Category Archives: Local News
PA HOUSE GOP TO INVESTIGATE PANDEMIC-RELATED DEATHS AT NURSING HOMES
State House Republicans are launching an investigation into whether Wolf Administration policies led to coronavirus-related deaths at nursing homes. House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff says the Ho...
Mar 02, 2021
PASD REPORTS FIRST COVID CASE SINCE FEB. 18
A PASD staff member recently tested positive for COVID-19, the first case the district has identified in more than a week. According to the Punxsy Spirit, the district reported the recent positive on ...
Mar 02, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MARCH 2, 2021
A 34-year-old Punxsutawney man was arrested following a traffic stop in Punxsutawney Borough on Feb. 13th. Troopers say they stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation on Pine Street near Orange Aly ...
Mar 02, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES TO RECEIVE NEARLY $3.2 MILLION FOR ROADS
PennDOT has announced the 2021 Liquid Fuels Tax allocations for every municipality in that state, with revenues down about seven percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jefferson County's municipalities...
Mar 02, 2021
WOLF LIFTS COVID-RELATED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, REVISES CROWD LIMITS
Governor Tom Wolf announced this morning some changes to the state's Covid-19 restrictions, including those involving travel and gathering sizes. Those changes include: - Eliminating out-of-state trav...
Mar 02, 2021
FIRE REPORTS FOR MARCH 1, 2021
Multiple fire departments were dispatched to a structure fire in McCalmont Township of Jefferson County early Sunday morning. According to the Punxsy Spirit a McCalmont Township volunteer firefighter ...
Mar 01, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTS COVID-19 DEATH FROM WEEKEND
Jefferson County reported one more death and seven new coronavirus cases over Friday and Saturday. According to the PA Department of Health, the county's total case count has reached 2,785 and the dea...
Mar 01, 2021
DETAILS RELEASED ON FATAL CRASH OUTSIDE OF CLARION
Additional details have been released in the investigation into the Strattanville couple discovered at a fatal accident scene just outside of Clarion on Feb. 20th. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com,...
Mar 01, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MARCH 1, 2021
A DuBois man is facing charges following a police pursuit that ended in a crash in DuBois on Friday. State Police in DuBois attempted to stop the driver of an SUV pulling a trailer, identified as Mich...
Mar 01, 2021
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE COMING TO REYNOLDSVILLE
The American Red Cross has a blood drive coming up on March 17th at the American Legion in Reynoldsville on 305 Broadway Street from 1 pm to 6. To make an appointment, call 1-800-Red-Cross or go to re...
Mar 01, 2021
