Category Archives: Local News

ANITA WOMAN CHARGED IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A woman from Anita is in jail after allegedly threatening to kill people and attempting to enter a residence after reportedly breaking a window. ExpoloreJeffersonPA.Com reports Pennsylvania State Poli...
John Smathers May 04, 2022

PENNDOT PLANS LANE CLOSURES FOR PARTS OF INTERSTATE 80
PennDOT is alerting drivers to long-term lane closures on Interstate 80 East and Westbound between Exit 62: Clarion and Exit 45: Emlenton/St. Petersburg in Clarion County starting May 16, 2022. This b...
John Smathers May 04, 2022

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
No one was injured in a rear-end collision that happened yesterday afternoon in Young Township. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the crash occurred along Walston Road around 3 pm when a Jeep Cher...
John Smathers May 04, 2022

AG PROGRESSIVE SAFETY DAYS EVENT SLATED FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
Several volunteers were recognized and there was a presentation from the Pennsylvania Game Commission at yesterday's annual Penn State Extension Jefferson County office meeting. Today's edition of The...
John Smathers May 03, 2022

GAS PRICES CLIMBING AGAIN
According to Triple A the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline now stands at $4.19. Pennsylvania's average is $4.35, whereas a month ago it was $4.29, and last year it was $3.01. Tu...
Hometown7 May 02, 2022

CLARION COUNTY MAN KILLED IN HORSE RIDING ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED
The identity of the Clarion County man who was killed in a horseback riding accident on Friday afternoon has been released. ExpolreJeffersonPA.Com reports 76 year old Gene J. Martz of Mayport, was rid...
Hometown7 May 02, 2022

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CASE REPORTED IN RINGGOLD TOWNSHIP
Pennsylvania State Police based in Punxsutawney are investigating a report of criminal mischief estimated to be around $1,225 in damage. According to investigators, on Saturday afternoon State Police ...
Hometown7 May 02, 2022

BLOOD DRIVE SLATED AT PUNXSUTAWNEY CHURCH
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive at the Alliance Church in Punxsutawney, 1307 South Main Street Ext. from 10 to 3:30 on the 19th. Set a time to donate at RedCrossBlood.Org or call 1 800 ...
Hometown7 May 02, 2022

SCHOOL INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN PAINT THE PLOW PROGRAM
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is inviting high schools in the District 10 region - Jefferson, Indiana, and Clarion Counties - to participate in the annual Paint the Plow Prog...
Hometown7 Apr 28, 2022

BURKETT WINS SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHEOLOGY CRABTREE AWARD
The recipient of the 2022 Society for American Archeology Crabtree Award, was presented to Ken Burkett of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, d...
Hometown7 Apr 28, 2022