Category Archives: Local News
MULBERRY PATIENTS EVACUATED FOR FIRE CONCERNS
Mulberry patients were evacuated from the facility in Punxsutawney when one wing of the building filled with smoke on Saturday. According to the Punxsy Spirit, all three Punxsy fire department compani...
Jan 04, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ESCAPES INJURY IN ROLLOVER CRASH
A Punxsutawney man walked away without injury from a one-vehicle rollover accident that occurred New Year's Eve on Smyerstown Road in Canoe Township of Indiana County. State Police in Punxsutawney say...
Jan 04, 2021
DUBOIS MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT AGAINST FATHER
A 19-year-old DuBois man is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after allegedly striking his father in the head during an altercation that occurred on Weber Road in Bell Township of Clearfield C...
Jan 04, 2021
PASD, SUPERINTENDENT AGREE TO FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Punxsy Spirit says Punxsutawney Area School District Superintendent Thomas Lesniewski has agreed with the school board to a contract extension for a second five-year term to begin July 1 and end o...
Jan 04, 2021
FIVE PEOPLE LEFT HOMELESS BY BROOKVILLE STRUCTURE FIRE
Five individuals are homeless after a fire in Brookville on Western Avenue that broke out just before 7 pm on News Years Day. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, Brookville, Reynoldsville, and Pinecr...
Jan 04, 2021
SYKESVILLE BURGLARY UNDER INVESTIGATION
Police say a burglary occurred early morning Dec. 31 on Sugar Camp Alley/Coolspring Ave. in Sykesville Borough of Jefferson County. Authorities say someone removed a shed lock and took a number of yar...
Jan 04, 2021
PENNDOT INVITES FEEDBACK ON ROAD CONDITIONS IN SURVEY
With the winter season underway PennDOT is asking for your feedback if you live in or drive through Armstrong, Butler Clarion, Indiana, or Jefferson counties. The survey consists of nine questions and...
Jan 04, 2021
BLOOD DRIVE IN BROOKVILLE ON FRIDAY
The American Red Cross has that blood drive coming up in Brookville on Friday from noon to 6 pm at the Brookville Evangelical United Methodist Church located at 30 White Street in Brookville. To make ...
Jan 04, 2021
STRUCTURE FIRE IN SYKESVILLE TUESDAY NIGHT
If you were wondering where firefighters were headed after the sirens went off last night in Sykesville. The Sykesville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at a natio...
Dec 30, 2020
TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN CLOVER TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash on Route 28 in Clover Township of Jefferson County on Dec. 25 Troopers say a 20-year-old New Bethlehem woman was traveling north on Route 28 when sh...
Dec 30, 2020
