Category Archives: Local News
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT - JULY 12, 2020
Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik talks about the progress made with the Army Corps of engineers for improvements to Punxsutawney including: The sewer system along Indiana Street, the Mahoning ...
Jul 12, 2020
IUP CULINARY ARTS SCHOOL RECEIVES DONATION FROM DUBOIS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
The IUP Academy of Culinary Arts received a $100,000 donation from the Fairman Family Foundation of DuBois on Wednesday. In addition to the gift, the Fairman Family Foundation recently made a $1,000 d...
Jul 10, 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT THIS SUNDAY TO FEATURE PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH MANAGER
Our guest this Sunday morning on Community Spotlight is Punxsutawney Borough manager Toby Santik. A couple of the topics include, dredging the channel and the Indiana Street project which will be disc...
Jul 10, 2020
IRS TAX FILING DEADLINE APPROACHING
The IRS tax filing and payment deadline is less than a week away, Wednesday July 15th. According to the IRS website, there are several free filing services available online and in some cases it can be...
Jul 09, 2020
INDIANA FIRE DEPT. RESCUES CHILD LOCKED IN CAR
The Indiana Fire Department was dispatched to a scene along Sleepy Hollow Road in Rayne Township yesterday morning. Indiana County 911 reports that just before 10:30, a call came in regarding a child ...
Jul 09, 2020
PA HOUSE PASSES STRUZZI’S BILL CONCERNING RGGI
On Wednesday, the State House of Representatives passed representative Jim Struzzi's bill that would require legislative authorization before Pennsylvania could impose a carbon tax on employers that a...
Jul 09, 2020
MAN CITED FOR NOT CLEANING UP DOG'S MESS ON BROOKVILLE STREET
When you're walking the dog, you have to clean up any messes. Just enough details were released about an incident that happened on June 29, around 2:30 in the morning, when a business owner on Main St...
Jul 09, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY ALLEY OILING, CHIPPING TO RESUME ON JULY 27
The next time the borough of Punxsutawney will be oiling and chipping alleys, weather permitting, will be July 27th through the 29th. The borough secretary asks residents to avoid the streets while th...
Jul 09, 2020
STATE REPORTS COVID-19 CASES THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the percentage of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Commonwealth stands at 77 percent. In statistics released yesterday, 995 new cases ...
Jul 08, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY POLICE ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR K-9 UNIT
The Punxsutawney Borough Police Department is accepting donations for its K-9 Unit. Borough Council President Bill Williams said last week they raised $1,800 for the cause, and if you want to donate.....
Jul 08, 2020
