Category Archives: Local News
GAS PRICES HOLD STEADY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is steady this week at $2.47 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. The average price last year at this time was $2.92....
Jul 07, 2020
SYKESVILLE COUNCIL VOTES TO KEEP POLICE
The Sykesville Borough Council voted to keep its police department. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, it was a close vote after a heated debate, when the motion carried, 4-3, to retain Officer Ear...
Jul 07, 2020
MUSIC IN THE PARK THIS THURSDAY NIGHT IN PUNXSUTAWNEY
This Thursday evening, it's "Music in the Park" in Barclay Square in downtown Punxsutawney. Scheduled to perform are, from 5:30 to 7, the Rusty Joe Band, then 7 to 8:30 "B" n "B" Acoustic. Ron Walker ...
Jul 07, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN ARRESTED FOR INCIDENT DURING TRAFFIC STOP
A woman from Punxsutawney was taken into custody following an incident in Jefferson County during the early morning hours of July 4th. According to the Pennsylvania State Police around 3 am, they cond...
Jul 06, 2020
VEHICLE HITS PEDESTRIAN IN PUNXSUTAWNEY
A person who was crossing the road with a stroller in Punxsutawney was hit by a vehicle on Saturday night. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the victim and a female juvenile were taken by Jefferso...
Jul 06, 2020
EMERGENCY WEATHER SIRENS TO BE TESTED THIS EVENING IN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES
This evening the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Services will be testing the emergency weather sirens in Punxsutawney. Brockway, Brookville, Summerville, Snyder Township, and Sigel. The test...
Jul 06, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY ALLEYS OILING, CHIPPING UNDERWAY
The borough of Punxsutawney will be oiling and chipping alleys weather permitting, now through the 8th and between 27th to the 29th. The borough secretary asks residents to avoid the streets while the...
Jul 06, 2020
CLYMER MAN DIES IN VEHICLE CRASH IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP
There was a fatal accident over the weekend. A Clymer man passed away Friday at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown as the result of injuries suffered in a crash on June 17th on Tanoma Road...
Jul 06, 2020
WILLIAMS THANKS FESTIVAL IN THE PARK GOERS
Punxsutawney Borough Council President Bill Williams visited the WPXZ studio to thank everybody who participated in the first ever Festival in the Park. Williams reiterated the George C. Brown Communi...
Jul 06, 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - JULY 5, 2020
Marlene Lellock, the Director of the Weather Discovery Center in downtown Punxsutawney, says due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social mitigation, the center was closed for several months. However, they...
Jul 05, 2020
