Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY'S K-9 FURY TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING FROM THE BEN ROETHLISBERGER FOUNDATION
K-9 Fury of the Punxsutawney Borough Police Department will be receiving funding from The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, The Punxsutawney Borough Police will be re...
May 21, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MAY 20, 2021
State Police have released the details of a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Corsica Borough of Jefferson County on Tuesday. State Police in Punxsutawney say the crash occurred around 1:20 pm on Tue...
May 20, 2021
TRI-COUNTY AREA REPORTS 2,000 MORE RESIDENTS RECEIVE FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE
The tri-county area has seen about 2,000 more residents receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine over the last week. According to the PA DOH, Jefferson county added 351 for a total of 16,952 r...
May 20, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL HEARS COMMENTS REGARDING REZONING FOR PROPOSED ARBY'S RESTAURANT
Punxsutawney borough council heard comments from several residents and developer Milo Ritton at Wednesday's public hearing regarding the re-zoning of property along West Mahoning Street for a proposed...
May 20, 2021
CAMERON LEADS FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL NOMINATION
In local municipal elections, Punxsutawney Borough had eight candidates vying for four nominations on the Republican ballot for council seats. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports that Unofficial results sh...
May 20, 2021
BURKETT TAKES NOMINATION FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, VANSTEENBERG TAKES NOMINATION FOR TREASURER
Unofficial results show two of Jefferson County's contested primary races have been decided. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports that Incumbent District Attorney Jeff Burkett is leading for the Republican ...
May 20, 2021
SPRING CLEAN-UP TO BE HELD IN PINE CREEK TOWNSHIP
A Spring Clean-up Drop-off Collection will be held for residents of Pine Creek Township from Friday, May 21 through Thursday, May 27. A roll off container will be available at the township building in...
May 18, 2021
POLICE INVESTIGATE IDENTITY THEFT IN ROSE TOWNSHIP
State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating an incident of identity theft that occurred in July of last year in Rose Township of Jefferson County. Police say a total of $13,000 in unemployment bene...
May 18, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PLAN TO REOPEN COUNTY BUILDINGS JUNE 1
The Jefferson County Commissioners discussed their plan to reopen county buildings at last week's meeting. Chris Clark of the Department of Emergency Services presented state department of health COVI...
May 18, 2021
MEETING TO DISCUSS PROPOSED ARBY'S RESTAURANT TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY
Punxsutawney Borough Council will hold a meeting to hear comments regarding the proposed Arby's Restaurant tomorrow at the Punxsutawney Area Community Center at 6:00 pm. Council members decided to hol...
May 18, 2021
