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ANOTHER CONTINUANCE ISSUED IN CAMEJO CASE IN MCKEAN COUNTY COURT

ANOTHER CONTINUANCE IN THE CASE AGAINST FREDERICK CAMEJO, JUNIOR.  JUDGE JOHN PAVLOCK ISSUED THE RULING THURSDAY, MOVING THE DATE FOR LAST DAY TO PLEA TO MAY 16TH DUE TO A CONTROVERSY OVER EVIDENCE.  THAT CONTROVERSY DEALS WITH CAMEJO’S CELL PHONE AND WHETHER IT CAN BE ADMISSIBLE AS EVICENCE OR NOT.  LAST WEEK, A SUPERIOR COURT RULED IT COULD BE INCLUDED.  CAMEJO IS ACCUSED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF EDWARD FOMBY IN MAY OF 2022 IN BRADFORD.


120 CONNECTOR PROJECT GETS FUNDS IN ELK COUNTY

AN IMPORTANT ROADWAY PROJECT IN ELK COUNTY HAS FUNDING IN PLACE NOW.  STATE SENATOR, CRIS DUSH, AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE, MIKE ARMANINI, ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT 625 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE CITY OF ST. MARYS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW 120 CONNECTOR PROJECT.  WHEN COMPLETED, IT WILL ALLOW TRACTOR TRAILER TRAFFIC TO ACCESS ROUTE 120 WITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVEL ON THE DIAMOND, DOWNTOWN. 


PAST BONUS PAYMENT DISCUSSED AT DUBOIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING

NEW INFORMATION IS KNOWN TODAY ABOUT BONUSES THAT WERE PAID OUT TO DUBOIS CITY EMPLOYEES DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT JOHN “HERM” SUPLIZIO WAS CITY MANAGER.  ACCORDING TO REPORTS GIVEN AT MONDAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, OVER 561 THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS PAID TO VARIOUS EMPLOYEES BETWEEN 2014 AND 2022.  SUPLIZIO RECEIVED OVER 357 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THAT AMOUNT.  IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT ON MANY BONUS CHECKS, INCLUDING THOSE PAYABLE TO HIM, SUPLIZIO WAS ONE OF THE TWO SIGNATURES REQUIRED.  SUPLIZIO AND HIS FORMER SECRETARY, BOBBIE SHAFFER, ARE FACING CHARGES THEY FRAUDED THE CITY OUT OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.   


WARREN MAN SENTENCED ON SEXUAL ASSAULT / DRUG CHARGES

24-YEAR-OLD MITCHELL BRYANT WAS SENTENCED TO SERVE UP TO 148 MONTHS IN STATE PRISON FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DRUG CHARGES. THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS IN 2021 WHEN HE SOLD COCAINE TO A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT. IN DECEMBER, HE AND A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL WERE FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN A VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION. THE FEMALE VICTIM WAS NAKED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. A SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT WAS TAKEN AND IT BROUGHT BACK A DNA MATCH FOR BRYANT. HE WILL ALSO HAVE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.


KANE MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATS TOWARD ANOTHER MAN

67-YEAR-OLD CHARLES CUNNINGHAM OF KANE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING ANOTHER MAN IN WETMORE TOWNSHIP. STATE POLICE SAY THAT HE POINTED A HANDGUN AT A VICTIM FROM PHILADELPHIA AND MADE THREATS. CUNNINGHAM IS FREE ON $50,000 UNSECURED BAIL.


COUNTERFEIT MONEY PASSED IN KANE

KANE POLICE REPORT THAT A COUNTERFIET $100 BILL WAS PASSED AT A LOCAL ESTABLISHMENT ON TUESDAY. BUSINESS OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUSPICIOUS BILLS AND CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY COME ACROSS ANY.


