Category Archives: Local News

JEFFERSON COUNTY WITH LOWEST GAS PRICE AVERAGE IN REGION
According to Triple A the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.30. PA is averaging $3.52, which is down four cents from a month ago. Jefferson County has the lowest average...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2022

NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR
If you want to nominate someone for the Punxsutawney Man and Woman of the Year all the criteria can be found in today's edition of the Punxsutawney Spirit. According to the published report, Punxsutaw...
John Smathers Jan 07, 2022

MARION CENTER MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
State police have charged a Marion Center man with assault for an incident on New Year's Day. Troopers were dispatched Saturday morning around 4:30 to a residence along Route 286 east for a report of ...
John Smathers Jan 05, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES 2022 BUDGET
The Punxsutawney Borough Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, December 28th where it approved the 2022 budget with no tax increase. As today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit also reports, th...
John Smathers Jan 05, 2022

SUSPECT IN DIRT BIKE THEFT APPREHENDED BY STATE POLICE
The Pennsylvania State Police, Punxsutawney barracks found the 25 year old suspect old, Haden Cole Roy, who is accused of attempting to steal a dirt bike on a property along Winslow Road, Gaskill Town...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2022

VEHICLE LEAVES ROAD NEAR PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCHOOL
There was a one-vehicle accident in Punxsutawney on Saturday evening around 6. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, a Ford F-150 pickup truck was traveling west on North Findley Street ...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
Punxsutawney Borough Council elected a new president at its reorganization meeting last night. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Jim Bianco is the new Punxsutawney Borough Council president, the p...
John Smathers Jan 04, 2022

WEATHER DISCOVERY CENTER SPONSORING 'LITTLE MR. & MISS GROUNDHOG' CONTEST
The Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center is once again sponsoring the "Little Mr. & Miss Groundhog" contest. All kindergarten children attending Punxsutawney Area schools, SSCD and the Punxsutawney C...
John Smathers Dec 31, 2021

BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULED FOR BIG RUN
Next year the American Red Cross will have a blood drive on January 17th from noon until 5 at the Big Run War Memorial Building,123 East Main Street.
John Smathers Dec 31, 2021

STATE POLICE SEEKING INFORMATION IN BIG RUN HIT-AND-RUN INVESTIGATION
The Pennsylvania State Police are looking for information into a hit-and-run crash that happened in Big Run. Authorities say on Monday morning around 9, someone was driving a white box truck on 102 Ea...
John Smathers Dec 31, 2021