Category Archives: Local News
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - AUG. 9, 2020
Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce Vice President Stevette Rosen informs the public about the benefits of joining the Chamber of Commerce, as a business, and as an individual. Rosen also informed t...
Aug 09, 2020
POLICE LOOKING FOR MISSING RIDGWAY MAN
UPDATE: Blaine Trumbull was located unharmed in the Borough of Ridgway, Elk County. A man with ties to Punxsutawney is missing and his disappearance is considered suspicious. Pennsylvania State Police...
Aug 07, 2020
LAST MUSIC IN THE PARK SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK
Next week will be the last Music in the Park for the year. On Thursday August 13th from 6:30 until 8:30 at Barclay Square in Downtown Punxsutawney, check out the band "Almost Mulberry" as they play so...
Aug 07, 2020
MORE FUNDING COMMITTED TO CONTACT TRACING
Pennsylvania is committing more funding to "contact tracing" for coronavirus, including in Indiana County. Lisa Spencer, the director of the Indiana County Department of Human Services, explains how c...
Aug 07, 2020
COMMUNITY MARKET TODAY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY
The Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Community Market this morning until noon at Jefferson Street and Mahoning Street in downtown Punxsutawney. You can buy fresh locally grown p...
Aug 07, 2020
DUBOIS MAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE
A man from DuBois has been charged with Felony Homicide by Vehicle while DUI and Homicide by Vehicle for an incident that happened last month in Pine Township of Clearfield County. According to GantDa...
Aug 06, 2020
STRUZZI SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ALLOW PARENTS AT PIAA SPORTING EVENTS IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC
State Representative Jim Struzzi has joined 62 other Republican state house members to urge Governor Wolf to change his crowd size limitations to allow parents to watch their children participate in H...
Aug 06, 2020
TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE FOR RICHARDSVILLE BRIDGE PROJECT BEGINS TODAY
A traffic pattern change for the Richardsville Bridge project on State Route (SR) 4005 in Jefferson County starts today. Traffic will be moved onto the northbound lane for the duration of the next pha...
Aug 06, 2020
WARNINGS DELIVERED TO AREA BUSINESSES RELATED TO COVID-19 MITIGATION
The State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement released its stats for July 31 to August 2. Compliance checks are unannounced and can occur anywhere in the commonwealth to see if the business is...
Aug 04, 2020
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN PUNXSUTAWNEY THIS MORNING
From the local police scanner, around 8:30 this morning in Punxsutawney there was a two-vehicle accident near 510 East Mahoning Street. Be advised traffic will be diverted. No other details are availa...
Aug 04, 2020
