Category Archives: Local News
MARION CENTER MAN JAILED, CHARGED AFTER THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN CLYMER
State Police charged a Marion Center man after a three-vehicle crash in Clymer Borough yesterday morning, according to 1160 WCCS. Derek E. Colberg, 32, was lodged in the Indiana County Jail to await a...
Dec 08, 2020
JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER INJURED AFTER FALL AT AIRPORT ROAD FIRE
A junior female firefighter from Punxsutawney Central was taken to Punxsutawney Area Hospital by Jefferson County EMS after a fall while fighting a fire Monday night at the Shadow Vineyard and Winery ...
Dec 08, 2020
MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PUNXSUTAWNEY STUDENTS, ONE TEACHER QUARANTINED
The Punxsutawney Spirit says 25 Punxsutawney Area High School students and one teacher were quarantined after contact with another student who tested positive for COVID-19 Monday. Administrators say t...
Dec 08, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ARRESTED AFTER REFUSING TO WEAR MASK AT WALMART
The Punxsutawney Spirit reports a 36-year-old Punxsutawney man was arrested Friday for defiant trespass after refusing to put on a mask at a Walmart in Young Township. Troopers responded to the store ...
Dec 08, 2020
THEFT IN BIG RUN UNDER INVESTIGATION
Pennsylvania State Police based in Punxsutawney are investigating a theft that occurred at 110 Church Street in Big Run Borough in Jefferson County sometime between Dec. 1 and Dec. 7. A 60" silver alu...
Dec 08, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING LIMITED TO SIX PEOPLE
Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik said Monday that the Punxsutawney Borough Council meeting to be held tomorrow evening will be limited to six people due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. However...
Dec 07, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN VICTIMIZED IN PHONE SCAM
Punxsutawney-based State Police say a 72-year-old Punxsutawney man was recently scammed out of $4500 in gift cards. Pennsylvania State Police say the victim reported the theft by deception Dec. 5, say...
Dec 07, 2020
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PUNXSUTAWNEY STREET BEGINS TODAY
Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik says the lower part of Indiana Street in Punxsutawney will be temporarily closed for a of couple weeks starting today for sewage line construction. Remember, b...
Dec 07, 2020
BURGLARY UNDER INVESTIGATION IN OLIVER TOWNSHIP
State Police based in Punxsutawney say there was a burglary between Nov. 28 and Dec. 2 on Hoffman Hollow Rd. in Oliver Township. The victim, a Summerville man, reported that an unknown individual or g...
Dec 07, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY SCHOOL BOARD TAKES COVID-19 MANDATE VOTE
The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the Punxsutawney School Board held a voting and a reorganization meeting Thursday evening. The board voted that the district would comply with all mandates sent by the...
Dec 07, 2020
