STATE POLICE OUT OF LEWIS RUN HAVE RELEASED INFORMATION REGARDING A FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED BACK ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 12^TH.  ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, 24-YEAR-OLD MAYTEL YORK, OF ELDRED, WAS KILLED WHEN HER BIKE COLLIDED WITH A DEER ON ROUTE 446 IN ELDRED TOWNSHIP, MCKEAN COUNTY.  YORK WAS THROWN FROM THE BIKE, CAUSING HER FATAL INJURIES.  SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. 

GAS PRICES ARE FALLING RAPIDLY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, THE PRICE IS LOWER THIS WEEK BY 7 CENTS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  BUT, IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, MANY IN OUR AREA HAVE SEEN A HUGE DROP IN PRICE TO DIP BELOW 4 DOLLARS A GALLON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS.  THE PRICE OF OIL CONTINUES TO BE FAVORABLE AS WELL. 

MULTIPLE CLEARFIELD COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO A FULLY INVOLVED TRAILER FIRE ON INTERSTATE 80 ON SATURDAY NIGHT.  CREWS WERE RETURNING FROM THE CURWENSVILLE DAYS PARADE WHEN THEY WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE NEAR MILE MARKER 137 WESTBOUND JUST AFTER 9PM.  OFFICIALS SAY THE TRAILER WAS FULL OF FROZEN MEATS AND IT TOOK THEM OVER 4 HOURS TO CONTAIN THE FIRE AND HELP WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. 

26-YEAR-OLD BRANDON PEARCE, AN INMATE IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL, IS FACING CHARGES AFTER HE ASSALTED A CORRECTIONS OFFICER DURING A CONFRONTATION OVER MEDIACATION.  THE CHARGES STEM FROM AN INCIDENT ON APRIL 10^TH WHEN STATE POLICE RECEIVED WORD THAT PEARCE HAD ASSAULTED THE OFFICER AT AROUND 9:30PM.  A FACULTY NURSE NOTICED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO HIDE PILLS UNDER HIS TONGUE.  THE CORRECTIONS OFFICER STEPPED IN AND PEARCE SPIT ON HIM TWICE.  HE IS DUE IN COURT FOR HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING ON AUGUST 20^TH.

STATE POLICE IN DUBOIS HAVE CHARGED 27-YEAR-OLD FREDERICK PORRIN OF FALLS CREEK AFTER TROOPERS SAY HE ASSAULTED A WOMAN OVER A CUSTODY DISPUTE.  HE IS FACING SIMPLE ASSAULT, HARASSMENT AND DISCORDERLY CONDUCT CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY REPEADEDLY PUSHING THE VICTIM ON JUNE 4^TH AT A RESIDENCE ON RIDGE AVENUE IN FALLS CREEK BOROUGH.  AN ARGUMENT BEGAN BECAUSE OF THE VICTIM WAS IN A NEW RELATIONSHIP AND PORRIN DIDN’T WANT THE NEW BOYFRIEND AROUND THEIR CHILD.  OFFICERS OBSERVED BRUISES ACROSS THE WOMAN’S NOSE AND A SCRATCH MARK.  PORRIN IS DUE IN COURT FOR HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING ON AUGUST 25^TH.

47-YEAR-OLD HERBERT COVEY THE FOURTH IS FACING CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CHARGES AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP ON ROUTE 28 IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.  THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON APRIL 4^TH AT JUST BEFORE 5:30 PM WHEN TROOPERS STOPPED HIM FOR WEAVING AND CROSSING LINES ON THE ROADWAY IN THE BOROUGH OF SUMMERVILLE.  OFFICERS REPORTED SMELLING MARIJUANA AND FOUND MULTIPLE DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA IN THE VEHICLE.  ALONG WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER, THERE WAS A JUVINILE THAT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT.  COVEY’S PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR JULY 20^TH.

AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION, AN ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING CASE IN WARREN COUNTY IS CLOSED.  STATE POLICE SAY THAT THE ALLEGED INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR BACK ON JUNE 11^TH IN TIDIOUTE.  THAT EVENING, IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MAN ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO LURE A JUVENILE INTO HIS VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN AND ELM STREETS IN THE BOROUGH.  POLICE SAY SEVERAL AVENUES OF EVIDENCE, OR LACK OF EVIDENCE, LED TO THE CONCLUSION.  

BROOKVILLE POLICE REPORT THAT TWO PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A 3-VEHICLE CRASH ON ROUTE 36 IN OLIVER TOWNSHIP ON JUNE 2^ND.  THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT JUST ATER 8AM EAST OF PANSY ROAD NEAR THE MACDONALD AND OWEN LUMBER YARD.  47-YEAR-OLD MELISSA RILEY FAILED TO SEE A SEMI DRIVEN BY 57-YEAR-OLD ROLYN BARKSDALE OF MISSOURI.  SHE CRASHED INTO IT AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 71-YEAR-OLD JEFFREY PARROT.  72-YEAR-OLD BONNIE PARROT WAS A PASSENGER.  THE PARROTS SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED FOR TREATMENT.  RILEY WAS CITED FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY.

THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ANNOUNCED IN A NEWS RELEASE THAT THE EF1 TORNADO IN MCALMONT TOWNSHIP EXTENDED OVER A 5-MILE RANGE LAST SUNDAY.  WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 110 MILES PER HOUR THE SWATH STARTED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF OLIVEBURG AND ENDED 2 MILES EAST OF ANITA.  THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES AND NO ESTIMATES ON DAMAGES.

MCKEAN COUNTY IS SET TO RECEIVE A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY FROM THE NATURAL GAS IMPACT REVENUE THIS YEAR.  ON MONDAY, THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION ANNOUNCED THAT THE COUNTY WOULD BE RECEIVING OVER 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS AS PART OF A STATEWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF 244 MILLION.  THE MONEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES. 

A GOULDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA MAN IS FACING DUI CHARGES AFTER HE CALLED POLICE – ON HIMSELF.  STATE POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED BACK ON APRIL 29^TH OF THIS YEAR WHEN THE UNIDENTIFIED 50-YEAR-OLD DID SO FROM HIS TRACTOR-TRAILER AS HE WAS DRIVING IN CLOVER TOWNSHIP, JEFFERSON COUNTY.  POLICE SAY HE WAS TRAVELING AROUND 5 MILES-PER-HOUR AND CAUSING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.  HE REPORTEDLY ADMITTED TO TROOPERS HE WAS HIGH ON DRUGS WHEN THEY TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. 

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE IS REPORTING THAT A BLAZE AT AN EMPTY APARTMENT BUILDING ON SOUTH MICHAEL STREET IN ST. MARYS WAS RULED AS ARSON.  THE FIRE HAPPENED ON SUNDAY AT JUST AFTER 9PM AND DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT $50,000. 

BROOKVILLE BOROUGH POLICE HAVE CITED A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA FOR SCATTERING RUBBISH AFTER AN INCIDENT AT A TRUCK STOP ON ALLEGHENY BOULEVARD.  OFFICERS SAY THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JUNE 6^TH AT AROUND 6AM AND THAT THE MAN REMOVED THE REAR BUMPER FROM HIS VEHICLE AND INTENTIONALLY LEFT DEBRIS IN THE PARKING LOT.  THE VEHICLE’S LICENCE PLATE WAS LEFT ON THE BUMPER LEADING POLICE TO THE OWNER.

THE KEYSTONE ELK COUNTRY ALLIANCE HAS A NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO.  IN A NEWS RELEASE ON TUESDAY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED THAT BEN PORKOLAB WILL SUCCEED JEFF GAUGER IN THE POSITION.  PORKOLAB HAS MORE THAN 2 DECADES OF EXPERIENCE RELATED TO THE ROLE AND SPENT THE LAST 8 YEARS AS KECA’S CONSERVATION EDUCATION COORDINATOR. 

