Category Archives: Local News

ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES CHARGES AGAINST CLARION WOMAN, MAN
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has announced criminal charges against a Clarion County woman and man. ExploreJefferson.com says 26 year old Samantha Ferguson faces charges of endangering t...
John Smathers Mar 20, 2019

BROOKVILLE COUNCIL GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO RIVERWALK PROJECT PLANS
Brookville Council last night gave preliminary approval to move ahead with plans for the borough's Riverwalk Project. Council signed a letter of consent that would allow Historic Brookville, Inc. to a...
John Smathers Mar 20, 2019

INDIANA COUNTY MAN DIES AT WELL SITE
An Indiana County man died yesterday in an accident in Lawrence County. 60-year-old Leonard Clair Long Jr. of Glen Campbell was killed when a large steel pipe fell from a truck at a gas/oil well site ...
John Smathers Mar 19, 2019

POLICE BRIEFS - MARCH 19, 2019
There are few details about a teenager who became combative on St Patty's Day. The Marienville PSP were called to a residence around 11 am on Sunday in Hickory Township, Forest County for a report of ...
John Smathers Mar 19, 2019

BROOKVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED ON RETAIL THEFT CHARGES
Charges of retail theft were filed against a 32 year old woman from Brookville. According to investigators, the incident occurred sometime on February 25 at a business on Main Street in Brookville. Th...
John Smathers Mar 18, 2019

DUBOIS MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI
We have limited information about a two-vehicle crash that led to a DUI. The State Police in DuBois say they responded to a reported accident on Saddle Club Road and Coal Hill Road in Brady Township o...
John Smathers Mar 18, 2019

THREE CLEARFIELD COUNTY MEN TO BE SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH ANIMALS, OTHER CHARGES
Three Pennsylvania men who are accused of having sex on a regular basis with several animals will be sentenced next month. According to court documents, 33-year-old Matthew Brubaker, 41-year-old Terry...
John Smathers Mar 18, 2019

PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN DOESN'T TURN OFF HIGH BEAMS, ARRESTED FOR DUI
A driver who failed to turn off their high beams was arrested for DUI. According to the State Police in Punxsutawney, the incident happened on Saturday night around 10 on Harmony Road near Picket Road...
John Smathers Mar 18, 2019

POLICE SEARCH FOR MISSING BLAIRSVILLE WOMAN
State Police are trying to find a missing Blairsville woman. Troopers say that they are looking for 45 year old Jodi K. Leary of Blairsville. She was last seen by a family friend in the Blairsville ar...
John Smathers Mar 18, 2019

YOUNG TOWNSHIP TAXES EXPECTED TO BE LOWER
The Young Township Auditors say their 2018 audit turned out to be good. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, area residents can expect lower taxes this year. A motion passed to advertise for bids for...
John Smathers Mar 15, 2019