Category Archives: Local News
YET ANOTHER TORNADO CONFIRMED IN INDIANA COUNTY
The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed another tornado that touched down last weekend, the fourth confirmed twister in Indiana County this year after not having experienced any since 2002...
Jun 20, 2019
PURCHASE LINE PASSES BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE
The Purchase Line School District approved their 2019-2020 budget without increasing taxes. The Indiana Gazette reports it was a unanimous decision by the school board to pass the first budget in thre...
Jun 19, 2019
TRACTOR-TRAILER HITS SEVERAL BARRIERS IN I-80 CONSTRUCTION ZONE
There was an accident that closed I-80 yesterday for several hours. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, around 8:30 in the morning a tractor-trailer hit several barriers in a construction zone near m...
Jun 19, 2019
BELL TOWNSHIP COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL AUDIT
The Bell Township Auditors completed their audit report. The Punxsutawney Spirit says the report is in good shape with all the financial records. The published reports also said the piping project on ...
Jun 19, 2019
THREE PUNXSUTAWNEY DRIVERS INVOLVED IN TUESDAY EVENING CRASH
Last evening in Punxsutawney there was a three-vehicle accident that left two people injured. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, the crash happened just before 7 on West Mahoning Street. While two ...
Jun 19, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - JUNE 19, 2019
The Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are asking anyone with information about a case of criminal trespass in Rossiter to call them. The State Police say on June 12 between 7 and 8:30 pm someo...
Jun 19, 2019
FLASH FLOOD WATCH STILL IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh continues the Flash Flood Watch for the counties of Jefferson, Clarion and Indiana through tomorrow evening at 8. Repeated periods of heavy rainfall are poss...
Jun 19, 2019
PIAA TAKES ISSUE WITH BILL TO CREATE SEPARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PUBLIC, PRIVATE SCHOOLS
A bill which would create separate post-season tournaments for public and private schools came under fire during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee Monday. Pennsylvania Intersc...
Jun 18, 2019
JOINT HEARING FOCUSES ON SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION
Possible school district consolidation was the focus of a joint hearing held by the Senate Republican Majority Policy Committee and the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. While there are more than 50...
Jun 18, 2019
PENNDOT RELEASES TRAFFIC DEATH NUMBERS FOR 2018
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that in 2018, statewide traffic deaths increased to almost 1,200 from the record low of a little more than 1,100 in 2017. Last year was the thir...
Jun 18, 2019
