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79 local fire and EMS companies receive grants

Saturday, February 12 by Brittany Madera

Harrisburg, PA - A total of 79 local fire companies and EMS companies throughout Clearfield, Jefferson, Elk, and Clarion Counties received grants from the 2021-2022 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Grant Program.Click Here to see the full list of all recipients... Read More.

$2,800 stolen by employee at Philipsburg NAPA store

Saturday, February 12 by Brittany Madera

Decatur Township, PA – An employee at the NAPA Auto Parts store in Decatur Township, near Philipsburg in Clearfield County, is accused of stealing $2,800 from the store.It was reported on Feb. 8.The investigation is ongoing as a case of theft by deception.Police do... Read More.

2-year-old girl, woman injured in Jefferson County crash

Saturday, February 12 by Brittany Madera

Winslow Township, PA – A Reynoldsville woman and a 2-year-old girl both suffered possible injuries in separate vehicles in a two-vehicle crash in Jefferson County recently.It happened on Wayne Road near Palumbo Road in Winslow Township around 9:30 last Monday morning, Feb. 7.35-year-old Ashley... Read More.

PA approves $25m for EMS workers hardest hit by pandemic

Saturday, February 12 by Brittany Madera

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Senate Bill 739, which appropriates $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to support Pennsylvania’s emergency management services (EMS) companies.“A month ago, my administration convened a working group including all four caucuses to identify... Read More.

Bluebird nesting boxes available in state nursery sale

Saturday, February 12 by Brittany Madera

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery wants to help you “spring” into the season and connect with wildlife in your backyard.Bluebird nesting boxes built by staff at Howard Nursery are available for sale at the nursery office, as well as the Game... Read More.

PSU DuBois hair auction and dinner nets record-breaking $12K for THON

Friday, February 11 by Brittany Madera

DuBois, PA — Together, Penn State DuBois and members of our community collected a record amount of money for pediatric cancer during the annual hair auction and dancer sendoff dinner... more than $12,400!Members of the Penn State DuBois community gathered in support of THON... Read More.

The Last Five Years musical opens at Reitz Theater tonight

Friday, February 11 by Brittany Madera

DuBois, PA – The Reitz Theater CRI of DuBois presents its first show of the 2022 season, The Last Five Years, an intimate musical chronicling the 5-year life of a marriage.The show, written by Jason Robert Brown, is told from the beginning and end... Read More.

Two families win Habitat for Humanity’s Ugly Roof Contest

Friday, February 11 by Brittany Madera

Clearfield County, PA – Two families in Clearfield County will be getting their roofs repaired after they were selected as the winners of Habitat for Humanity's Ugly Roof Contest! Congratulations to the Doran and Bogan families.Clearfield Habitat for Humanity says they had a very... Read More.

Two loose dogs kill chickens in Clarion County

Friday, February 11 by Brittany Madera

Beaver Township, PA – Two dogs on the loose in Clarion County reportedly killed nine chickens.The owners of the chickens, a 41-year-old man and 40-year-old woman from Knox, called police to their home in Switzer Road, Beaver Township, on Feb. 5 for a dog... Read More.

Clearfield Police: suicidal man, trespassing reports, theft of water

Friday, February 11 by Brittany Madera

Clearfield, PA – Clearfield Borough Police stayed busy recently with some minor accidents, noise complaints, reports of trespassing inside a vacant building, and complaints of someone stealing water from an apartment building.Police also helped transport a man who was having suicidal thoughts to the... Read More.

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79 local fire and EMS companies receive grants

$2,800 stolen by employee at Philipsburg NAPA store

2-year-old girl, woman injured in Jefferson County crash

PA approves $25m for EMS workers hardest hit by pandemic

Bluebird nesting boxes available in state nursery sale

PSU DuBois hair auction and dinner nets record-breaking $12K for THON

The Last Five Years musical opens at Reitz Theater tonight

Two families win Habitat for Humanity’s Ugly Roof Contest

Two loose dogs kill chickens in Clarion County

Clearfield Police: suicidal man, trespassing reports, theft of water

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