Category Archives: Local News
CENTRAL INDIANA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY ADVISES CUSTOMERS TO REDUCE WATER USAGE
With drought-like conditions continuing, the Central Indiana County Water Authority and the Indiana County Municipal Services Authority are asking all customers to voluntarily reduce water usage until...
Jul 17, 2024
LOCAL ORDINANCE TO REPLACE WEIGHT RESTIRICTION ON ROADS PASSES
Big Run Borough Council voted to approve an ordinance replacing the weight restriction on Mitchell Avenue. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit reports the new ordinance maintains a 10-ton weight limit, requir...
Jul 17, 2024
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DOWN ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA
Unemployment claims are down across Pennsylvania. That's according to the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor, which shows new jobless claims in the state fell to just over eleven-t...
Jul 17, 2024
SANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPOINT NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
The Sandy Township Board of Supervisors has appointed Michael Hale as the new public works director, with a salary of $75,000 annually. GantNews.Com is reporting Hale, who has over five years of exper...
Jul 17, 2024
WOMEN EXPERIENCES MEDICAL EMERGENCY AFTER CRASH IN PORTER TOWNSHIP
A 65-year-old woman experienced a medical emergency following a crash on Route 66 in Porter Township, Clarion County, on July 13 at around 11:05 p.m. Karen A. Swiger of Cocoa, FL, drifted off the road...
Jul 17, 2024
FOUR INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH
More details have been released about the four people who were seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, on July 11. ExploreJeffersonPa.Com r...
Jul 17, 2024
PUBLIC INVITED TO VIEW PLANS FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
PennDOT District 10 invites the public to view plans for the Glen-Gery Group Bridges Replacement Project in Summerville Borough, Jefferson County. The plans display will be held from 6:00 PM to 7:00 P...
Jul 17, 2024
AUTHORITIES RECAPTURE MAN WHO FLED DURING TRIAL
Authorities have recaptured Corey Dean Harris, who fled from the Jefferson County courthouse during his trial for the sexual abuse of a young girl. Harris according to WJAC News, left during a lunch b...
Jul 17, 2024
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION WARNS PEOPLE OF SCAM
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning people of a scam involving text messages being sent to random individuals who are trying to get money from false unpaid toll claims. The texts look like...
Jul 16, 2024
NEW KENSINGTON MAN SHOT AT TRUMP RALLY IS IN STABLE CONDITION
A New Kensington man is in stable condition but in a medically induced coma after he was shot during the rally for former President Donald Trump on Saturday in Butler. 57-year-old David Dutch was shot...
Jul 16, 2024
