Category Archives: Local News

BROOKVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF GIRL
A 20-year-old Brookville man is facing criminal charges including statutory sexual assault after allegedly admitting to having intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com,...
John Smathers Mar 04, 2021

POLICE REPORTS FOR MARCH 4, 2021
A former tenant who was evicted from an apartment building in Clarion Borough is behind bars after reportedly admitting to setting fire to the building. According to ExploreClarion.com, 32-year-old Ra...
John Smathers Mar 04, 2021

PUNXSUTAWNEY FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO GARAGE FIRE
All three Punxsutawney fire companies responded to a garage fire in Young Township of Jefferson County at a location along Cemetery Road in Sportsburg Wednesday. Fire Officials on the Punxsutawney Fir...
John Smathers Mar 04, 2021

STUDENT SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ALTERCATION AT HOMER-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a physical altercation between two 17-year-old male students that occurred today at approximately 11:05 a.m. at Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School. Troo...
John Smathers Mar 04, 2021

AREA MAN GETS STATE PRISON FOR ROBBING GROCERY STORE EMPLOYEE
A 19-year-old Morrisdale man will spend up to four years in state prison for robbing a store employee. According to GANT News, Michael Joseph Young is one of three men charged in the incident that occ...
John Smathers Mar 03, 2021

MITCHELL SEEKING RE-ELECTION AS TAX COLLECTOR
The Punxsutawney Borough tax collector announced Tuesday that she is running for reelection. According to the Punxsy Spirit, Susan Mitchell said she continues to enjoy working with and serving the res...
John Smathers Mar 03, 2021

BROOKVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL TAKES A LOOK INTO FINANCIAL FUTURE
The Pennsylvania Economy League told Brookville Borough council members that although they have done well for the last several years and are in a good position for the near future, deficits and other ...
John Smathers Mar 03, 2021

POLICE REPORTS FOR MARCH 3, 2021
A 48-year-old Irvona woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred February 24th in Mahaffey Borough of Clearfield County. State Police in Punxsutawney say the crash happened at the intersect...
John Smathers Mar 03, 2021

PA HOUSE GOP TO INVESTIGATE PANDEMIC-RELATED DEATHS AT NURSING HOMES
State House Republicans are launching an investigation into whether Wolf Administration policies led to coronavirus-related deaths at nursing homes. House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff says the Ho...
John Smathers Mar 02, 2021

PASD REPORTS FIRST COVID CASE SINCE FEB. 18
A PASD staff member recently tested positive for COVID-19, the first case the district has identified in more than a week. According to the Punxsy Spirit, the district reported the recent positive on ...
John Smathers Mar 02, 2021