Category Archives: Local News

PENNDOT ALERTS DRIVERS TO WATERLINE REPLACEMENT WORK
There's a traffic alert for Brookville Borough, Jefferson County. According to PennDOT, starting tonight at 6:00 o'clock a contractor will be doing evening work on the waterline replacement project at...
John Smathers Aug 29, 2022

PENNDOT INVOLVED IN SEVERAL JEFFERSON COUNTY PROJECTS THIS WEEK
People in Jefferson County can expect to see PennDOT out and about doing some maintenance projects this week. State Route 36 Sigle Road in Brookville will have some bridge work, pipe replacement and d...
John Smathers Aug 29, 2022

GRAMPION MAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER VEHICLE CRASH
A Grampion man was transported to Penn Highlands DuBois following an accident in Penn Township. WTAJ News reports on Friday morning around 7, the 25 year old was driving along Chestnut Street on Route...
John Smathers Aug 29, 2022

NORTHERN CAMBRIA WOMAN DIES IN PINE TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
A Northern Cambria County woman was killed in an accident on Thursday afternoon in Indiana County. WPXI Pittsburgh News reports, 19 year old Alivia Renae Chila was driving southbound on Route 403 and ...
John Smathers Aug 22, 2022

NAKED MAN ARRESTED AFTER INCIDENT AT BROOKVILLE CONVENIENCE STORE
A man in Jefferson County was arrested last week in part for walking fully naked along a roadway and causing a scene at a convenience store. The Brookville Borough PD were dispatched to Allegheny Boul...
John Smathers Aug 22, 2022

PERSON INJURED IN KITTANNING HOUSE FIRE
One person was burned in a fire that was reported in Kittanning just after 5 in the morning yesterday. Reports say that the fire broke out at the home of a family of four, who remain unidentified alon...
John Smathers Aug 18, 2022

VEHICLE HITS UTILITY POLE IN DOWNTOWN PUNXSUTAWNEY
A vehicle hit a utility pole in downtown Punxsutawney, causing disabling damage. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, all three Punxsutawney fire companies were dispatched to the intersection of Syca...
John Smathers Aug 18, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN UNINJURED IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
No injuries were reported in a rear-end collision in Rayne Township on Monday. The crash was reported on Route 119 south near Wrigden Run Road at 8:30 in the morning. Police say that 36-year-old Timbe...
John Smathers Aug 17, 2022

BODY OF JUVENILE FOUND IN SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN CURWENSVILLE
The body of a juvenile was pulled from the Susquehanna River in Curwensville over the weekend. WJAC News reports the Clearfield County Coroner confirmed the body, which was discovered on Friday, was a...
John Smathers Aug 17, 2022

SANTIK: INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE CAN STOP PLAYGROUND VANDALISM
Stopping vandalism at the East End Playground in Punxsutawney is an attainable goal. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports vandalism remains a problem as borough manager Toby Santik said the only way to sto...
John Smathers Aug 17, 2022