JUST BREATHE RECOVERY PROGRAM TO LAUNCH IN DUBOIS

IF YOU SUFFER FROM RESPIRATORY ISSUES, THERE’S A NEW PROGRAM THAT MAY HELP.  THE DUBOIS CONTINUUM OF CARE COMMUNITY PRESENTS JUST BREATHE RECOVERY.  THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON REHABILITATION AND CARE FOR THOSE WITH PULMANORY ISSUES.  THE PROGRAM LAUNCHES APRIL 3RD WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE DUBOIS NURSING HOME.  FOR MORE, VISIT WWW.DUBOISCCCI.COM


WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FACING BLEAK FINANCIAL NUMBERS IN THE FUTURE

THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOOKING AT SOME SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL ISSUES WITHIN THE NEXT 2-3 YEARS.  AT MONDAY’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS, JIM GROSCH, SAID THAT, AT CURRENT RATES, THE DISTRICT WOULD GO BANKRUPT DURING THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR.  BEFORE THAT ARRIVES, HOWEVER, THE UPCOMING 2024-25 BUDGET IS SHORT ABOUT 6 MILLION DOLLARS AND NEEDS APPROVED BY THE END OF JUNE. 


ROBBERY IN VENANGO COUNTY

PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A MAN THEY SAY ROBBED AN ARBY’S RESTAURANT IN VENANGO COUNTY.  THE ROBBERY TOOK PLACE IN THE EVENING OF MARCH 24TH. AT 7:56PM, AN UNIDENTIFIED BLACK MALE ENTERED THE BARKEYVILLE RESTAURANT AND PURHASED A DRINK. WHEN THE CASHIER OPENED THE REGISTER TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION, THE SUSPECT JUMPED OVER THE COUNTER AND BEGAN TAKING CASH FROM THE DRAWER. THE CASHIER TRIED TO STOP THE ROBBERY BUT THE SUSPECT PULLED A KNIFE AND
ATTEMPTED TO STAB HER IN THE ARM. THE MALE LEFT ON FOOT IN AN UNKNOWN DIRECTION.


PENN DOT PROJECTS RESUME IN WARREN COUNTY

PENNDOT HAS RESUMED THE PROJECT TO REPAVE FOUR MILES OF ROADWAY AND RESTORE THREE BRIDGES ALONG ROUTE 6 IN WARREN COUNTY. CURRENTLY, THEY ARE WORKING ON TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPDATES WITH YANKEE BUSH ROAD AND PRESTON ROAD. NEXT WEEK, PRESERVATION WORK WILL START ON THE BRIDGES THAT CARRY ROUTE 6 OVER THE ALLEGENY RIVER AND THE ALLEGHENY AND EASTERN RAILROADS IN CONEWANGO TOWNSHIP. LONG-TERM LANE CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED.


SMAMS CRUSHES MINI-THON FUNDRAISING GOAL

STUDENTS AND STAFF AT ST. MARYS AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE CELEBRATING AFTER A BIG DAY AT THEIR MINI-THON ON MONDAY.  THE FUNDRAISING GOAL OF 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS SHATTERED BY OVER 10 GRAND AS NEARLY 31 THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS RAISED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL BE DONATED TO FOUR DIAMONDS FOUNDATION, WHICH HELPS WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS WHO HAVE CANCER.


FUNDING APPROVED FOR MCKEAN COUNTY PROJECTS

TWO AREA LEGISLATORS ARE TOUTING FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR TWO PROJECTS IN THE AREA.  STATE REPRESENTATIVE MARTY CAUSER AND STATE SENATOR CRIS DUSH ANNOUNCED MORE THAN 900 THOUSAND DOLLARS IS DESIGNATED FOR THE BORDELL ROAD BRIDGE AND REILLY HOLLOW ROAD PROJECTS IN KEATING TOWNSHIP, MCKEAN COUNTY. 


DUBOIS MAN SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT

39-YEAR-OLD JOEL HART OF DUBOIS HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR ASSAULTING A MAN ON EAST LONG AVENUE THIS PAST OCTOBER. HE WAS ORDERED TO SERVE A MINUMUM OF NINE MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM OF THREE YEARS BEHIND BARS. THE VICTIM TOLD THE COURT THAT HIS SEIZURES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND HIS MEDICATION TO MANAGE THEM HAS BEEN INCREASED SINCE HART PUNCHED HIM IN THE HEAD MULTIPLE TIMES. HART IS NOT ELEGIBLE FOR THE STATE’S BOOT CAMP PROGRAM OR DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM BECAUSE OF
THE NATURE OF THE OFFENSE.


