Category Archives: Local News
ROUTE 322 ROAD CLOSURE
Check out 511pa.com for updates about a road closure on US 322. The road was closed in both directions at the intersection of Hatten Road and Ent Road in Pine Creek Township due to a crash. It was est...
Dec 23, 2020
POLICE REPORTS: SUSPECTED ARSON, DOMESTIC DISPUTE (12-23-20)
The Maggie Lynn Limestone Quarry of Neiswonger Construction in Clarksville PA was targeted for suspected arson. According to the company's Facebook Page, the fire was reportedly set late Monday night....
Dec 23, 2020
LOCAL MEN HELP LOCAL SALVATION ARMY CHAPTER WITH QUICK FUNDRAISING
A group of five local men raised more than $25,000 in 10 days, helping save the local chapter of the Salvation Army. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, donations have dropped during the COVID-19 pa...
Dec 23, 2020
TWO-VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED IN WALMART PARKING LOT
A two-vehicle crash occurred in the Punxsutawney Walmart Parking lot in Young Township on Dec. 16. Police say a truck was traveling through the parking lot when the driver turned into a parking spot, ...
Dec 22, 2020
GLEN CAMPBELL MAN ARRESTED IN ALLEGED STRANGULATION INCIDENT
Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney responded to an incident of strangulation on Spotts Road in Banks Township of Indiana County on Dec. 16. Police say a 42-year-old Glen Campbell man was arrest...
Dec 22, 2020
PASD ANNOUNCES ANOTHER STUDENT HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Punxsutawney Area School District announced that another student has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. The Punxsutawney Spirit says the student who tested positive was in the school on Dec. 14 a...
Dec 22, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY CHAMBER, BOROUGH REACH AGREEMENT ON SNOW REMOVAL
The Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce and Punxsutawney Borough came to an agreement about snow removal. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, Borough Managager Toby Santik says roads will come first so...
Dec 22, 2020
MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES ENHANCED HYBRID MODEL FOR STUDENTS AFTER HOLIDAYS
On Monday night, the Marion Center School Board approved a hybrid model for student instruction at the district. Starting January 11th, the district will start using the model, which was described by ...
Dec 22, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN, PASSENGERS ESCAPE INJURY IN ONE-VEHICLE CRASH
A Punxsutawney man drove through a stair railing, hit the corner of a building, hit a propane tank and came to stop in a culvert on Ramsaytown Road at Five Mile Run Road Wednesday evening. Punxsutawne...
Dec 22, 2020
HIT AND RUN REPORTED IN OLIVER TOWNSHIP
Police say a hit and run crash occurred sometime between Dec. 18 and 19 on Wachob Drive in Oliver Township of Jefferson County. According to Punxsutawney Pennsylvania State Police, the owner of a truc...
Dec 22, 2020
