Category Archives: Local News
CLARION COUNTY JAIL WARDEN SUSPENDS WORK RELEASE PROGRAM
A work release program was suspended after inmates decided to smuggle contraband into the Clarion County Jail. ExploreClarion.com reports, after repeated warning from Warden Jeff Hornberger, the work ...
Jan 11, 2019
MAN CHARGED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GIVE EMS MEDIC MARIJUANA IN BROOKVILLE
Charges are being filed against a man in Brookville who attempted to give an EMS medic and a police officer some marijuana. According to Brookville Police, the incident happened last month when Jeffer...
Jan 11, 2019
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL AGREES TO CONTINUE BETTERMENT PROJECTS
The Punxsutawney Borough Council held their January meeting last evening at the borough building. After recalling the many successes of last year, including not raising taxes, the council went to work...
Jan 09, 2019
PUNXSUTAWNEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW HIRES
The Punxsutawney School Board met last night to approve new hires and policies. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, the board approved the hiring of new faculty, made policy revisions and new bus st...
Jan 09, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - JAN. 9, 2019
Scant details are available about an incident that had occurred in December. According to Clarion State Police, in the evening of December 28, two people were in the parking lot of a major retailer on...
Jan 09, 2019
FLU CASES ON THE RISE
Flu activity is picking up in Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health's web site, Jefferson County has a combined total of 110 confirmed positive cases of type A and B flu. Cl...
Jan 08, 2019
NEW BETHLEHEM MAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGED STRANGULATION OF GIRLFRIEND
A New Bethlehem man is in jail after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend during a dispute at a Porter Township residence. ExploreClarion.com reports Clarion State Police filed charges, including str...
Jan 08, 2019
FALLS CREEK WOMAN CHARGED WITH FIREARMS VIOLATION
A woman from Falls Creek was charged with a firearms violation that had occurred back in July of last year at a sporting goods store in Brookville. Authorities say they were contacted by the State Pol...
Jan 08, 2019
BROOKVILLE MAN ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO EVADE POLICE
A man from Brookville was charged with several violations after he tried to evade police. Authorities say on January 5th around three in the morning, Brookville Police noticed a truck making a left fr...
Jan 08, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - JAN. 8, 2019
Brookville Borough Police were called to investigate a possible domestic disturbance and found drugs. Police say they were called to a residence on Richards Street on January 6th and during the course...
Jan 08, 2019
