Category Archives: Local News

MAYPORT MAN'S DEATH RULED ACCIDENTAL
The death of the 75 year old Mayport man who was pinned under a farm tractor was ruled accidental. Pennsylvania State Police based in Punxsutawney along with Jefferson County EMS arrived to the reside...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2023

CLEARFIELD COUNTY DRIVERS ON I-80 WARNED OF WINDMILL SUPERLOAD DELAYS
Drivers in the Clearfield County area should expect delays today and tomorrow as windmill superloads pass through. PennDOT says, during the morning hours they'll be at the I-80 97 interchange and trav...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2023

PUNXSUTAWNEY FIRE FIGHTERS HONORED AT BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING
Two firefighters with the Central Fire Department were honored by the Punxsutawney Borough Council at last nights meeting. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Derek Miller and assistant chief Bryan Smith...
John Smathers Jan 10, 2023

PURCHASE LINE READY TO HIRE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
With superintendent Shawn Ford's impending departure to become assistant superintendent of the DuBois Area School District, the Purchase Line School Board is poised to hire an interim superintendent a...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2023

TOMORROW'S MEGA MILLION JACKPOT ESTIMATED AT $1.1 BILLION
Fun news continues. The Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $1.1 billion for tomorrow nights drawing. The last time a Mega Millions jackpot was won in Pennsylvania was on May 21st, 2021 when a winni...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2023

SURVEY RESULTED PRESENTED TO PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA SCHOOL BOARD
The results of two surveys were presented to the Punxsutawney Area School Board at last Thursday's meeting. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, the focus of the Pennsylvania Youth Survey is identify...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2023

REYNOLDSVILLE WOMAN SCAMMED
Authorities are investigation a report of a scam involving identify theft in Winslow Township of Jefferson County. State police in DuBois say on December 28th a 26 year old Reynoldsville woman was con...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2023

MORE INFORMATION RELEASED ON FATAL I-80 CRASH
State Police released more information about the fatal accident on Christmas Eve in the Township and County of Clarion. Around 7 in the morning, a commercial truck was previously disabled near mile ma...
John Smathers Jan 09, 2023

BELL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS RE-ELECTED
At their reorganization meeting on Tuesday, the Bell Township supervisors were all re-elected to their positions. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Jeff Kromer remains chairman of the board with Wayne ...
John Smathers Jan 06, 2023

BROOKVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH ANIMAL NEGLECT, ABUSE
Following an investigation the Brookville PD cited a 40 year old resident with two counts of neglect of animal and one count of abuse of an animal. It was alleged the man left his dog outside for over...
John Smathers Jan 06, 2023