Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL TO HOLD JOB FAIR
The Punxsutawney Area Hospital will hold a virtual job fair today from 6pm to 7 pm via Zoom. Positions are available for RN's LPN's and Surgical Technicians. Employment is also available in the Med/Su...
Apr 14, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR APRIL 12, 2021
A motorcyclist was airlifted to UPMC Altoona Saturday afternoon following a crash on State Route 949. State Police in Marienville say the accident happened at Spring Creek Road in Heath Township of Je...
Apr 12, 2021
COOK FOREST STATE PARK ANNOUNCES UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Cook Forest State Park has recently announced its schedule of upcoming programs for April and May. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, Friends of Cook Forest will hold a Forest Road Litter Pick-Up on...
Apr 12, 2021
PENNDOT ANNOUNCES JEFFERSON COUNTY RESURFACING PROJECT
PennDOT has announced that a resurfacing project will begin soon on State Route 322 in Union and Rose Township and Brookville and Corsica boroughs in Jefferson County. The project will begin April 19 ...
Apr 12, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR APRIL 9, 2021
A 36-year-old Punxsutawney woman was injured following a motorcycle crash in Bell Township of Jefferson County on Thursday. Troopers say the crash occurred along Route 119 at its intersection with McC...
Apr 09, 2021
POLICE/FIRE REPORTS FOR APRIL 8, 2021
Central Fire Department responded to a report of a transformer fire Wednesday just before 9 pm. According to Jefferson County Fire Wire, the fire occurred at Punxsy Burger King along Hampton Ave. No f...
Apr 08, 2021
PASD ANNOUNCES KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PACKET PICKUP
The Punxsutawney Area School district announced they are preparing parents for kindergarten 2021 registration. Parents or family members of a prospective Kindergarten student, that will turn 5 prior t...
Apr 08, 2021
FELONY CHARGES FILED AGAINST MAN AFTER 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL REPORTED MISSING IN NEW JERSEY FOUND IN MONROE TOWNSHIP
Felony charges have been filed against a Michigan man who was caught in Monroe Township on April 4 driving a vehicle with a 15-year-old female passenger who was reported missing in New Jersey. Accordi...
Apr 08, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR APRIL 7, 2021
Police say a Brookville man has been arrested for forging a stolen check and attempting to cash it at a local bank. Brookville Borough Police say the suspect, a 30-year-old Brookville man allegedly re...
Apr 07, 2021
ROCKTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO EXCHANGE NUDE PHOTOS WITH TEEN
A 61-year-old Rockton man accused of exchanging nude photos with a 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty in Clearfield County Court on Tuesday. According to GANT News, David Wayne Kitchen was the subject of ...
Apr 07, 2021
