Category Archives: Local News

MORE INFORMATION RELEASED ON CLARION BUILDING FIRE THAT HOSPITALIZED FAMILY OF FOUR
More information was released about a family of four who was hospitalized after a fire engulfed a downtown Clarion building Saturday afternoon. ExploreClarion.com reports, the blaze started around 2:4...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 21, 2025

DUBOIS STATE POLICE SEEK PUBLIC HELP IDENTIFIFYING DOLLAR GENERAL ROBBERY SUSPECT
According to ExploreJeffersonPa.com, Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a robbery at the Dollar General store in Sykesville on Saturd...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 21, 2025

MONROE COUNTY COUPLE CELEBRATE AFTER CASH4LIFE WIN; FIRST 7 MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE IN PA
A Monroe County couple is celebrating after winning the first seven-million-dollar Cash4Life prize in Pennsylvania history. Stephen and Shana Juhasz live in the Saylorsburg area where he's a fast-food...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 21, 2025

SCHOOL VAN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT IN GRANT TOWNSHIP FRIDAY
A school van was involved in an accident on Friday in Grant Township. The accident was reported at 4:05 PM along a portion of Nashville Road. The Marion Center Fire Department, Citizens Ambulance and ...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 21, 2025

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLISHES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT
The Purchase Line School District has published its state-required Comprehensive Plan for public review and comment. The 108-page document summarizes plans and approaches to the educational mission at...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 21, 2025

STEELERS NATION NEW OTPOST IN MEXICO
The Steelers Nation now has an outpost in Mexico. A new Kentucky Fried Chicken location is opening near Mexico City, and it's themed after the Pittsburgh Steelers. The restaurant is covered in gold li...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 20, 2025

PITTMAN JOINS FELLOW REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN MEMO REGARDING TAXING OF "SKILL GAMES"
Senator Joe Pittman joined fellow Republican leaders last week in issuing a memo regarding the taxing of "skill games", the electronic machines that are unregulated and untaxed in Pennsylvania. Effort...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 20, 2025

FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE MAJOR BLAZE DOWNTOWN CLARION SATURDAY
Firefighters battled a major blaze at 37 South 5th Avenue in downtown Clarion on Saturday afternoon. According to ExploreClarion.com, the building, home to Vape n' Play and multiple apartments, caught...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 20, 2025

MORRISDALE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Jennifer Quick of Morrisdale, PA, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges for distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine in two separate conspiracies. Prosecutors say she was involved in lar...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 20, 2025

PUNXSY STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING GLEN CAMPBELL THEFT
State police from the Punxsutawney barracks are investigating a theft from Glen Campbell Borough last month. Troopers say a computer was stolen from the Glen Campbell Fire Department between 3 p.m. De...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 17, 2025