Category Archives: Local News

POLICE REPORTS FOR JUNE 4, 2021
Police have released the details of an investigation stemming from a traffic stop that led to the seizure of multiple THC products and a stolen firearm. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, Brookville...
John Smathers Jun 04, 2021

BROOKVILLE COUNCIL TAKES NO ACTION ON DOG PARK
Brookville Borough Council took no action regarding an opportunity for grant funding for a possible dog park at its meeting Tuesday - mostly due to the the lack of a feasible location. The Punxsy Spir...
John Smathers Jun 03, 2021

POLICE REPORTS FOR JUNE 3, 2021
Punxsutawney Borough Police filed criminal charges against a Reynoldsville woman who allegedly picked up a dropped wallet and used a debit card inside to buy over $200 in lottery tickets. The victim r...
John Smathers Jun 03, 2021

BROOKVILLE COUNCIL SUPPORTS NEW FUNERAL HOME
Brookville Borough Council members were supportive of a resident's request for an ordinance amendment that will enable him to build a new funeral home off Allegheny Boulevard. According to the Punxsy ...
John Smathers Jun 02, 2021

REYNOLDSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL DISCUSSES POLICE FORCE
Reynoldsville Borough Council discussed matter concerning a local police department at Tuesday's meeting. A resident asked council when it planned to take action on restoring the police department. Wh...
John Smathers Jun 02, 2021

PAWSITIVE FOR HEROES ACCEPTING VETERAN APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE DOGS IN CLEARFIELD, JEFFERSON COUNTIES
Pawsitive for Heroes, a service dog program for veterans is accepting veteran applications in Clearfield, Jefferson County The New-York based service dog program has recently expanded to Jefferson and...
John Smathers Jun 02, 2021

POLICE REPORTS FOR JUNE 2, 2021
Brookville Borough Police officers say drugs and a stolen firearm were seized following a traffic stop on Main Street in Brookville on May 24. Police say a truck, driven by a un-named 33-year-old DuBo...
John Smathers Jun 02, 2021

PUNXSY SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES OPTIONS FOR COVID-19 GRANT FUNDING
The Punxsutawney School Board discussed some options for the COVID-19 relief funding at Wednesday's meeting. The ARP Esser (American Recovery Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief ) II...
John Smathers May 27, 2021

EMPLOYEE INJURED AFTER FALL AT JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
An employee at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Brookville was injured in a fall at the courthouse on May 25. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, the fall resulted in a cut to an artery on the empl...
John Smathers May 27, 2021

DUBOIS MAN ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A DuBois man is facing felony charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a nine-year-old girl. According to GANT News, State Police charged 55-year-old Cletus Alan Ripple last week. The victim rep...
John Smathers May 27, 2021