Category Archives: Local News
COVID-19 RECOVERY PERCENTAGE CONTINUES TO CLIMB
According to The Pennsylvania Department of Health, the percentage of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Commonwealth has improved to 72 percent, with new cases and deaths at 467 and 51, r...
Jun 12, 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: SANTIK ON LEVEE PROJECT PROGRESS
This Sunday on Community Spotlight our guest will be the Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik, who talks about the progress made in the levee project, which includes dredging the Mahoning Creek. A...
Jun 11, 2020
PITTMAN DELIVERS SPEECH IN SUPPORT OF HR 836
Senator Joe Pittman delivered a speech in support of a resolution to end Governor Tom Wolf's emergency disaster declaration. HR 836 passed the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday evening. It was approved by...
Jun 11, 2020
TWO PUNXSUTAWNEY PEOPLE CHARGED IN CHILD ABUSE INCIDENT
The Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney filed charges against two people in Young Township of Jefferson County following an investigation into a report of child abuse. The Pennsylvania State Pol...
Jun 11, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES FIRST K9 UNIT FOR POLICE
Last night at the Punxsutawney Borough Council meeting, the council unanimously approved potential hires and the COVID 19 action plan for Splash for opening the George C. Brown Community pool. The eng...
Jun 10, 2020
COVID-19 TESTING TAKING PLACE IN PUNXSUTAWNEY WALMART PARKING LOT
Governor Tom Wolf announced as of today five more COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites will open in parking lots across the state. Anyone who believes they have symptoms of COVID-19 can get tested in Pen...
Jun 10, 2020
STATE POLICE ISSUE REMINDER ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HOT CARS
With warm summer weather now in the forecast, troopers remind parents, grandparents, and caregivers to never leave children unattended in a vehicle. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Ad...
Jun 10, 2020
GAS PRICES MORE THAN 60 CENTS LOWER THAN LAST YEAR
A year ago the average price for a gallon of gasoline in Pennsylvania was $2.90, now it's $2.28 per gallon. Looking a local counties according to Triple A: Jefferson is averaging $2.35, Clearfield $2....
Jun 09, 2020
TWO VEHICLE CRASHES IN PUNXSUTAWNEY MONDAY NIGHT
Last evening in Punxsutawney there were two vehicle accidents just an hour apart from each other, sending one person to the hospital. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, around 7:20, two vehicles co...
Jun 09, 2020
STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING CLEARFIELD COUNTY WOMAN
The Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are attempting to locate a 79-year-old woman from Burnside Township of Clearfield County. Authorities describe Shirley L. Gertsch as a non-Hispanic white ...
Jun 09, 2020
