Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY CHAMBER SETS SUMMER FESTIVAL DETAILS
The Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce has set the details for this summer's festival in the park. According to the Punxsy Spirit, the festival will run from June 26 to July 3rd in Barclay Square. Food ...
Jan 25, 2021
ROSSITER MAN CHARGED WITH DUI
A traffic stop in Canoe Township of Indiana County lead to an arrest of a Rossiter man on Jan. 16. State Police say they stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation in the 900 block of Johnsonburg Roa...
Jan 22, 2021
TRUCK HITS PASD SCHOOL BUS ON ROUTE 119
All Punxsutawney Fire Departments were called out when a truck hit a Punxsutawney Area School District bus near the intersection of Route 119 and Rikers Road just after 7 am Thursday. According to the...
Jan 22, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTES ITS VACCINE ALLOTTMENT TO PAH PERSONNEL
Punxsutawney Area Hospital has successfully administered all doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that it was allotted to its organization from the PA Department of Health. The hospital will continue to info...
Jan 22, 2021
HOUSE COMMITTEE OPENS HEARINGS ON ELECTION
In Harrisburg yesterday, the House State Government Committee kicked off what will be a series of hearings to examine potential changes to Pennsylvania's election system, and immediately put Secretary...
Jan 22, 2021
TWO MORE POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN PUNXSUTAWNEY SCHOOLS
The Punxsutawney Area School District announced a teacher and a student at the high school tested positive for coronavirus Thursday. According to a release from the district, the student was in the th...
Jan 22, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR JAN. 21, 2021
A report of a missing wallet led to theft and drug charges for a 55-year-old Punxsutawney man. According to ExploreJeffesronPA.com, the victim reported her wallet stolen on Jan. 12. She told police sh...
Jan 21, 2021
BROOKVILLE MAN FLEES WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM
A 33-year-old Brookville man who is an inmate at Jefferson County Jail left his work-release program without authorization Wednesday in Pine Creek Township of Jefferson County at a location along Serv...
Jan 21, 2021
MARIENVILLE WOMAN INJURED IN VEHICLE CRASH
A 31-year-old Marienville woman was injured in a crash that occurred on Route 36 early Sunday Morning. State Police say the crash happened just north of Wolford Road in Barnett Township of Jefferson C...
Jan 21, 2021
PASD REPORTS MORE COVID POSITIVE CASES
The Punxsutawney Area School District reported four positive cases of COVID-19 at the high school on Wednesday. According a release from the school district the four cases occurred between Jan. 11 and...
Jan 21, 2021
