Category Archives: Local News

Next year the American Red Cross will have a blood drive on January 17th from noon until 5 at the Big Run War Memorial Building,123 East Main Street.

The Pennsylvania State Police are looking for information into a hit-and-run crash that happened in Big Run. Authorities say on Monday morning around 9, someone was driving a white box truck on 102 Ea...

Seasonal influenza is becoming more prevalent in Pennsylvania. Since the start of the 2021-2022 flu season, Jefferson County has 131 confirmed cases of seasonal influenza. In Indiana County, there hav...

More Pennsylvania counties have agreed to be a part of a historic settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors, including Jefferson, Clearfield, Indiana, and Clarion. Attorney General Josh Sh...

Sadly a total of 184 people have died from complications related to COVID in Jefferson County. That's with the addition of two more people in the latest numbers from the PA Department of Health. Four ...

There was a fatal crash on Monday night on Main Street in Big Run following a police pursuit. Today's edition of the Punxsutawney Spirit reports the incident began around 10:45 p.m. when the Punxsutaw...

Motorists are being advised to exercise patience as they take to the roads for the Christmas holiday. Officials with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission say they expect a 40 percent increase in volum...

The statewide average cost for a gallon of gas according to Triple-A, is $3.54, a decrease of one cent from last week and five cents from last month. The national average is also falling gradually, cu...

The number of cases of influenza has increased across Pennsylvania. The PA Department of Health is reporting an increase of over 4,300 (4,367) lab-confirmed flu cases in the state, bringing the total ...

The winner of the Kurt Jonson Battle of the High School Marching Bands is the Oil City Oilers of Oil City. They will get a trophy, pizza party,$2,000 and bragging rights. Last year's winner was the Du...