Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCHOOL MOVING TO BLOCK SCHEDULING
The Punxsutawney Area High School will be moving to a block schedule, which will change the way the school day is laid out and how classes are taught. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, superintend...
May 06, 2022
CREWS RESPOND TO STRUCTURE FIRE IN NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
Indiana County 911 reports that crews from Dayton, Marion Center, Perry and Plumville, along with Citizens Ambulance and the county HazMat team, responded to a fire on McCormick Road shortly after noo...
May 05, 2022
STATE POLICE REMIND DRIVERS TO WATCH OUT FOR FARM TRACTORS ON RURAL ROADS
State police are informing drivers that they will see more activity on rural roads, especially from tractors and other pieces of farm equipment. Motorists are being reminded to: Be respectful and pati...
May 05, 2022
SYKESVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES BOROUGH BUILDING UPGRADES
Improvements will be made to the borough building in Sykesville as the Sykesville Borough Council voted for approval at this week's meeting. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the off...
May 05, 2022
FIRE DEPARTMENTS CALLED OUT TO STRUCTURE FIRE IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP
Firefighters were dispatched early this morning for a structure fire at a business along Route 286 in Montgomery Township. The initial summons came at 2:18 AM for a fire at the Hillsdale Pallet Compan...
May 04, 2022
WOMAN CHARGED AFTER INCIDENT CAUGHT ON CELL PHONE VIDEO
A 65 year old woman is facing charges of ethnic intimidation, harassment, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. The Brookville Police Department investigated a video that was recorded on a cell ph...
May 04, 2022
ANITA WOMAN CHARGED IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A woman from Anita is in jail after allegedly threatening to kill people and attempting to enter a residence after reportedly breaking a window. ExpoloreJeffersonPA.Com reports Pennsylvania State Poli...
May 04, 2022
PENNDOT PLANS LANE CLOSURES FOR PARTS OF INTERSTATE 80
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...
May 04, 2022
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
No one was injured in a rear-end collision that happened yesterday afternoon in Young Township. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the crash occurred along Walston Road around 3 pm when a Jeep Cher...
May 04, 2022
AG PROGRESSIVE SAFETY DAYS EVENT SLATED FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
Several volunteers were recognized and there was a presentation from the Pennsylvania Game Commission at yesterday's annual Penn State Extension Jefferson County office meeting. Today's edition of The...
May 03, 2022
