Category Archives: Local News
PENNDOT SLATES GUIDERAIL WORK ON I-80
PennDOT will be doing guide rail work on Interstate 80 starting next week. Weather permitting PennDOT is expected to start on March 23rd around mile marker 194 in Clinton County and continue west to m...
Mar 17, 2020
WOLF ORDERS SHUTDOWN OF NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Tom Wolf ordered a statewide shutdown effective at midnight, for at least the next two weeks, for all non-essential businesses. Essential business, like supermarkets and ...
Mar 17, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCES VISITOR RESTRICTIONS
The Punxsutawney Area Hospital announces visitor restrictions starting today. This is to ensure both staff and patients are safe. Visitors will be limited to one visitor per patient. For specific ques...
Mar 17, 2020
WOMAN ACCUSED OF KICKING MAN, CITED WITH HARASSMENT IN MCCALMONT TOWNSHIP
On Saturday morning a woman from Punxsutawney was cited for harassment in McCalmont Township of Jefferson County. When Pennsylvania State Police arrived to the residence along Orchard Street, they rep...
Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MARCH 16, 2020
The Office of Commonwealth Libraries has mandated all libraries to be closed. Consistent with the Governor's efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. All libraries are closed through Sunday, ...
Mar 16, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY LITTLE LEAGUE CANCELS TRYOUTS FOR SATURDAY
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Little League tryouts for tomorrow at the Punxsutawney Christian School are canceled until further notice as a recommendation of Little League International of Williamsport....
Mar 13, 2020
PREVENTION: CORONAVIRUS
According to the official Commonwealth Web site, these are four simple ways to protect yourself against COVID 19. *Cover coughs or sneezes with your elbow. Do not use your hands! *Wash hands often wit...
Mar 13, 2020
WANTED BROOKVILLE MAN ARRESTED IN TRAFFIC STOP
A Brookville man wanted on a valid bench warrant out of Clearfield County was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in Strattanville. The Pennsylvania State Police Clarion patrol unit initiated a traffic st...
Mar 13, 2020
LISTENING SESSIONS CANCELLED
The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission has canceled planned listening sessions. The commission publicly apologized for the inconvenience, but it felt it is the right...
Mar 13, 2020
IUP SUSPENDS ON-CAMPUS CLASSES
In statement issued this afternoon by IUP President Michael Driscoll, IUP announced it will hold no face-to-face classes until Monday, March 23 and said that students should not return to campus or re...
Mar 13, 2020
