Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT
A Punxsutawney woman is facing charges of Theft by Unlawful Taking and Recieving Stolen property for allegedly grabing a wallet another woman left behind at a local business. ExploreJeffersonPA.Com re...
Dec 22, 2021
POLICE INVESTIGATING REYNOLDSVILLE HIT-AND-RUN
Authorities are looking for information into a hit-and-run that happened on Sunday in Jefferson County. According to the police report, the crash occurred just before 3 in the morning when a vehicle w...
Dec 22, 2021
NO ONE INJURED IN ATV FIRE IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
No one was injured in a ATV fire that happened yesterday afternoonin Young Township. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports shortly after 2 pm Lindsey Fire Company, the Borough Police and the public works de...
Dec 22, 2021
GAS PRICES TAKE A DROP
Gasoline prices have dropped a bit with the national average standing at $3.30 a gallon an 11 cent decrease from a month ago. Pennsylvania is averaging $3.55 down five cents from last month. Looking a...
Dec 20, 2021
BELL TOWNSHIP APPROVES BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE
In today's Punxsutawney Spirit, the Bell Township supervisors approved their 2022 budget with a tax increase which amounts to .5 mills - an average of about $25 per household.
Dec 20, 2021
MAKE-A-WISH CAMPAIGN BREAKS RECORD
Make-A-Wish with the 30th annual Light Up a Child's Life campaign in Punxsy raised a record breaking $107,305.97. Saturday's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports the first-ever Jail-or-Bail, alo...
Dec 20, 2021
TIK TOK THREATS AGAINST SCHOOLS TARGET TODAY
A new Tik Tok post refers to a threat to school safety "for every school in the USA today, even elementary." This week, several area school districts had police respond to perceived threats, all of wh...
Dec 17, 2021
BLOOD DRIVE SLATED FOR DUBOIS LOCATION
The American Red Cross has a blood drive on December 30th at the Best Western Conference Center in DuBois, 82 North Park Place, from 12:30 to 6. Make an appointment at RedCrossBlood.Org or 1 800 Red C...
Dec 17, 2021
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE 2022 BUDGET
The 2022 budget was approved by the Jefferson County Commissioners this week with no tax increase. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, there is a budget deficit, largely due to health ...
Dec 17, 2021
LAST DAY FOR MAKE-A-WISH LIGHT UP A CHILD'S LIFE CAMPAIGN
This is the last day for the Make-A-Wish Light Up A Child's Life Campaign in Punxsutawney and so far more than $66,500 was raised. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the grand total for this year's...
Dec 17, 2021
