Category Archives: Local News

State police are investigating an incident of theft by deception that happened in mid-July. The victim in this case, identified only as an 86-year-old Commodore man, informed police on July 15th, he l...

What started as a garage fire lead to the burning of a house in Henderson Township, Jefferson County. In today's edition of the Punxsutawney Spirit, the blaze began yesterday afternoon around 3 pm in ...

The Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce moved the job fair to next month to September 14th from 5 to 8 at the Community Center in Punxsutawney. It's free and all ages are welcome. Just remember to b...

PennDOT will temporarily close a road in Clearfield County. Route 970, under the bridge of the I-80 Woodland/Shawville interchange at exit 123 will be detoured from 6 this evening until 3 a.m. tomorro...

A resurfacing project in North Mahoning Township south of Punxsutawney continues. The work on Route 119 is now from Covode to a mile past Marchand. It is scheduled for completion in October.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Commonwealth is $3.28, up by 8 cents over the past month. Local counties of Jefferson, Clearfield and Indiana are around $3.30 per ga...

Farmers in Pennsylvania are being encouraged to apply for state grants aimed at ensuring the future sustainability of family's farm. The Farm Vitality Grant Program is aimed a making sure a farm remai...

The Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce will have a job fair this Saturday at the community center from 10 am to 2 pm. It's free and all ages are welcome. Just remember to bring a resume.

State Police say a Reynoldsville man fell victim to Theft By Deception in the amount of $15K... According to the PSP based in DuBois, back in May 57-year-old Jeffery Wilson wrote a check for $15,000 t...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is gathering input on traffic safety and driving behaviors in its annual Highway Safety Survey. According to PennDOT, the survey takes approxima...