Category Archives: Local News

TWO NEW YORK MEN CAUGHT AFTER I-80 CHASE
Yesterday a high-speed chase on I-80 ended with spike strips and two New York men in custody. WTAJ News reports, Pennsylvania State Police based in DuBois found a BMW with New York tags doing 85 mph i...
John Smathers Dec 10, 2021

PUNXSUTAWNEY POLICE ASK HELP IN CATCHING RIDGE AVENUE THIEF
The Punxsutawney Borough Police Department is asking the public for help to identify a person involved in a theft at "That Golf Place" on Ridge Avenue. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports the incident hap...
John Smathers Dec 10, 2021

PUNXSY MEMORIAL LIBRARY WELCOMES NEW INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUESTS COORDINATOR
There's a new interlibrary loan (ILL) request coordinator at the Punxsy Memorial Library. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Laura Chelgren has been hired to replace Tiffiny Allen, who recently submitte...
John Smathers Dec 08, 2021

RIDGWAY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT BY DECEPTION
A Ridgway woman pleaded guilty to theft by deception after posting an xBox One for sale for $80.00 on Facebook Marketplace and not delivering. ExploreJeffersonPA.Com reports, Punxsutawney Pennsylvania...
John Smathers Dec 08, 2021

DALESSIO TO SERVE UP TO 15 YEARS FOR ARSON CASES
A Plumville man will spend up to fifteen years in state prison for a series of arsons and for two related cases. In Indiana County Court on Monday, 21-year-old Dylan Dalessio was ordered to serve 16 m...
John Smathers Dec 08, 2021

GRANT ISSUED TO IUP, ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS
IUP and the Academy of Culinary Arts received a $1 million state grant. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, State Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and state Rep. Brian Smith (R-66) made the ann...
John Smathers Dec 07, 2021

BLOOD DRIVE SLATED FOR DUBOIS
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...
John Smathers Dec 07, 2021

BLACK BEAR SEASON NUMBERS BEHIND LAST YEAR
Black bear season is just about over in Pennsylvania, and with a few areas allowing bear hunting until Saturday, the harvest so far is slightly behind the final numbers from last year. With four Wildl...
John Smathers Dec 07, 2021

PENNDOT PUTS REDBANK CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PLANS ON PUBLIC DISPLAY
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 10 invites the public to view plans regarding the State Route 3003 Redbank Creek Bridge Replacement Project. They are going to replace ...
John Smathers Dec 07, 2021

REYNOLDSVILLE MAN REPORTS MISSING SILVER COIN
A Jefferson County man says a $795 one ounce silver Canadian maple leaf coin was missing upon delivery via the US Postal Service. Pennsylvania State Police based in DuBois report the incident happened...
John Smathers Dec 07, 2021