Category Archives: Local News

WESTERN PA ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE STATE GRANTS FOR HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE
Several communities and organizations in Western Pennsylvania are getting state grants to help cover assistance for those experiencing homelessness. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Econom...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 13, 2025

GRAMPIAN MAN ENTERS PLEA IN CROSSBOW INCIDENT
A 45 year-old Grampian man, Tyler J. Smith, pleaded guilty to threatening two water authority employees with a crossbow in January 2023. Smith was sentenced to 9 to 18 months in jail and 42 months of ...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2025

DUBOIS CONTINUUM OF CARE TO CLOSE HOME CARE SERVICES
DuBois Continuum of Care in Clearfield County is closing its home-care services on February 2nd due to financial challenges, including community growth and lack of reimbursements. Serving 24 clients, ...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2025

POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF FUEL CELL IN ELDRED TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating the theft of a red 12-gallon fuel cell, valued at $120, from a boat on a Roseville Sigel Road property in Eldred Township. The theft occurred between December 20 and Dec...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2025

PA DRIVERS NOW TO PAY THROUGH OPEN ROAD TOLLING
Pennsylvania drivers will now go through open road tolling. It means drivers will not have to stop to pay, but instead they will pass underneath overhead structures that will either charge your E-ZPas...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2025

RECORDS REVEAL WOLF ADMINISTRATION EXPENDITURES ON LEGAL REPRESENTATION
Unredacted records reveal that the Wolf administration hired private law firms to represent high-ranking officials, including chiefs of staff and unnamed witnesses, in various state and federal invest...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2025

MORE INFORMATION RELEASED ON CATTLE CARRIER CRASH IN INDIANA COUNTY
State police released more information on a crash involving a tractor-trailer carrying cows in Northern Indiana County last month. The crash happened at 8:56 PM on December 22nd on a portion of Route ...
John Smathers Jan 08, 2025

CLEARFIELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REORGANIZE
The Clearfield County Commissioners reorganized for 2025, appointing Tim Winters as chairman and John Sobel as vice chairman. GantNews.Com reports, meetings will maintain the current schedule, with wo...
John Smathers Jan 08, 2025

DUBOIS WOMAN CHARGED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG ARREST
A 19-year-old DuBois woman was charged after a traffic stop for a red light violation led to a DUI investigation and the discovery of suspected drug paraphernalia, according to Pennsylvania State Poli...
John Smathers Jan 08, 2025

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA MAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING SEMI FROM BROOKVILLE BUSINESS
A Bloomington, Indiana man was arrested for allegedly stealing a Kenworth semi-truck from a Brookville business. According to a Brookville police report, officers tracked the truck on Interstate 80, w...
John Smathers Jan 08, 2025