Category Archives: Local News

BROOKVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES 2025 BUDGET AND TAX INCREASE
The Brookville Borough Council approved the 2025 budget and a one-mill tax increase at Tuesday's meeting, raising bills by about $2.50. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the council also adopted a ...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 06, 2024

CDC SAYS WHOOPING COUGH CASES QUICKLY RISING IN PA
In its latest report, the CDC says cases of whooping cough are quickly rising in Pennsylvania, as 35 new cases were reported over the last week. So far this year, 2,657 cases of whooping cough have be...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 06, 2024

THREE INDIANA BOROUGH RESIDENTS CHARGED AFTER ANIMAL CURELTY ALLEGATIONS
Three Indiana Borough residents were charged following a month-long investigation into animal cruelty allegations. Indiana Borough Police say 25-year-old Zachary Tyler Yeager, 23-year-old Krista Lynn ...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 06, 2024

DUBOIS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING CLEARFIELD COUNTY SHOOTING
State Police in DuBois are investigating a December 2 shooting near Bilger's Rocks in Clearfield County. A 22-year-old man was injured, and the suspect remains unknown. Anyone with information is aske...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 06, 2024

71-YEAR-OLD MAN FACES ASSAULT CHARGES AFTER INTERFERING WITH FIREFIGHTERS
A 71-year-old Polk man, Charles Raym McCutcheon, faces assault and related charges after interfering with firefighters and striking an assistant fire chief during a house fire response in Victory Town...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 06, 2024

SCAMS INVOLVING STATE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION WARNING
Pennsylvanians are being warned to look out for a scam involving the state Public Utility Commission. The PUC says scammers are making web pages that look like the state's official energy shopping pla...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 06, 2024

PENNDOT INVITES PUBLIC TO VOTE FOR "PAINT THE PLOW"
PennDOT invites the public to vote on 11 plows painted by high school students from District 10 Clarion, Indiana, and Jefferson Counties in the annual Paint the Plow program. This initiative promotes ...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 06, 2024

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES 2025 TAX ORDINANCE
Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council approved the proposed 2025 tax ordinance, fixing real estate tax rates for next year. Few changes were reported between the budget that was put up for advertisem...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 04, 2024

PSP REPORT 1,075 CRASHES STATEWIDE DURING THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
During the Thanksgiving holiday from November 27 to December 1, 2024, Pennsylvania State Police reported 1,075 crashes statewide, resulting in seven deaths and 190 injuries. Of these, 64 crashes were ...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 04, 2024

PITTSBURGH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES WINTER STORM WATCH
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a Winter Storm Watch for parts of western Pennsylvania, including Mercer, Venango, Forest, Clarion, and Jefferson counties, from Wednesday afterno...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 04, 2024