Category Archives: Local News
JEFFERSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN LINE WITH THE NATION'S
Looking at the unemployment rate nationally, it stands at 3.8 percent, which happens to be the rate for Jefferson County. Clearfield ties Indiana County at 4.3 percent, which is higher than the overal...
Mar 14, 2019
STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO PASSED COUNTERFEIT MONEY IN CLYMER
Authorities are looking for a woman who is accused of paying a bill at a convenience store with a counterfeit $100 bill. State Police in Indiana say the incident happened at the store on Franklin Stre...
Mar 14, 2019
BELL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS APPROVE BID FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT
On Monday night, the Bell Township Supervisors approved a bid for improvements to Airport Road. The Punxsutawney Spirit says the supervisors presented and approved the bid by National Gunite for the G...
Mar 13, 2019
SAFETY DISCUSSED AT PUNXSUTAWNEY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Punxsutawney School Board discussed safety at last evenings meeting. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports the Superintendent told the board he is in contact with Rain Public Planning for improvements f...
Mar 13, 2019
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH DECIDES TO DEMOLISH ABANDONED HOUSE ON PENN STREET
Last night, the Punxsutawney Borough Council voted to demolish a house on Penn Street. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, the solicitor presented findings from a public hearing about the blighted p...
Mar 13, 2019
BIG RUN MAN ACCUSED OF STRIKING WOMAN, CAUSING CAR CRASH
A man from Big Run who is accused of hitting a woman with a closed fist and grabbing the steering wheel that caused an accident on Sunday night was arraigned on Monday. ExploreJefferson.com reports 49...
Mar 13, 2019
SHIPPENVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH HUNDREDS OF COUNTS OF RAPE WAIVES PRELIMINARY HEARING
The man from Shippenville who is accused of more than 800 counts of child rape waived his preliminary hearing yesterday. ExploreClarion.com reports 46 year old Garrick Landon Bloom of Shippenville is ...
Mar 13, 2019
STRUCTURE FIRE IN BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP DISPATCHES 12 FIRE COMPANIES
There is a working structure fire in Burnside Township on 16 Wrights Lane in Glenn Campbell, Clearfield County this morning. Twelve companies, including Punxsutawney fire departments tanker, Big Run, ...
Mar 13, 2019
INDIANA COUNTY D.A. FILES MOTION FOR TIME EXTENSION IN BROWN HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE CASE
Facing a Friday deadline, the Indiana County District Attorney's office yesterday filed a motion asking for an extension of time to file its brief responding to James Brown's omnibus pretrial motion i...
Mar 12, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - MARCH 12, 2019
We are still getting reports of accidents caused by the snow storm we had at the beginning of the month. The State Police in Punxsutawney say the one-car accident happened on March 3 around 6 pm, when...
Mar 12, 2019
