Category Archives: Local News
VEHICLE HITS UTILITY POLE IN DOWNTOWN PUNXSUTAWNEY
A vehicle hit a utility pole in downtown Punxsutawney, causing disabling damage. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, all three Punxsutawney fire companies were dispatched to the intersection of Syca...
Aug 18, 2022
PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN UNINJURED IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
No injuries were reported in a rear-end collision in Rayne Township on Monday. The crash was reported on Route 119 south near Wrigden Run Road at 8:30 in the morning. Police say that 36-year-old Timbe...
Aug 17, 2022
BODY OF JUVENILE FOUND IN SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN CURWENSVILLE
The body of a juvenile was pulled from the Susquehanna River in Curwensville over the weekend. WJAC News reports the Clearfield County Coroner confirmed the body, which was discovered on Friday, was a...
Aug 17, 2022
SANTIK: INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE CAN STOP PLAYGROUND VANDALISM
Stopping vandalism at the East End Playground in Punxsutawney is an attainable goal. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports vandalism remains a problem as borough manager Toby Santik said the only way to sto...
Aug 17, 2022
CLYMER MAN KILLED IN FARM TRACTOR ACCIDENT
A man from Clymer was killed in a farm tractor accident yesterday. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the death of 42 year Charles Dale Wise Sr. was ruled accidental. The published report says Wise...
Aug 16, 2022
THREE PEOPLE KILLED WHEN CAR COLLIDES WITH TRUCK DRIVEN BY SLIGO MAN
Three people were killed in a head on collision yesterday evening just before 5 pm at the intersection of North Riverview Drive (Route 268) and Bennertown Road in Armstrong County. ExploreJeffersonPA....
Aug 16, 2022
MERCER MAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING FEDERAL AGENTS
Days after a man in Ohio was killed in an attack on an FBI office, a western Pennsylvania resident has been charged with threatening federal agents. Adam Bies of Mercer was arrested for threatening to...
Aug 16, 2022
BLOOD DRIVE AT COBBLESTONE HOTEL AND SUITES TODAY
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive at the Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Punxsutawney, 188 Alliance Drive, from noon to 5. Set an appointment at RedCrossBlood.Org or 1 800 Red Cross.
Aug 16, 2022
CLARION-BASED STATE POLICE RESPOND TO ASSAULT REPORT
Pennsylvania State Police of the Clarion Station responded to a reported assault after receiving calls of multiple gunshots being heard in the area of Little Germany Road in Beaver Township. On the mo...
Aug 15, 2022
GOVERNOR CANDIDATES ACTIVE IN THE AREA THIS WEEK
There's a meet and greet with Republican nominee for Governor Doug Mastriano this Saturday, August 20th at 9:30am at the Oliver Township Fire Hall on Route 36 in Coolspring. The Democrat nominee, Josh...
Aug 15, 2022
