Category Archives: Local News

CLARION BOROUGH LOOKS AT NEW PARK MANAGEMENT
The Clarion Borough Council discussed who will manage the Blueprint Community Multigenerational Park on Second Avenue. ExploreClarion.Com reports, proposals were offered; however, no action was taking...
John Smathers Jan 05, 2023

STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR SUSPECT IN CLARION WALMART THEFT
State police are looking for information about a suspect who is accused of stealing more than a thousand dollars worth of household items from the Clarion Walmart along Perkins Road. The incident took...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2023

GETTYSBURG MAN PURSUING AMBITIOUS BLOOD DONATION GOAL
A central Pennsylvania man has set an ambitious goal in his effort to encourage blood donations. This is normally the time of year when blood donations are at their lowest level, with the need always ...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2023

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES POLICE OFFICER PROMOTION
The Punxsutawney Spirit reports at, last Wednesday's special council meeting, the Punxsutawney Borough Council unanimously approved a motion to promote police officer Pfc. Ryan Miller to the rank of m...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2023

STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR SUSPECT IN CLARION WALMART THEFT
State police are looking for information about a suspect who is accused of stealing more than a thousand dollars worth of household items from the Clarion Walmart along Perkins Road. The incident took...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2023

HIT-AND-RUN REPORTED IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
Authorities are looking for information into a hit and run crash that occurred yesterday along Harmoney Road in Young Township of Jefferson County. State Police say someone traveling south on route 31...
John Smathers Jan 03, 2023

TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION IN PAINT TOWNSHIP MONDAY
There was a two-vehicle collision yesterday morning on U.S. Route 322, near Fiberboard Avenue, in Paint Township. ExploreClarion.Com reports, the emergency units that were dispatched around 10 a.m. in...
John Smathers Jan 03, 2023

LONGTIME CHERRY HILL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR PASSES AWAY
A long time Cherry Hill Township supervisor died last week. Terry W. Stifler passed away Thursday at the age of 70. He was in the middle of a six-year term as a member of the township supervisors boar...
John Smathers Jan 03, 2023

MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING TONIGHT, WITH JACKPOT APPROACHING $800 MILLION
In fun news, Pennsylvania Lottery retailers are seeing brisk sales of Mega Millions tickets for tonight's drawing which features a $785 million jackpot. As of this morning tickets were selling at a ra...
John Smathers Jan 03, 2023

HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES FLU NUMBERS
The Pennsylvania Department of Health monitors influenza activity, and conducts laboratory testing. For the 2022-2023 season, the flu surveillance began back on Oct. 10, and will run through May 20, o...
John Smathers Dec 30, 2022