Category Archives: Local News

DUBOIS-SANDY TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION TO BE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT
Will DuBois and Sandy Township consolidate? That question will be answered by the voting residents of the two communities, according to ABC 23. The Clearfield County Commissioners voted 3-0 to put the...
John Smathers Aug 26, 2021

PUNXSUTAWNEY NATIVE BECOMES COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Punxsutawney native Scott North is officially one of the three Jefferson County Commissioners. In today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit, during their reorganization meeting last Thursday, Herb Bu...
John Smathers Aug 26, 2021

MAN SHOT IN THE LEG IN BRADFORD TOWNSHIP
Shortly afternoon yesterday Pennsylvania State Police in Clearfield were notified of a 64 year old man who was shot in the leg at a residence along the Allport Cutoff in Bradford Township. Troopers sa...
John Smathers Aug 26, 2021

DUBOIS BLOOD DRIVE STILL SEEKING DONORS
There's still room for The American Red Cross blood drive tomorrow at the Best Western Conference Center in DuBois, 82 North Park Place. It's from 01:30 - 07:00. Set an appointment at RedCrossBlood.Or...
John Smathers Aug 25, 2021

REYNOLDSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN, NOW FACING MORE CHARGES
The Reynoldsville man who was charged with more than 300 counts of child porn back in July, now faces additional charges. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports 64 year old Edward Forrest Frank was charged l...
John Smathers Aug 25, 2021

CHERRY TREE TEEN INJURED IN VEHICLE CRASH
A 17-year-old from Cherry Tree was seriously injured in an accident yesterday morning in Chest Township of Clearfield County. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney say just before 8 am the teen wa...
John Smathers Aug 25, 2021

PLUMVILLE MAN ENTERS PLEAS ON ARSON, OTHER CHARGES
In Indiana County Court on Friday, a Plumville man charged with multiple arsons entered guilty pleas for several cases. Court records indicate that 21-year-old Dylan Dalessio was charged in six separa...
John Smathers Aug 24, 2021

DUBOIS WOMAN CHARGED WITH STEALING DECEASED BROTHER'S MONEY
Punxsutawney Pennsylvania State Police filed felony charges against a DuBois woman who is accused of stealing around $20,000 in cash from her deceased brother's home. ExploreJeffersonPA.Com reports 68...
John Smathers Aug 24, 2021

SCAMS CONTINUE POPPING UP
Scams are still around. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating a report of a 62 year old Mahaffey man who told police he received a call from a person claiming to be a Texas Sheri...
John Smathers Aug 23, 2021

DUSH REPLACES MASTRIANO IN AUDIT EFFORT
Senator Cris Dush is now in charge of auditing Pennsylvania's 2020 presidential election. In a press release on Friday from Harrisburg, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said he had "many frust...
John Smathers Aug 23, 2021