Category Archives: Local News
PENELEC CONDUCTS BLACKOUT IN PART OF PUNXSUTAWNEY
Today, Penelec is conducting a complete blackout in a section of Punxsutawney. According to Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik the blackout impacts North Penn Street, East Mahoning Street and No...
Oct 23, 2020
AVERAGE GAS PRICES IN THE AREA STILL BELOW $2.50
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Pennsylvania last year at this time it was $2.76. Now it is around $2.48. Locally by county: Jefferson is averaging just that $2.48. Clar...
Oct 20, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY, AREA TRICK OR TREATING TIMES
Dating back to more than 2,000 years, the festival of Samhain, or Halloween, will be next Saturday and, yes, there is trick or treating. If you're handing out candy, make sure you turn the outside lig...
Oct 20, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL TO APPLY FOR FUNDING TO WIDEN UNION-FRONT STREETS TURN
The Punxsutawney Borough Council recently approved a motion to apply to the Multimodal Transportation Fund to widen the turn at Union and Front Streets. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Borough M...
Oct 20, 2020
THREE VEHICLE CRASHES REPORTED IN PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA SUNDAY
There were three crashes in the Punxsutawney area yesterday. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the first two occurred around two in the afternoon with only one vehicle sustaining heavy damage, and...
Oct 19, 2020
LEAF COLLECTION BEGINS TODAY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH
The Punxsutawney Borough's annual fall leaf collection starts today and will continue through part of November. The schedule will be: Monday - East End Tuesday - Elk Run and Park Avenue Area Wednesday...
Oct 19, 2020
CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN DIES AFTER GREEN TOWNSHIP CRASH
A Clearfield County man died yesterday afternoon after a three-vehicle collision in which a Cambria County man was seriously injured in Green Township. State police say it happened shortly before 3:30...
Oct 13, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CLARIFIES FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE POLICY
The Punxsutawney School Board clarified its attendance policy for football games. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Superintendent Dr. Lesniewski said at 20 percent Jack LaMarca stadium will seat ...
Oct 08, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN INJURES TWO DEPUTIES SERVING HIS ARREST WARRANT
A man from Punxsutawney is facing felony assault charges after he allegedly injured two Sheriff's Deputies who were serving an arrest warrant in Bell Township. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, a J...
Oct 08, 2020
WOLF ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR OCCUPANCY LIMITS FOR EVENTS
The Wolf Administration has announced that the guidelines for safe gathering limits have been amended. The new amendments go into effect on Friday and will change the orders that were put in place on ...
Oct 06, 2020
