Category Archives: Local News
JEFFERSON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY TO WORK REMOTELY THROUGH FEBRUARY
The Jefferson County Housing Authority staff will work remotely through February due to the surge in coronavirus cases. According to the Punxsy Spirit, Housing Authority Executive Director Sandra McGu...
Dec 29, 2020
JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTS ONE COVID-19 DEATH ON MONDAY
Jefferson County reported one additional death and 11 new COVID-19 cases as of Monday Dec. 28, bringing the county's case total to 1,812. According to the PA Department of Health, in the last two days...
Dec 29, 2020
NO NEW COVID-19 DEATHS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE LAST MONDAY
There have been no new coronavirus-related deaths in Jefferson County for the first time since last Monday, according to the latest PA Department of Health data. There are 28 additional positive cases...
Dec 28, 2020
SYKESVILLE MAN INJURED IN ATV CRASH
A 57-year-old Sykesville man was seriously injured in a suspected DUI-related ATV crash on Buhite Road in Winslow Township of Jefferson County on Christmas Eve. DuBois-based Pennsylvania State Police ...
Dec 28, 2020
VEHICLE CRASHES: ROUTE 322, SHAKOKIN TRAIL ROAD
A Punxsutawney man struck the rear of a FedEx truck that was stopped on the berm of SR 322 in Pine Creek Township of Jefferson County on Dec. 23. Punxsutawney Pennsylvania State Police say the operato...
Dec 28, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES GETTING COVID-19 VACCINE SHOT
Punxsutawney Area Hospital received doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Dec. 24. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, hospital employees were given the opportunity to receive the vaccine ...
Dec 28, 2020
BIG RUN, BELL TOWNSHIP COUNCILS APPROVE BUDGETS
Both Big Run and Bell Township councils have approved 2021 budgets with no tax increase. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, the speed limit on Cloe Church Street was also discussed at the Bell Town...
Dec 28, 2020
CAMBRIA COUNTY MAN JAILED, ACCUSED IN TRAFFIC DEATH OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN
A Cambria County man is in Indiana County Jail to await court action in connection with the traffic crash death of a Clearfield County man earlier this year. According to the Indiana Gazette, State Po...
Dec 28, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF CUTTING TREES ON NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY
A 31-year-old Punxsutawney man is facing criminal charges after allegedly cutting down two trees on his neighbor's property on Nov. 21 in Bell Township of Jefferson County. According to ExploreJeffers...
Dec 28, 2020
PENN RUN GIRL KILLED IN CRASH ON WEDNESDAY
A 14-year-old girl from Penn Run in Indiana County passed away in a crash yesterday on Route 553. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. said that Brittany Eileen Keith was killed in a crash on Rou...
Dec 24, 2020