WINNING LOTTO TICKET SOLD IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY

THE PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WERE THREE WINNING TICKETS FROM SATURDAY’S POWERBALL DRAWING WORTH A TOTAL OF $300,000. ONE OF THE WINNING TICKETS WAS SOLD IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY AT WALMART ON 100 SUPERCENTER DRIVE. THE OTHER WINNING TICKETS WERE SOLD IN DELAWARE AND MONROE COUNTIES. THE TICKETS MATCHED FOUR OF THE FIVE WHITE BALLS AND THE RED POWERBALL TO WIN $100,000. LOTTERY WINNERS HAVE ONE YEAR FROM THE DRAWING DATE TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZES.


GAS PRICES UP AGAIN

GAS PRICES ARE UP AGAIN THIS WEEK.  TRIPLE A’S LATEST FUEL REPORT SHOWS A 4-CENT INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF REGULAR UNLEADED TO SIT AT 3.75 A GALLON ON AVERAGE.  THE LOWEST PRICE IN OUR AREA COMES IN CLARION, WHERE IT AVERAGES 3.68 A GALLON. 


INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN WARREN COUNTY

STATE POLICE AND THE WARREN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A 41-YEAR-OLD WARREN COUNTY MAN BY POLICE DURING A CONFRONTATION AT A FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP RESIDENCE ON FRIDAY. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED ON THE STILLWATER ROAD, EAST OF BEAR LAKE AND WEST OF SUGAR GROVE AT ABOUT 6AM AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. THE TROOPER INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.


WARREN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED ON DRUG CHARGES

35-YEAR-OLD GREGORY BERRY OF WARREN WAS SENTENCED TO 60 TO 120 MONTHS IN STATE PRISON LAST FRIDAY FOR POSSESSING OVER 1.75 POUNDS OF COCAINE AND ANOTHER FIVE TO TEN MONTHS FOR NEGLECT OF ANIMALS. THE CHARGES WERE A RESULT OF A RAID CONDUCTED BY THE WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE ON DAHL STREET IN OCTOBER AFTER AN EIGHT MONTH INVESTIGATION. ALONG WITH THE DRUGS WITH A
STREET VALUE OF MORE THAN $65,000, THREE FRENCH BULLDOGS WERE FOUND LIVING IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS.


LOCAL PHARMACY CHAIN SELLING 3 STORES

A LOCAL PHARMACY CHAIN IS CLOSING 3 OF IT’S 5 LOCATIONS.  BUCHANAN BROTHERS PHARMACY ANNOUNCED THE CLOSURE OF IT’S SMETHPORT, ELDRED AND COUDERSPORT STORES ON FRIDAY.  THOSE LOCATIONS WILL NOW BE OWNED BY RITE-AID.  AS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS, FOR THOSE IN ELDRED AND SMETHPORT, THEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE RITE-AID IN PORT ALLEGANY.  AND THE COUDERSPORT CUSTOMERS TO THE RITE-AID IN COUDERSPORT. 


BURHAM ESCAPE AID SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON

THE MAN THAT HELPED MICHAEL BURHAM ESCAPE FROM THE WARREN COUNTY JAIL LAST SUMMER WILL SPEND THE NEXT 14 TO 48 MONTHS IN STATE PRISON.  22-YEAR-OLD GEORGE FLASHER GATHERED BED SHEETS WHICH BURHAM USED CLIMB DOWN OUT OF THE PRISON DURING HIS ESCAPE ON JULY 6TH OF LAST YEAR.  FLASHER WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY VARIOUS FINES RELATED TO THE CASE. 


WARREN COUNTY MAN JAILED IN CONNECTION WITH JAN. 1 SHOOTING

A NORTH WARREN MAN IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER A NEAR 4-MONTH INVESTIGATION.  CONEWANGO TOWNSHIP POLICE HAVE CHARGED 20-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY WELLS IN CONNECTION WITH EVENTS SURROUNDING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A JUVENILE SHORTY AFTER MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEAR’S DAY.  POLICE ALLEGE WELLS TAMPERED WITH EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING AND WAS IN POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARMS THAT WERE PRESENT AT THE SCENE.  WELLS IS BEHIND BARS IN THE WARREN COUNTY JAIL TODAY. 


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