Category Archives: Local News
POLICE SEARCHING FOR SECOND SUSPECT IN MURDER OF CLARION UNIVERSITY GRAD
Police are searching for a second man suspected in the murder of Clarion University graduate, Caitlyn Kaufman, who was fatally shot while driving to work in Nashville on Dec. 3. According to ExploreJe...
Jan 08, 2021
CLARION MAN ACCUSED OF PUNCHING WOMAN MULTIPLE TIMES ON NEW YEARS DAY
State Police in Clarion filed charges against a 36-year-old Clarion man who allegedly punched a woman in the face multiple times while in a vehicle traveling through Clarion Township early New Years D...
Jan 08, 2021
LEVINE ANNOUNCES CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 VARIANT
Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 variant in Pennsylvania on Thursday. According to ExploreJeffersonpa.com, the case is in Dauphin County and the ind...
Jan 07, 2021
ELK COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR ARSON
An Elk County man has been arrested for allegedly setting the fire at the Old Johnsonburg Hotel on E Center Street that occurred on Dec. 30. According to WJAC, Johnsonburg Police say the man is facing...
Jan 07, 2021
YOUNG TOWNSHIP APPROVES THREE POSTS
The Young Township supervisors held a reorganization meeting on Monday at their building near Walston. According to the Punxsy Spirit, Mike Defelice will continue to serve as the township chairman, Sa...
Jan 07, 2021
BROOKVILLE COUNCIL CONTEMPLATES STREETSCAPE DEVELOPMENT
Brookville Borough council discussed the possibility of approving a streetscape development for the borough in the future at their first meeting of the year Tuesday evening. According to the Punxsy Sp...
Jan 07, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCHOOL COACH TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
A Punxsutawney High School coach has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine. According to the school district's website, the coach was present at practice on Jan. 4 and no students, teac...
Jan 07, 2021
THREE MORE COVID DEATHS REPORTED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Three more people have died due to COVID-19 in Jefferson County. The county reported 41 additional cases as Wednesday. According to the PA Department of Health, the county's total number of cases has ...
Jan 07, 2021
BROCKWAY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
A Brockway woman pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Monday in connection with a woman's fatal overdose. According to GANT News, 28-year-old Catherine Quashnock was originally charged by DuB...
Jan 06, 2021
SYKESVILLE BOROUGH DISCUSSES COVID-19 EMPLOYEE PAY COVERAGE PROCEDURES
Sykesville Borough Council discussed its COVID-19 employee pay coverage procedures in a meeting held Monday. According to the Punxsy Spirit, pandemic pay coverage ran out on Dec. 31. Council officials...
Jan 06, 2021
