Category Archives: Local News
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - JUNE 14, 2020
Today on the Community Spotlight, Punxsutawney Borough manager Toby Santik talks about the progress of the levee project, Indiana Street Sanitary Storm Sewer Project and the East End Playground Improv...
Jun 14, 2020
GLEN CAMPBELL MAN CHARGED AFTER LEWD INCIDENT IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
A man from Glen Campbell was charged with Indecent Exposure, Open Lewdness and Disorderly Conduct in Pine Township of Clearfield County. Pennsylvania State Police in Clearfield say the incident occurr...
Jun 12, 2020
STATE POLICE CALLED TO DOMESTIC DISPUTE IN BIG RUN
Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating a domestic dispute where more than $500 of property was damaged in the Borough of Big Run in Jefferson County. This past Tuesday police were...
Jun 12, 2020
SANTIK ADDRESSES TREE REMOVAL AT PUNXSUTAWNEY POOL
Tree removal, including the root system, is part of the Mahoning Creek Levee project in Punxsutawney. Among the several trees, one of them is against the bathhouse at the pool with a major root system...
Jun 12, 2020
COVID-19 RECOVERY PERCENTAGE CONTINUES TO CLIMB
According to The Pennsylvania Department of Health, the percentage of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Commonwealth has improved to 72 percent, with new cases and deaths at 467 and 51, r...
Jun 12, 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: SANTIK ON LEVEE PROJECT PROGRESS
This Sunday on Community Spotlight our guest will be the Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik, who talks about the progress made in the levee project, which includes dredging the Mahoning Creek. A...
Jun 11, 2020
PITTMAN DELIVERS SPEECH IN SUPPORT OF HR 836
Senator Joe Pittman delivered a speech in support of a resolution to end Governor Tom Wolf's emergency disaster declaration. HR 836 passed the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday evening. It was approved by...
Jun 11, 2020
TWO PUNXSUTAWNEY PEOPLE CHARGED IN CHILD ABUSE INCIDENT
The Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney filed charges against two people in Young Township of Jefferson County following an investigation into a report of child abuse. The Pennsylvania State Pol...
Jun 11, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES FIRST K9 UNIT FOR POLICE
Last night at the Punxsutawney Borough Council meeting, the council unanimously approved potential hires and the COVID 19 action plan for Splash for opening the George C. Brown Community pool. The eng...
Jun 10, 2020
COVID-19 TESTING TAKING PLACE IN PUNXSUTAWNEY WALMART PARKING LOT
Governor Tom Wolf announced as of today five more COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites will open in parking lots across the state. Anyone who believes they have symptoms of COVID-19 can get tested in Pen...
Jun 10, 2020
