Category Archives: Local News

POLICE BRIEFS - JAN. 29, 2019
Pennsylvania State Police Investigated another fire, this one in Perry Township. On Sunday around 4 pm the fire department responded to a call about a structure fire on Sprankle Mills Road. Authoritie...
John Smathers Jan 29, 2019

POLICE BRIEFS - JAN. 28, 2019
A man from Rimersburg man was arrested for delivering drugs in a mailbox. Clarion State Police say on January 19 around 11:30 pm on Groves Road in Porter Township in Clarion County when 38 year old Jo...
John Smathers Jan 28, 2019

AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN BIG RUN COUNCIL, VFD
Big Run council and the Big Run Volunteer Fire Company have agreed on what to do with the old carpet building. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, during Monday night's town council meeting the two parti...
John Smathers Jan 25, 2019

UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT TO NOT RENEW SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT
Jean McCleary, who served as the Union School District Superintendent for the last seven years, was told her services were no longer needed at the end of the year. ExploreClarion.com reports it happen...
John Smathers Jan 25, 2019

WARRANT ISSUED FOR SHIPPENVILLE MAN ON CHILD RAPE CHARGES
The State Police in Clarion are asking the public to help find a local man who is wanted on 865 felony charges in a child rape case. ExploreClarion.com says police issued a warrant for the arrest of 4...
John Smathers Jan 25, 2019

POLICE BRIEFS - JAN. 25, 2019
Brookville Borough Police caught another man from Jefferson County who now faces felony charges from an undercover predator sting operation. Court documents say the Brookville Borough Police filed cri...
John Smathers Jan 25, 2019

NEW FLORENCE MAN CHARGED IN ALLEGED BB GUN INCIDENT
A New Florence man was charged in the alleged BB gun incident. According to the Indiana Gazette, 31 year old Karl Palmer was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment and arraigne...
John Smathers Jan 24, 2019

DITZ SENTENCED TO UP TO 20 YEARS IN CLARION COUNTY COURT FOR MURDER
Yesterday afternoon, Clarion County Judge James Arner sentenced Damien Ditz to serve 10 to 20 years in state prison for the murder of Katrina Seaburn, on March 1, 2017. Explore Clarion.com reports Dit...
John Smathers Jan 24, 2019

POLICE BRIEFS - JAN. 24, 2019
A car accident on Route 66 sent the driver to the hospital. State Police in Clarion say the incident occurred this past Saturday on Route 66 in Clarion Township of Clarion County around 2:30 in the af...
John Smathers Jan 24, 2019

MARCHAND FIRE BENEFIT TO BE HELD ON JAN. 27TH
There a Marchand Fire Benefit going on Sunday January 27th from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department. They're holding a ham dinner benefit along with a Chinese auction and a 5...
John Smathers Jan 23, 2019