Category Archives: Local News

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL PASSES STREET PROJECT
Several items were accomplished at the Punxsutawney Borough Council meeting last evening. All council members agreed Pride is fantastic for the community. The Engineers Agreement for the Indiana Stree...
John Smathers Jan 03, 2019

KITTANNING STATE POLICE RELEASE FUGITIVE LIST
State Police working out of the Armstrong County barracks in Kittanning have started the new year with a wish list of fugitives with active arrest warrants. There are 20 people on the list and some of...
John Smathers Jan 03, 2019

GAS PRICES REMAIN LOW IN PA.
Gas prices remain low across Pennsylvania. According to Triple A, the average price for a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is down one cent from last week at $2.49. Clearfield and Clarion counties averag...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2019

CLARION MAN CONVICTED OF GIRLFRIEND'S MURDER TO BE SENTENCED
A Clarion man, who was found guilty for the murder of his girlfriend in March 2017, will be sentenced this month. According to online documents, 23 year old Damien Ditz will be sentenced by Clarion Co...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2019

BROOKVILLE MAN ARRESTED AFTER DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A man from Brookville was taken into custody after a domestic dispute. Brookville Borough Police report a domestic incident occurred on Saturday on Summit Street in Brookville, where a 39 year old man...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2019

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO NUMEROUS CALLS AFTER STRONG WINDS
During the first several hours of the new year, firefighters responded to multiple reports of down trees, and various accidents. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports firefighters responded to several tree ...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2019

GIPSY WOMAN KILLED IN CAMBRIA COUNTY CRASH
A woman from Gipsy was killed in a car crash in Cambria County on New Year's Day. Published reports say 40-year-old Veronica Martel was driving on Carroll Road around 7:00 am yesterday when she failed...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2019

STATE POLICE RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ON FATAL FIRE IN INDIANA COUNTY
Punxsutawney State Police say the cause of the fatal house fire on Sunday morning has been determined to be electrical in origin. According to the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal the cause was ...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2019

POLICE BRIEFS - JAN. 2, 2019
On Monday morning State Police in Punxsutawney responded to a two-vehicle crash. Authorities say the crash occurred at the intersection of Walston Road and Blose Road, Young Township , Jefferson Count...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2019

BROOKVILLE MAN TO BE SENTENCED FOR CLARION BAR BEER BOTTLE ATTACK
A Brookville man who is accused of attacking someone with a beer bottle in Clarion bar will be sentenced. According to published reports, 22 year old Zachary Walter Sparks from Brookville will be sent...
John Smathers Dec 31, 2018