Category Archives: Local News
OHIO BOY DIES AFTER UTV CRASH IN FOREST COUNTY
A teenage boy succumbed to his injuries from a side-by-side accident in Howe Township, Forest County, on Saturday afternoon. Pennsylvania State Police based in Marienville say troopers were dispatched...
Aug 04, 2023
STATE POLICE ADVISE OF PLANNED DUI CHECKPOINT THIS MONTH IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Pennsylvania State Police Troop C will be participating in a DUI checkpoint during the month of August in Jefferson County. The sobriety checkpoint will focus on removing drug and alcohol impaired dri...
Aug 04, 2023
WEATHER DISCOVERY CENTER REMEMBERING FORMER DIRECTOR WITH YARD SALE EVENT
Former director of the Weather Discovery Center, the late Mary Jean Johnston, will be remembered next week with an event that will honor her memory. "Mary Jean's Yard Sale" will take place August 10-1...
Aug 04, 2023
BLOOD DRIVE COMING TO PUNXSUTAWNEY VFW
Donate blood with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, August 15th at the Punxsutawney VFW along Maple Avenue between noon and 6. Set an appointment at RedCrossBlood.Org or 1 800 Red Cross.
Aug 04, 2023
STATE POLICE TO SET UP DUI CHECKPOINT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY THIS MONTH
Pennsylvania State Police Troop C will be participating in a DUI checkpoint during the month of August in Jefferson County. The sobriety checkpoint will focus on removing drug and alcohol impaired dri...
Aug 03, 2023
WEATHER DISCOVER CENTER TO REMEMBER FORMER DIRECTOR
Former director of the Weather Discovery Center, the late Mary Jean Johnston, will be remembered next week with an event that will honor her memory. "Mary Jean's Yard Sale" will take place August 10-1...
Aug 03, 2023
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT INCLUDED BIKE RODEO
Tuesday's National Night Out in Punxsutawney saw the Bike Rodeo on Union Street for the first time. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, it was usually done during the festival, but Lt. Frank Wittenb...
Aug 03, 2023
VISITORS BUREAU ENDS RELATIONSHIP WITH JEFFERSON, CLARION COUNTIES
The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau has ended its working relationship with Jefferson and Clarion counties. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the organization is facing efforts to have it d...
Aug 02, 2023
NORTHERN CAMBRIA MAN IN COURT FOR STATUS CONFERENCE ON DRUG POSSESSION CHARGE
A Northern Cambria man was in court yesterday for a status conference for his case where he was charged with drug possession in 2019. 41-year-old Troy Bingaman faces charges including, possession of a...
Aug 02, 2023
DID YOU WIN THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT LAST NIGHT?
Check your ticket(s), but we can assure you that the answer to that question is no, and neither did anyone else. No one matched all five white balls and the yellow one to claim the big prize in the Me...
Aug 02, 2023
