Category Archives: Local News
MARION CENTER APPROVES BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE
The Marion Center School Board met on Monday night and approved the 2020-2021 budget, but it includes tax increases for district residents. Superintendent Clint Weimer confirmed that the district was ...
Jun 23, 2020
GAS PRICES CONTINUE CLIMBING
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Commonwealth has gone up four cents in the past week to $2.36. The counties in our area have seen an increase: Jefferson and Indiana ...
Jun 23, 2020
TWO MORE LOCAL FAIRS CANCELED
Two more local fairs have been postponed until next year. According to both of their websites, the Sykesville AG and Youth Fair and the Clearfield County Fair have been canceled this year. The two fai...
Jun 23, 2020
FESTIVAL IN THE PARK STARTS SATURDAY
The Festival In The Park at Barclay Square in Punxsutawney kicks off this Saturday June 27th. It's a week long event with bands and food vendors, closing with fireworks on the night of July 4th. Punxs...
Jun 22, 2020
JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI, RESISTING ARREST
A Jefferson County man is facing chargers of DUI, resisting arrest and other related charges. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney say yesterday just after midnight they were doing a traffic stop...
Jun 22, 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - JUNE 21, 2020
Stevette Rosen (General Manager of Renda Radio Punxsutawney and Vice President of the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce) talks with Katie Laska (President of the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Comme...
Jun 21, 2020
OX HILL FAIR CANCELED
The Ox Hill Fair is the latest event to be canceled in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. In a Facebook post, it was announced that the fair board came to the decision to close the fair, which was ...
Jun 18, 2020
CRASH LANDING AT PUNXSUTAWNEY AIRPORT
There was a crash landing at the Punxsutawney Municipal Airport last evening around 6. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, it was a small Piper aircraft that didn't deploy its landing gear. The publ...
Jun 18, 2020
GLEN CAMPBELL MAN VICTIMIZED IN IDENTITY THEFT
A Glen Campbell man was the victim of identity theft for $11,000 in Indiana County. According to the Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney, from November 1st 2019 through June 11th of this year, c...
Jun 18, 2020
WOLF IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
State Representative Daryl Metcalfe on Tuesday introduced a resolution co-sponsored by Jeff Pyle and Cris Dush that calls for the impeachment of Governor Tom Wolf. The resolution in part says: Wolf ex...
Jun 18, 2020
