Category Archives: Local News

LITTLE MR. GROUNDHOG, LITTLE MISS GROUNDHOG CROWNED SATURDAY
On Saturday was the crowning of the 2022 Little Mr. and Miss Groundhog! The Weather Discovery Center crowned Rowan Shiock, age 6, Little Mr. Groundhog. He is a student at SSCD. His parents are Emily S...
John Smathers Jan 31, 2022

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING FIVE CASES OF THEFT BY DECEPTION
Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois are investigating several reports from people who paid a known man to file their 2021 Federal, State and Local taxes; however, the individual failed to complete the...
John Smathers Jan 31, 2022

WESTOVER MAN ARRESTED DURING TRAFFIC STOP
A 54 year old Westover man was arrested following a traffic stop at the intersection of Stifflertown Road and Route 219 in Burnside Township of Clearfield County. Pennsylvania State Police based in Pu...
John Smathers Jan 31, 2022

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING BURGLARY IN GREEN TOWNSHIP
Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched yesterday to a residence on Route 580 Highway, Green Township, Indiana County, for a burglary. The victim reported that he discovered that someone had went in...
John Smathers Jan 28, 2022

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE TO ACCEPT VIA SKYPE
The Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center has announced that Tony Martin, Chief Meteorologist at WJAC-TV, will accept his induction into the Meteorologist Hall of Fame on February 1 via Skype, instead...
John Smathers Jan 28, 2022

STATE POLICE REPORT REGISTERED SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR LIVING BEHIND CLARION BUSINESS
Pennsylvania State Police in Clarion say there is a registered sexually violent predator living behind the Clarion Walmart in a tent. ExploreClarion.com reports, 47-year-old William Keith Walters has ...
John Smathers Jan 28, 2022

BROCKWAY VFD LOOKING TO FILL BLOOD DRIVE OPENINGS; INCENTIVE OFFERED
Those who donate blood with The American Red Cross next month will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card via email, thanks to Amazon. There are several openings for blood donors at the Brockway Volunteer...
John Smathers Jan 28, 2022

BROADBAND STUDY COMING TO JEFFERSON COUNTY
A broadband study will be performed in Jefferson County. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the Jefferson County commissioners heard a presentation about the broadband service study to be done by Missio...
John Smathers Jan 28, 2022

SCHOOL DELAYS AND CLOSINGS FOR JAN. 27, 2022
Operation Snow watch is a service of McCabe Funeral Home, in Punxsy and Waldron Funeral Home, in Mahaffey The following schools are operating on a 2 hour delay: Punxsutawney Area School District Punxs...
John Smathers Jan 27, 2022

APSCUF RALLIES STUDENTS TO STATE SYSTEM CAUSE
With the State System of Higher Education having asked the commonwealth for a historic increase in funding, the faculty union at the 14 state-owned universities has begun a campaign to rally students ...
John Smathers Jan 26, 2022