Category Archives: Local News

RESIDENTIAL FIRE IN SMICKSBURG UNDER INVESTIGATION
On July 31st the Pennsylvania State Fire Marshal was requested to investigate the cause and origin of a residential fire that destroyed a $110,000 home along Route 210 in Smicksburg. The cause is unde...
John Smathers Aug 02, 2022

STATE POLICE TO HAVE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS IN AUGUST
The Pennsylvania State Police based in Punxsutawney will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout this month. Their zero tolerance policy will focus on removing drug and alcohol impaired drivers ...
John Smathers Aug 02, 2022

PENFIELD MAN ACCUSED IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE
A Penfield man could face life in prison after investigators found several child porn files downloaded to his computer. WTAJ News reports, 65-year-old Raymond A. Mikelonis Sr. is back in jail for shar...
John Smathers Aug 02, 2022

MULTIPLE FIRE CREWS CALLED TO NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP HOUSE FIRE
On Saturday night, a five-alarm fire was reported just after 9 o'clock at an abandoned house in North Mahoning Township. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Plumville and Marion Center...
John Smathers Aug 01, 2022

DUBOIS MAN CHARGED IN ROAD RAGE INCIDENT
A DuBois man is facing several charges following an incident of road rage on State Route 219 in Washington Township. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.Com, 35-year-old Scott Alan Hall is accused of poin...
John Smathers Aug 01, 2022

LIMESTONE MAN KILLED IN SIDE-BY-SIDE CRASH
A man from Limestone was killed on Saturday morning in a side-by-side accident. ExploreVanango.Com reports, 23 year old Dyllan Marquis Rhoads was pronounced deceased by the Clarion County Coroner just...
John Smathers Aug 01, 2022

LOCAL HUNTING CLUBS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST GAME COMMISSION OVER CAMERA USE
The Punxsutawney Hunting Club and the Pitch Pine Hunting Club hired representation and filed a suit against the Pennsylvania Game Commission, accusing them of using their cameras on private property w...
John Smathers Aug 01, 2022

GREENWOOD APPEARING AT BARCLAY SQUARE SATURDAY NIGHT
Tomorrow evening don't miss Lee Greenwood at Barclay Square in downtown Punxsutawney for a free concert at 6:30.
John Smathers Jul 29, 2022

INJURIES REPORTED IN I-80 SANDY TOWNSHIP CRASH
Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash along I-80 in Sandy Township of Clearfield County yesterday afternoon. WJAC News reports, the crash occurred just before 2 pm near the westbound 97...
John Smathers Jul 29, 2022

SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY TO HAVE SPECIAL RECYCLING COLLECTION
Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority will have another electronic, television and household hazardous waste recycling collection. Today's edition of the Punxsutawney Spirit reports it will be taking...
John Smathers Jul 29, 2022