Category Archives: Local News
YOUNG TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DISCUSS NEED TO RECRUIT NEW REC BOARD MEMBERS
The Young Township supervisors discussed the difficulties the recreation board has been having recruiting new members at last Wednesday's meeting. According to the Punxsy Spirit, the supervisor's chai...
Feb 15, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY FOOD PANTRY POSTPONED THIS WEEK
The food pantry held on Woodland Ave in Punxsutawney has been postponed due to the inclement weather predicted for this week. The Woodland Ave food pantry will be held next Monday, Feb. 22nd from 5 pm...
Feb 15, 2021
PENNDOT TEMPORARILY REDUCING SPEED LIMIT ON PORTION OF I-80
PennDOT has announced that it is temporarily reducing the speed limit on I-80 from the Ohio state line through Clearfield County due to the severity of the winter storm. Check out 511PA.com or the 511...
Feb 15, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR FEB. 15, 2021
Brookville Borough Police say charges are pending against a 33-year-old Brookville man who allegedly bit a woman during a domestic incident on Friday. Police say they were dispatched to a report of an...
Feb 15, 2021
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCES NEW WAYS TO ADMINISTER COVID VACCINE
The state Department of Health has announced new ways to improve how the coronavirus vaccine is being administered in Pennsylvania. Among other steps, Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam says she's or...
Feb 15, 2021
EMERGENCY RESPONSES FOR FEB. 11, 2021
All three Punxsutawney Fire Departments were called to Aldi's Supermarket in the Punxsy Plaza to a fire alarm indicating a sprinkler system malfunction Thursday morning. According to the Punxsutawney ...
Feb 11, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY HOSPITAL TO HOLD VACCINE EVENT AT PAHS
The Punxsutawney Area Hospital will hold a Phase 1a COVID-19 Vaccine Event Feb. 20th at the Punxsutawney Area High School. The Vaccine Program is operating on a first come, first serve basis. No reser...
Feb 11, 2021
NEW DETAILS EMERGE IN EXONERATION OF PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF $350,000 THEFT
New details have emerged regarding the exoneration of 34-year-old Jay Philliber of Punxsutawney who had been accused of stealing $350,000 from an elderly woman. According to Indiana Gazette, The Jeffe...
Feb 11, 2021
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FEB. 11, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf is continuing his push for a higher minimum wage in Pennsylvania. Governor Wolf says the pandemic has made raising the state's minimum wage more important given that many of the jobs...
Feb 11, 2021
HOUTZDALE MAN SENTENCED AFTER ASSAULTING STATE TROOPER
A Houtzdale man who assaulted a state trooper was sentenced in Clearfield County Court Monday. According to GANT News, police were called to a Coalport residence on June 28th for a complaint of a man ...
Feb 11, 2021
