Category Archives: Local News
BROOKVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO RECIEVE FUNDS TO REPLACE LEAD SERVICE LINES
Brookville Municipal Authority will receive $4.15 million from PENNVEST to replace 350 lead service lines-340 in Brookville and 10 in Pine Creek Township. The funding includes a $2.9 million low-inter...
Jan 24, 2025
DHS WARNS RESIDENTS ABOUT STOLEN SNAP BENEFITS FROM EBT CARDS
The Department of Human Services (DHS) is warning residents about stolen SNAP benefits from EBT cards due to skimming scams. Many local residents have reported incidents. To combat theft, DHS has impl...
Jan 24, 2025
SOME US STEEL WORKERS ASKING TRUMP TO ALLOW COMPANY TO BE PURCHASED BY JAPAN'S NIPPON STEEL
Some U.S. Steel workers are asking President Trump to allow Japan's Nippon Steel to purchase the company. Steelworkers drafted a letter to the president this week requesting that he block the proposed...
Jan 24, 2025
PUNXSY STATE POLICE RELEASE INFORMATION ON NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP CRASH
State police from the Punxsutawney Barracks have released information on a crash that happened last Saturday in North Mahoning Township. Troopers were called out at 10:51 AM to Route 210 near Dutch Cr...
Jan 23, 2025
WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE AUTHORITY
Wednesday night, White Township Supervisors continued their discussion on the potential county Emergency Medical Service Authority. One of the main sticking points would be the annual cost per househo...
Jan 23, 2025
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOME SUFFERS $25,000 IN DAMAGE AFTER JANUARY 20 FIRE
A fire broke out at a home on Sandstone Drive in Washington Township on Jan. 20 at 1:25 p.m., causing an estimated $25,000 in damage. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.com, a 51-year-old man and a 52-ye...
Jan 23, 2025
FALLS CREEK MAN ARRESTED AFTER FLEEING INTO THE WOODS TO EVADE STATE POLICE
PSP arrested 56-year-old Ronald Eugene Wolf of Falls Creek on Jan. 19 after he fled into the woods to evade law enforcement. Wolf was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service for violating his release term...
Jan 23, 2025
BROCKWAY MAN CHARGED WITH OVER 150 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG RELATIVE
A 21-year-old Brockway man, Nathan Harris, has been charged with over 150 counts of sexual abuse after allegedly confessing to repeatedly assaulting a young relative over three years. State police say...
Jan 23, 2025
OVER 100 PA RESIDENTS TO GET PARDONS FROM TRUMP FOR JANUARY 6TH RIOTS
More than 100 Pennsylvania residents are getting pardons from President Trump after being convicted of crimes related to the January 6th riots in Washington. The citizens had pleaded guilty to or were...
Jan 23, 2025
AMERICAN RED CROSS TO HOLD BLOOD DRIVE AT PUNXSUTAWNEY VFW
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive at the Punxsutawney VFW along Maple Avenue on Tuesday February 18th from noon to 6:00. Set an appointment or find out more at RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-...
Jan 22, 2025
