2.81. Last ...
Oct 29, 2019
