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Weight Restriction for Route 4006 in Sullivan County
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising motorists in Sullivan County that the entire length of Ellis Road (Route 4006) in Fox and Elkland townships will be posted with a permanent, year-round, 10-ton weight restriction. The posting is being made based on a traffic-and-engineering study indicating that this highway may be damaged by vehicles that exceed the restriction. The restriction will be in effect once the required signs are erected by a PennDOT maintenance crew in the upcoming weeks.
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Roaring Branch Man Sentenced for False Identification
46 year old SHAWN MICHAEL SHIFLETT, Roaring Branch, PA, was sentenced to a a maximum of six months, together with a $250.00 fine, for False Identification to Law Enforcement Officer, a Misdemeanor of the Third Degree. Shiflett was charged with the offense by Trooper Alexander Gregoire of the Pennsylvania State Police after Shifflet provided false information to the Trooper when the Trooper was investigating a bench warrant for Shiflett’s Failure to Appear for Domestic Relation cases in Lackawanna and Lycoming Counties. Shiflett was also sentenced to jail time in those counties.
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63 Year Old Sentenced for DUI
63 year old PAUL C. MURPHY, Owego, NY, was sentenced to the Bradford County Correctional Facility to a maximum of six months, together with a $1,000.00 fine, for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, first offense in ten years. Murphy’s blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.16%. The charges were filed by Officer Gaven Dewert of the Athens Borough Police Department back in June of 2025 following a traffic stop on South Elmira Street in Athens Borough.