Category Archives: Local News

CHAINSAW STOLEN FROM RESIDENCE IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating a burglary that happened sometime between last Thursday and Friday in Burnside Township of Clearfield County. The incident occurred at a res...
John Smathers May 11, 2020

RED CROSS HOLDING BLOOD DRIVES IN THREE LOCALES THIS WEEK
The American Red Cross will have blood drives this week. On Wednesday, they will be at the Elks Lodge in Indiana from 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm and at the Clymer American Legion on the same day from 1:0 pm t...
John Smathers May 11, 2020

JEFFERSON COUNTY'S NUMBER OF REPORTED POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES REMAINS AT SEVEN
The Pennsylvania Department Of Health has confirmed we have more than 56,000 (56,611) people who have tested positive for COVID 19 across the commonwealth, and more than 3,700 (3,707) have died from c...
John Smathers May 11, 2020

WOLF SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER SUSPENDING EVICTIONS, FORECLOSURES
With a state Supreme Court moratorium on evictions and foreclosures set to end Monday, Governor Wolf has signed an executive order suspending evictions and foreclosures to July 10th. However, the gove...
John Smathers May 08, 2020

ESSENTIAL HEROES THANK YOU RIDE TODAY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY
This afternoon in Punxsutawney it's the "The Essential Heroes Thank You Ride." It's a free event. Just decorate your vehicle and meet in the Punxsutawney Area High School parking lot at 2. Remember to...
John Smathers May 08, 2020

PLCB REOPENING LIQUOR STORES IN YELLOW PHASE COUNTIES TODAY
Today the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will re-open 77 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores for counties in the yellow phase of COVID-19 mitigation. Punxsutawney and Brookville stores will have in-sto...
John Smathers May 08, 2020

ESSENTIAL HEROES THANK YOU RIDE FRIDAY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY
Tomorrow afternoon in Punxsutawney it's the "The Essential Heroes Thank You Ride." It's a free event. Just decorate your vehicle and meet in the Punxsutawney Area High School parking lot at 2. Remembe...
John Smathers May 07, 2020

YOUNG TOWNSHIP BURGLARY UNDER INVESTIGATION
The Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating a burglary and theft that happened between March 1st through April 12th in Young Township of Jefferson County. The incident occurred at ...
John Smathers May 07, 2020

INFORMATION RELEASED ON FATAL CRASH IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois released information about the fatal accident that happened on Tuesday afternoon (12:44) on I-80 in Washington Township of Jefferson County. The crash occurred betw...
John Smathers May 07, 2020

PLCB TO REOPEN LIQUOR STORES ON FRIDAY IN YELLOW-PHASE COUNTIES
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will re-open 77 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores tomorrow for counties in the yellow phase of COVID-19 mitigation. In Jefferson County, the Punxsutawney and Brookv...
John Smathers May 07, 2020