Category Archives: Local News
TWO TEEN GIRLS INJURED IN PINE CREEK TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
Two girls, one 17 and the other 14 years old, were seriously injured in an accident and flown to trauma centers yesterday afternoon in Pine Creek Township of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Polic...
Mar 19, 2020
GLEN CAMPBELL MAN'S HEARING FOR MURDER CONTINUED
In Indiana County court, the preliminary hearing for 25-year-old Matthew Bartlebaugh of Glen Campbell was to have been held today, but has been continued to April 30th. Bartlebaugh is charged with cri...
Mar 19, 2020
MAKE-A-WISH POSTPONES WISHES
Make A Wish made the difficult decision to postpone 61 wishes until further notice. In addition, numerous events and fundraisers, including those taking place at schools and universities, have been po...
Mar 19, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL SIGNS DECLARATION OF DISASTER
The Punxsutawney Borough Council has signed a Declaration of Disaster in preparation amid the COVID 19 outbreak. Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik
Mar 18, 2020
RADIO STATIONS CLOSED TO PUBLIC UNTIL APRIL 1
We at Renda Radio Punxsutawney, which includes 104.1 FM WPXZ, KOOL 103.3 FM and Fox Sports 100.9 FM WECZ, have closed our office to the public until April 1st. We are suspending prize pickups until Ap...
Mar 17, 2020
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING DEATH OF YOUNG BOY IN RINGGOLD TOWNSHIP
Yesterday morning at 9:40 the Pennsylvania State Police Punxsutawney barracks was dispatched and assigned to investigate the death of a five year old male in Ringgold Township of Jefferson County. The...
Mar 17, 2020
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
