Category Archives: Local News

BROOKVILLE POLICE FIND HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER
The Brookville Borough Police tracked down a hit and run following a single-vehicle crash. The PD were dispatched just after midnight on June 16th to Euclid Avenue for a vehicle that sheared off a uti...
John Smathers Jun 22, 2022

ELK RUN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO HOLD 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The Elk Run Volunteer Fire Company celebrates its 100th anniversary at the firehall. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports it all kicks off this Friday at 6 pm with carnival rides for the kids and several f...
John Smathers Jun 22, 2022

POLICE STILL SEEKING INFORMATION IN TOBY TOWNSHIP BREAK-IN
State Police based in Clarion are still investigating a report of stolen property and damage to a residence totaling over $800 in Toby Township. Authorities say sometime between March and May of this ...
John Smathers Jun 21, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY VFW SITE OF FRIDAY BLOOD DRIVE
This Friday the American Red Cross will be back at the Punxsutawney VFW on Maple Avenue from Noon until 6. Several openings at RedBloodCross.Org or 1 800 Red Cross
John Smathers Jun 21, 2022

BROOKVILLE AREA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES BUDGET WITH NO TAX HIKE
The 2022-23 final budget was approve by the Brookville Area School Board during Monday night's meeting with no tax increases. The Punxsutawney Spirit also reports, the board approved a request by the ...
John Smathers Jun 21, 2022

TOBY TOWNSHIP BREAK-IN, VANDALISM, THEFT UNDER INVESTIGATION
Pennsylvania State Police based in Clarion are investigating a report of stolen property and damage to a residence totaling over $800 in Toby Township. Authorities say sometime between March and May o...
John Smathers Jun 20, 2022

ROOTSTOCK RACING ADVENTURE BEGINS TODAY
This afternoon in Punxsutawney, the Rootstock Racing Adventure event launches its 350-mile, five-day endurance race. Around noon, competitors from all over the country leave on bicycle for Mahaffey. P...
John Smathers Jun 20, 2022

WPXZ COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT (6-19-22)
This Sunday on Community Spotlight our guest is Joseph Hetrick. Hetrick complied an alphabetical list of all the veterans who are represented with a hero banner in Punxsutawney and a means to locate a...
John Smathers Jun 19, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSPORTING OBSCENE WRITING OVER INTERNET
A resident of Punxsutawney, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to a charge of transporting obscene writing over the internet. In a press release the DOJ says, 69 year old Dominic Runco, know...
John Smathers Jun 17, 2022

SUNDAY IS JUNETEENTH
This Sunday is the federal holiday of Juneteenth, which marks June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers reached Galveston, Texas - the furthest point in the South - with news the Civil War had ended. Slaves ...
John Smathers Jun 17, 2022