Category Archives: Local News
INTERVIEW: PRESIDENT, CEO OF PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL
Hospital leadership at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital has been participating in planning sessions for resuming medically necessary, time sensitive surgeries and procedures on May 11th. Early in the re...
Apr 27, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY SUPERINTENDENT TALKS UPCOMING EVENTS, BUDGET, NEXT SEMESTER
Punxsutawney Area School District Superintendent Dr. Lesniewski talked about upcoming events for the rest of this year, budget and the next school semester.
Apr 27, 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Essential Heroes Thank You Ride
Our guest for Community Spotlight this Sunday is Mary Jude Troupe of SPLASH (a group of volunteers who manage the George C Brown Community pool in Punxsutawney), who organized a "Parade" by making it ...
Apr 26, 2020
PUNXSUTAWENY RECEIVES LOAN FOR SEWER LINE, STORM WATER PIPING REPLACEMENT
On Wednesday, Punxsutawney received a loan valued at nearly $2 million to replace the terracotta sanitary sewer lines with new sewer lines and storm-water conveyance piping. The project will eliminate...
Apr 24, 2020
NFIB DIRECTOR DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF COLLABORATION WITH WOLF ON NON-LIFE-SUSTAINING BUSINESSES
Gordon Denlinger, Pennsylvania State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says NFIB was disappointed by the lack of collaboration between the Wolf Administration and the busine...
Apr 24, 2020
UPMC CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER SAYS ALL VISITING PATIENTS TO BE TESTED
Tammy Minnier, UPMC Chief Quality Officer, says all patients, regardless of the reason for their visit, will be tested for cornavirus.
Apr 24, 2020
POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES REMAIN AT FOUR IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, as of noon today, the number of reported positive Covid-19 cases in Jefferson County remained at four, with no deaths in the county. Indiana County ...
Apr 24, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH MANAGER ON TAX DEADLINE
Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik talks about a deadline, discount, taxes, how and where.
Apr 23, 2020
WESTOVER MAN FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME
State police say a Westover man apparently died as the result of injuries suffered in a fall at his home this week. Police were dispatched just after noon on Monday for a report of a man found dead at...
Apr 23, 2020
WOLF: JEFFERSON COUNTY, NORTH CENTRAL PA FIRST IN REOPENING PHASE
As of now, our area and north central PA will be the first to be released from the stay-at-home order, on May 8th but restrictions will remain. According to a color coded system using red, yellow and ...
Apr 23, 2020
