Category Archives: Local News

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT IN CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating a theft that happened in late September in Conemaugh Township. Police say an unknown person stole several items from a location on Barkley Road near Clarksburg. The thie...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 11, 2024

19-YEAR-OLD INJURED IN TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
A 19-year-old Mayport man, Ashton Kahle, was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 536 in Jefferson County on October 8, 2024. The accident occurred when a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Larry Reed,...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 11, 2024

MORRISDALE MAN SENTENCED 47 MONTHS TO 7 YEARS IN STATE PRISON
Brandon Howard Corman, 32, of Morrisdale, was sentenced to 42 months to 7 years in state prison for fleeing police, possessing methamphetamine, and carrying a concealed firearm. According to GantNews....
Samantha Sneddon Oct 11, 2024

KENNYWOOD SOVENIRS ABAILABLE MADE FROM THREE HISTORIC WOODEN ROLLER COASTERS
Kennywood is making souvenirs available from three of their historic wooden roller coasters. The park is selling authentic pieces of wood from the Jack Rabbit, Racer, and Thunderbolt starting at Phant...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 11, 2024

DUBOIS WATER DEPT. TO START FLUSHING WATER LINES ON MAPLE AVE & SHAFFER RD SUNDAY
The City of DuBois Water Department will start flushing water lines on Maple Avenue and Shaffer Road on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at 7 p.m., continuing into the Second Ward. Flushing will proceed 24/7 un...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 10, 2024

BROOKVILLE WOMAN FACING CHARGES AFTER ABANDONING ANIMALS IN HOME FOR A WEEK
A Brookville woman, Courtney Wolff, is facing charges after reportedly admitting to abandoning two cats, two kittens, and a dog in a home for over a week in July. WJAC News is reporting, Police were a...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 10, 2024

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO BARN BLAZE IN PERRY TOWNSHIP WEDNESDAY
Firefighters responded to a barn blaze on North Enterline Road, Perry Township, just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit has a photo by Larry McGuire who reports, despite efforts, the...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 10, 2024

DUBOIS AND PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCOOL STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT NORTHERN PA IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Nine students from DuBois and Punxsutawney high schools were selected as Chief Science Officers (CSOs) to represent Northwestern Pennsylvania in an internationally recognized leadership program. Accor...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 10, 2024

NEW POLL SUGGESTS PA RESIDENTS ARE OPEN TO SOME FRACKING REGULATIONS
A new poll suggests that people in Pennsylvania are open to some, but not a lot of new regulations on fracking. The Ohio River Valley Institute and a progressive polling firm say more than 90% of peop...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 10, 2024

CLARION MAN FACES FELONY CHARGES FOR RECODING LOCAL BARTENDER
A Clarion man, Travis Clayton Dick, 43, faces felony charges for allegedly recording a local bartender without consent and posting the video on YouTube. ExploreClarion.com reports the video, titled "A...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 10, 2024