Category Archives: Local News

COMMONWEALTH COURT JUDGE RULES CANIDATE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM PA PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT
A Commonwealth Court judge on Friday ruled that independent candidate Cornel West must be excluded from Pennsylvania's presidential ballot. The ruling stated that minor party presidential candidates m...
Samantha Sneddon Sep 04, 2024

CLARION EMERGENCY UNITS RESPOND TO TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
Emergency units responded to a two-vehicle crash at the South 5th Avenue and Elss Street intersection in the Borough and County of Clarion around 2:20 p.m. on Friday, August 30. ExploreClarion.com rep...
Samantha Sneddon Sep 04, 2024

HAWTHORN MAN FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES
A Hawthorn man, 47-year-old, Rocky Ryan Ruffner, faces multiple charges in Jefferson County for allegedly threatening to kill his father and family in Brookville. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.com, ...
Samantha Sneddon Sep 04, 2024

INDIANA STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF ANTIQUE CURRENCY & BANK CHECKS
State Police in Indiana are investigating the theft of $38,000 in antique currency and bank checks in Center Township. The incident occurred between August 10 and August 21 and involved the unauthoriz...
Samantha Sneddon Sep 04, 2024

CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE AFTER VEHICLE STRIKES PEDESTRIAN
A Clearfield County man, 22-year-old, Nathan Beers, has been charged with homicide after a side-by-side vehicle struck a pedestrian in Winburne over the weekend. WJAC News is reporting, that Beers fac...
Samantha Sneddon Sep 04, 2024

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS DOWN FOR THE WEEK
Unemployment claims across the U.S. were down for the week, as well as, across Pennsylvania. That's according to the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor, which shows new jobless cla...
Samantha Sneddon Sep 04, 2024

AMERICAN RED CROSS AT COBBLESTONE HOTEL AND SUITES SEPT 13
The American Red Cross will be in Punxsy at the Cobblestone Hotel and Suites, 188 Alliance Drive, on Friday, September 13th from noon to 5. Set an appointment or find out more at RedCrossBlood.org or ...
Samantha Sneddon Sep 04, 2024

BUILDINGS ON WEST MAHONING STREET CONTINUES
The demolition of buildings on West Mahoning Street continues to make way for the new IUP Academy of Culinary Arts. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit reports, that the project, managed by the Department of ...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 30, 2024

PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE HIRING
The Pennsylvania State Police are hiring! The State Police say they are looking for a new class of troopers to start sometime next year. The State Police have suspended their requirement of 60 hours o...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 30, 2024

PSP RESPOND TO INCIDENT AT CLARION PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
PSP responded to a disorderly incident involving a female at the Clarion Psychiatric Center in Monroe Township on August 23. A door valued at $4,000 was damaged. No additional details were provided.
Samantha Sneddon Aug 30, 2024