Category Archives: Local News

Jefferson County's unemployment rate is at 6.3 percent. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry also announced that in August, Indiana County's unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent...

By the end of the business day a bridge in Clearfield County should be partially open. According to PennDOT, the Karthaus Truss Bridge that spans from part of Burnside Township of Center County to Kar...

Charges have been filed against a 45 year old man for allegedly abusing a child. Brookville Police report the incident happened in the borough on September 16th when a child was hit with a board by th...

Attempted homicide charges are pending against an 11 year old boy for an incident involving a 10 year old girl, both of Brookville. Few details have been released: Pennsylvania State Police Dubois Cri...

Yesterday morning just before 7 o'clock a 12 year old girl was hit by a vehicle in Reynoldville. Pennsylvania State Police based in DuBois report the truck, driven by 49 year old Denette Jones of Reyn...

On Friday, the Punxsutawney Borough Council voted to increase the Borough Police starting pay. Saturday's edition of the Punxsutawney Spirit reports, they also approved to increase the pay of an offic...

A fire at a nursing home early Friday morning in Armstrong County brought out multiple fire departments from Armstrong and Indiana Counties. Reports say that Armstrong county fire crews were called ou...

The next blood drive with the American Red Cross will be October 5th at the Brockway Volunteer Hose Company, along Tracy Way from 12:30 PM - 05:30 PM. Make an appointment at RedCrossBlood.Org.or 1 800...

Penn State has announced the suspension of dozens of students for failing to comply with coronavirus mitigation guidelines. The suspensions were handed down against 117 students on Penn State's main c...

The Reynoldsville Borough office is closed until further notice. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports the reason is again COVID 19. In addition, the borough's most recent council meeting...