Category Archives: Local News
GAS PRICING CONTINUE TO DROP
Gas prices over the last week across Pennsylvania and the nation continued to go down. Triple-A reports the national average price of a gallon of gas is now $4.18. That's a six cent decrease from last...
Apr 04, 2022
LANE RESTRICTION IN PLACE TODAY FOR ROAD WORK ON SECTION OF ROUTE 66
State Route 66 between the intersection of Old Fryburg Road and State Route 36 in Leeper of Farmington Township, Clarion County will be a single lane with alternating traffic starting today. According...
Apr 04, 2022
MILLING, RESURFACING OF BROOKVILLE ROADWAY TO BEGIN TOMORROW
PennDOT District 10 announced State Route 36 (the Colonel Drake Highway) in Brookville Borough of Jefferson County will be milled and resurfaced beginning April 5. The 7.4 mile long project is expecte...
Apr 04, 2022
PUNXSUTAWNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT ACQUIRES NEW RESCUE TOOLS
The Punxsutawney Fire Department has new battery operated rescue tools on two trucks and according to the Punxsutawney Spirit, they include: Cutters, spreaders and rams. The published report says, the...
Mar 31, 2022
POLICE LOOKING FOR PERRY TOWNSHIP THIEF
Someone stole over $3,000 worth of weapons and other items from a Parker man. Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania State Police in Clarion are investigating the incident that was reported to have occurred ...
Mar 31, 2022
GAS PRICES HOLDING STEADY
The national average price for gasoline is $4.24 per gallon. In the commonwealth it's still holding at $4.31; whereas last year it was $2.99 per gallon. Looking at local counties: Jefferson and Indian...
Mar 30, 2022
LANE STRICTION IN CLARION COUNTY BEGINS NEXT WEEK
State Route 66 between the intersection of Old Fryburg Road and State Route 36 in Leeper of Farmington Township, Clarion County will be a single lane with alternating traffic starting April 4th. Accor...
Mar 30, 2022
JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN CHARGED IN ASSAULT INCIDENT
An area man is in the Jefferson County Jail and facing several charges for an incident that happened this past weekend. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the Punxsutawney Borough Police arrested 5...
Mar 30, 2022
VETERAN'S AFFAIRS CLAIMS SEE INCREASE IN COUNTY
Lately there's been an increase in traffic and claims at the Jefferson County Veteran's Affairs office. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Director Dave Reitz presented an update to the county comm...
Mar 28, 2022
GAS PRICES CONTINUE DROPPING BACK
The price of gas is continuing to go down in Pennsylvania and across the nation with the national average standing at $4.23 a gallon. Here in the Keystone State, according to Triple A, it's averaging ...
Mar 25, 2022
