Category Archives: Local News
LEEPER MAN CONVICTED ON MULTIPLE SEX ASSAULT OFFENSES TO BE SENTENCED IN MARCH
The man from Leeper who was convicted of 79 sexual offenses against a child will now have his sentencing next month. According to ExploreClarion.com, Judge Arner will resume sentencing for 56-year-old...
Feb 08, 2019
COURT BRIEFS - FEB. 8, 2019
A preliminary hearing for a Brockway man accused of sex trafficking has been moved to next month. According to court documents, the preliminary hearing for 50-year-old Edwin J. Botwright of Brockway w...
Feb 08, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 8, 2019
An arrest was made that stems from an incident that happened last year. According to authorities, 37 year old Melisa Foster from Strattanville was arrested for shoplifting an item worth $60 from a ret...
Feb 08, 2019
HEARING SCHEDULED FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ON DUI CHARGES
A preliminary hearing for a DUI is scheduled for a Punxsutawney man. According to the State Police in Punxsutawney, 46 year old Patrick David Knox was charged for driving under the influence, careless...
Feb 08, 2019
SHIPPENVILLE MAN WANTED ON MULTIPLE CHILD RAPE CHARGES CAUGHT IN FLORIDA
The man from Shippenville who is wanted on 865 charges including 216 counts of rape of a child was caught by the U.S. Marshals in Florida yesterday. The Clarion State Police say Garrick Landon Bloom w...
Feb 08, 2019
CHICKENS DIE IN PERRY TOWNSHIP COOP FIRE
Yesterday morning several chickens died in a coop fire. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports the fire happened on Frostburg Road in Perry Township around 7:45 am and the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Compa...
Feb 08, 2019
BROOKVILLE WOMAN INJURED IN ROLL-OVER CRASH
This past Friday a woman from Brookville was injured in a roll-over crash. The State Police in Punxsutawney say the incident happened close to 8 in the morning when 45-year old Dana Smeal of Brookvill...
Feb 07, 2019
POLICE SEEKING HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT FROM INCIDENT IN BIG RUN
The State Police have a description of a driver and a vehicle that was allegedly involved in a hit and run and they need you help. Authorities say the incident happened on January 29 around 1:30 pm on...
Feb 07, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 7, 2019
A 72 year old man from Strattanville is accused of using his vehicle to hit a police officer who was in the cross walk at the time. According to ExploreClarion.com, the Clarion Borough Police Departme...
Feb 07, 2019
SYKESVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS RELATED TO RECENT COLD WEATHER
The Sykesville Borough Council Met on Monday night and discussed the problems caused by the recent polar vortex that brought extreme cold temperatures to the area. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit...
Feb 06, 2019