FOR THE SECOND TIME, A CONVICTED BRADFORD MURDERER HAS BEEN DENIED AN APPEAL.  THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT DENIED THE APPEAL OF FREDERICK CAMEJO JUNIOR, WHO WAS CONVICTED IN 2024 OF THE SHOOTING DEATH OF EDWARD FOMBY JUNIOR IN 2022.  IT WAS JUST 6 MONTHS AGO THAT CAMEJO’S APPEAL TO THE SUPERIOR COURT WAS DENIED.  CAMEJO IS SERVING AT LEAST 22 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON IN THE CASE. 

33-YEAR-OLD LARRY SHROYER JUNIOR OF BRADFORD HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SIMPLE ASSAULT RESISTING ARREST AND POSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.  THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY MORNING AT A RESIDENCE ON FOREMAN STREET IN THE CITY.  SHROYER ALLEGEDLY PUNCHED A MAN IN THE FACE SEVERAL TIMES AND RESISTED OFFICERS, REQUIRING FORCE TO SUBDUE HIM.  WHEN HE WAS SEARCHED, OFFICERS FOUND A SYRINGE THAT WAS USED TO INJECT METHAMPHETAMINE.  SHROYER IS IN THE MCKEAN COUNTY JAIL WITH BAIL SET AT $20,000.

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Grant Opportunities Available Through the Elk County Community Foundation

St. Marys, PA — Grant opportunities are currently available through two open granting funds held by the Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF). The application deadline for this grant cycle is July 15, 2026.

Grants are awarded through a competitive, open application process and are available to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, municipalities, and religious organizations for projects that serve the community.

The Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund and the Elk County Community Fund are accepting applications for projects and programs that benefit Elk County residents. The funds are dedicated to supporting initiatives that enhance the quality of life throughout the county.

Information about the funds, application guidelines, and the link to the online grant application forms are available on the Elk County Community Foundation website. Organizations interested in applying can visit the website for complete details at www.elkcountyfoundation.org.

For questions about the application process, eligibility requirements, or to discuss a proposed project, please contact the Foundation office at 814-834-2125.

The Elk County Community Foundation provides administrative and investment management services that help donors fulfill their charitable goals while strengthening the quality of life in local communities. The Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies serves as the parent organization of both the Elk County Community Foundation and the McKean County Community Foundation.

PHOTO: In 2025, the Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund awarded a $7,500 grant to the Jay Township Fire Department to purchase 15 new pagers for its members. A new granting cycle is now open for qualified organizations with an application deadline of July 15.

GAS PRICES HAVE TAKEN ANOTHER BIG DIP IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WEEK.  TRIPLE A’S LATEST FUEL REPORT SHOWS AN 11-CENT DROP IN THE PRICE TO REST AT 4.40 A GALLON ON AVERAGE.  THAT’S DOWN 27 CENTS IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS.  THE LOWEST PRICE IN OUR AREA COMES IN CLARION, WHERE IT’S 4.25. 

MANY ARE STILL DEALING WITH DAMAGE DONE BY SUNDAY EVENING’S STORM THAT RIPPED THROUGH THE AREA.  AS OF NOW, THERE IS STILL ONLY ONE CONFIRMED TORNADO THAT PASSED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.  WEATHER INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL PIECING TOGETHER DATA FROM THE AFFECTED LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER AREAS DAMAGED.  MOST OF THE REPORTED POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN RESTORED WITH HOPE THAT THE OTHERS WILL BE HANDLED TODAY.     

CITY OF BRADFORD POLICE SAY 30-YEAR-OLD NATHAN SWAIN WAS CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND PUBLIC DRUNKENESS AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO CONFRONT A PEARL STREET RESIDENT WITH A BASEBALL BAT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  THE REPORT SAYS THAT WHEN HE GOT TO THE MAGISTRATE’S OFFICE, HE BECAME VIOLENT AND THREATENED TO HARM OFFICERS.  SWAIN IS IN THE MCKEAN COUNTY JAIL IN LIEU OF $10,000 BAIL.