Category Archives: Local News
HAWTHORN FD HOSTING KAYAK/CANOE POKER RUN
The Hawthorn volunteer Fire Departments have recently announced that its 4th Annual Kayak/Canoe Poker Run will be held June 6. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, the event consists of a nine-mile fl...
May 10, 2021
POLICE, COURT, FIRE REPORTS FOR MAY 10, 2021
State Police in Punxsutawney say no injuries were reported following a one-vehicle crash in Pine Creek Township of Jefferson County on Saturday. Troopers say the crash occurred along Knox Dale Road ar...
May 10, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MAY 7, 2021
State Police in DuBois have filed criminal charges against a Reynoldsville man who allegedly threatened a woman with a gun during an incident in Washington Township of Jefferson County on Tuesday. Acc...
May 07, 2021
BROOKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOLD HOMETOWN COVID HERO'S ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Brookville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Hometown COVID Hero's Ice Cream Social on June 12 from 1pm to 2 at the Heritage House. Cost is $15 for kids or $30 for families. Wear your favorite ...
May 07, 2021
BROOKVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTRODUCES BROOKVILLE BUCKS
The Brookville Area Chamber of Commerce is introducing its Brookville Bucks program which encourages people to explore local businesses. Brookville Bucks are a form of localized currency that can be u...
May 07, 2021
PASD REPORTS NEW COVID-19 CASE, JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTS SEVEN NEW CASES
The Punxsutawney Area School District reported its first positive COVID-19 case in three weeks on Tuesday. Administrators said a student at the high school who was in the building on April 30 recently...
May 06, 2021
GATEWAY HUMANE SOCIETY TO SELL TICKETS FOR TAKE-OUT DINNER EVENT
The Gateway Humane Society will be selling $10 take-out dinner tickets at several locations including BMP Systems, Way's Office Plus, Ace Hardware, and the Gateway Humane Society of Falls Creek with p...
May 06, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MAY 6, 2021
A tractor-trailer struck a utility pole Wednesday and knocked down several power lines during a hit-and-run crash in Brookville Borough. The Punxsy Spirit reports that the power lines running to Plyle...
May 06, 2021
BROOKVILLE TO INVESTIGATE ALL RESIDENTIAL PARKING IN BOROUGH
Brookville will expand its study of parking in residential areas across the borough after residents at Tuesday's council meeting raised new concerns and objected to some early recommendations of the p...
May 05, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS COVID-19 FUNDING THURSDAY
The Punxsutawney School Board will hold its monthly committee meeting Thursday. According to the board's agenda, one topic of discussion will be the third round of the COVID-19 ESSER funds. The board ...
May 05, 2021
