Category Archives: Local News
POLICE INVESTIGATING ALLEGED RAPE OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY GIRL IN SYKESVILLE
State police in the Kiski Valley are investigating a reported rape of a 12-year-old Avonmore, Westmoreland county girl. Troopers said the rape occurred on Dec. 11 in Sykesville. The report was provide...
Jan 11, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA COMMUNITY CENTER COMMUNITY CENTER REOPENS PARTIALLY
The Punxsutawney Area Community Center has partially reopened once again under Gov. Wolf's guidelines. According to the Punxsy Spirit, Executive Director of the Center Rob McCoy said its first week op...
Jan 11, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTS FOUR NEW COVID-19 DEATHS
Jefferson County reported four additional COVID-19 deaths over the weekend and 27 new cases. According to the PA Department of Health, the county's total is now at 2,124 and the death toll has reached...
Jan 11, 2021
BLOOD DRIVE SLATED FOR CLARION
The American Red Cross has a Blood Drive coming up at the Haskell House Ballroom located at 500 Main Street in Clarion, Friday, Jan. 15 from 1 pm to 6. Family and friends of Randy Frampton, who is on ...
Jan 11, 2021
SUMMERVILLE MAN INJURED IN ONE-VEHICLE CRASH IN BEAVER TOWNSHIP
State Police in Punxsutawney say, a Summerville man was transported to Brookville Hospital for suspected serious injuries after a one-vehicle crash on Heathville Road in Beaver Township of Jefferson C...
Jan 08, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM CHANGES
The Punxsutawney Area School District Board discussed changes to the high school curriculum and new pathways to graduation at Thursday's committee meeting. Beginning with the class of 2023 per Act 158...
Jan 08, 2021
ONE-VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported after a one-vehicle accident at 754 South Main St. Ext in Young Township on Thursday. According to the Punxsy Spirit, police say the driver sideswiped a tree. The accident ca...
Jan 08, 2021
BURGLARY REPORTED IN OLIVER TOWNSHIP
A burglary occurred on Wasko Road in Oliver Township Jan 6. State Police in Punxsutawney say, someone forced entry into the back of the residence and to a barn. They sorted through the residence and t...
Jan 08, 2021
POLICE SEARCHING FOR SECOND SUSPECT IN MURDER OF CLARION UNIVERSITY GRAD
Police are searching for a second man suspected in the murder of Clarion University graduate, Caitlyn Kaufman, who was fatally shot while driving to work in Nashville on Dec. 3. According to ExploreJe...
Jan 08, 2021
CLARION MAN ACCUSED OF PUNCHING WOMAN MULTIPLE TIMES ON NEW YEARS DAY
State Police in Clarion filed charges against a 36-year-old Clarion man who allegedly punched a woman in the face multiple times while in a vehicle traveling through Clarion Township early New Years D...
Jan 08, 2021
