Category Archives: Local News

DUBOIS AREA H.S. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The DuBois Area High School is accepting applications from graduating seniors for 30 local scholarships that will awarded at the DAHS Scholastic Award Night on May 21. Applications are available onlin...
John Smathers Feb 20, 2019

MISSING MAHAFFEY WOMAN LOCATED
The State Police in Punxsutawney made contact with the missing woman from Mahaffey. According to authorities, 30 year old Delona Jade Bowser of Mahaffey was located in DuBois yesterday and found to be...
John Smathers Feb 20, 2019

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 20, 2019
The driver of an SUV who crashed on a snow covered roadway failed to report the damage he caused. The State Police in Clarion says the accident happened on February 18 around noon, when 59 year old Ro...
John Smathers Feb 20, 2019

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY
A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service out of Pittsburgh and will be in effect from 7 am Wednesday to 1 am EST Thursday. Mixed precipitation is expected. Total snow ...
John Smathers Feb 19, 2019

JURY SELECTION SET FOR BROCKWAY MAN ACCUSED IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A Brockway man faces charges of simple assault and harassment for an alleged domestic dispute. According to court documents, the charges against 39-year-old Nathan P. Gunning of Brockway were waived a...
John Smathers Feb 19, 2019

FAIRMOUNT CITY MAN IN COURT WEDNESDAY ON MORE THAN 1500 CHARGES RELATED TO ALLEGED SEX ASSAULT ON CHILD
Tomorrow a man from Fairmount City is due in the Clarion County Plea Court is facing more than 1,500 charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a child in Clarion County. ExploreJefferson.com ci...
John Smathers Feb 19, 2019

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 19, 2019
On Sunday a car crashed into the back of a truck that was spreading anti-skid. The State Police in DuBois say the accident occurred on route 219 in Washington Township in Jefferson County, when 51 yea...
John Smathers Feb 19, 2019

INDECENT ASSAULT INCIDENT REPORTED AT SCI FACILITY IN FOREST COUNTY
Few details are available about a case of indecent assault that happened at the SCI in Jenks Township in Forest County. According to the State Police in Marienville, the incident happened between Febr...
John Smathers Feb 18, 2019

PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT
A Punxsutawney woman is facing one count of child endangerment following a report of a young child playing in a parking lot underdressed for the cold and unsupervised. ExploreJefferson.com cites the c...
John Smathers Feb 18, 2019

CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Today is the commemoration of Washington's Birthday, and there are some closures in effect for the day. Non-essential federal offices are closed for today, as are state offices, including PennDOT Driv...
John Smathers Feb 18, 2019