Category Archives: Local News
CANDIDATES ANSWER QUESTIONS AT PUNXSUTAWNEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FORUM
The Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce held a forum where local school board and borough council candidates answered questions from the audience. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the event took pla...
May 04, 2023
MAN INJURED IN VEHICLE COLLISION IN WINSLOW TOWNSHIP
A man was injured in a car crash in Winslow Township on Friday evening. Police say 65 year old Samuel L. Bundy reportedly failed to observe a southbound pickup truck driven by 19 year old Zackary J. Y...
May 04, 2023
CLYMER BOROUGH PROMOTES POLICE OFFICER
On Wednesday night, Clymer Borough Council approved promoting officer Adam Lewis to full time status. After the meeting, Lewis was sworn in by Mayor Christina King. Lewis talked about what he looked f...
May 04, 2023
BROOKVILLE MAN CITED FOR TRESPASSING AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION
A Brookville man was issued a citation for trespassing after he was allegedly catfished through a social media texting app. According to the Brookville Police Department, the 45 year old was inside so...
May 03, 2023
WOMAN DIES IN VEHICLE CRASH IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
Yesterday a woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Route 219 in Washington Township, Jefferson County. WTAJ News reports the crash involved a passenger vehicle and a truck carrying Porta-Johns. The road...
May 03, 2023
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING SIGHTING OF BODY NEAR I-80 EXIT
The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after a construction worker traveling on Hoopup Road in Clearfield County spotted a body in the woods near Exit 123 of I-80 yesterday. The incident is c...
May 03, 2023
MAKE-A-WISH® GREATER PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS
This Friday, Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia will celebrate its 40th Anniversary of granting wishes. A particularly memorable wish kid from Jefferson County was Drew, whose wish to ...
May 03, 2023
BLOOD DRIVE SET FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY ALLIANCE CHURCH
Donate blood. The family of Stephanie Kennedy will be hosting a blood drive in her memory with the American Red Cross on Thursday, May 18th at the Punxsutawney Alliance Church. Set an appointment at R...
May 03, 2023
CITY OF DUBOIS PAID SUSPENDED MANAGER'S LEGAL FEES
The City of DuBois reportedly paid $270,000 in legal fees towards the legal defense of suspended Manager Herm Suplizio, who was charged with making fraudulent transactions using public accounts. ThePr...
May 02, 2023
ROSSITER MAN SENTENCED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE
A Rossiter man charged in connection with an incident of sexual assault was sentenced on Monday in Indiana County Court. 42-year-old Jacob A. Miller was sentenced to serve 30 months to 10 years in sta...
May 02, 2023
