Category Archives: Local News

JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO SERVE IN INDIANA COUNTY JAIL
A Jefferson County man was sentenced today in Indiana County's Court of Common pleas for an alcohol-related incident dating back to last year. Court documents say 56-year-old Brent Nulph of Templeton ...
John Smathers May 11, 2022

CAR HITS FALLEN TREE IN CLARION COUNTY
A driver who attempted to go under a tree that was blocking a roadway, smashed the windshield of her Kia, in Farmington Township of Clarion County. According to the Pennsylvania State Police based in ...
John Smathers May 10, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL HONORED WITH HIGH RANKING
It's National Hospital Week, and the National Rural Health Association and Chartis Center for Rural Health ranked the Punxsutawney Area Hospital as a top 20 Rural and Community Hospital. Today's editi...
John Smathers May 10, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH ASKED TO CHANGE ZONING CODE TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESS
Last night at the Punxsutawney Borough Council meeting the President of the Punxsutawney Area Chamber of Commerce, Katie Laska proposed a change in the zoning code to encourage new businesses to open ...
John Smathers May 10, 2022

MATCH 6 WINNER SOLD IN INDIANA
While a lot of attention is paid to the large multi-state jackpot lottery games, sometimes there are big winners in the smaller daily games, and that is the case for some lucky person. The Pennsylvani...
John Smathers May 09, 2022

PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD TO VOTE ON BUDGET TONIGHT
The Purchase Line School Board will vote on its budget for the coming fiscal year in a school board meeting scheduled for tonight. That's one of a number of items on a busy agenda, which also includes...
John Smathers May 09, 2022

LANE CLOSURES COMING TO SECTION OF INTERSTATE 80 NEXT MONDAY
PennDOT is alerting drivers to long-term lane closures on Interstate 80 East and Westbound between Exit 62: Clarion and Exit 45: Emlenton/St. Petersburg in Clarion County starting May 16, 2022. This b...
John Smathers May 09, 2022

HIT AND RUN INVESTIGATED IN GLEN CAMPBELL
The State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating a hit and run in Glen Campbell of Indiana County. Authorities say around 10 o'clock on Saturday night, a vehicle hit a utility trailer in front of a ...
John Smathers May 09, 2022

SEXUAL ASSAULT INCIDENT FROM 35 YEARS AGO REPORTED IN CLARION COUNTY
On May 5th Pennsylvania State Police based in Marienville received a report of sexual assault that allegedly occurred 35 years ago in Washington Township of Clarion County. A 5 year old female from Ed...
John Smathers May 09, 2022

PUNXSUTAWNEY ALUMNUS TO GRADUATE WITH PERFECT GPA FROM IUP
A local student graduating tomorrow from IUP with a bachelor's degree will be honored at IUP commencement for completing studies with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Caitlyn Rodgers, a music education major from R...
John Smathers May 06, 2022