Category Archives: Local News
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE 2022 BUDGET
The 2022 budget was approved by the Jefferson County Commissioners this week with no tax increase. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, there is a budget deficit, largely due to health ...
Dec 17, 2021
LAST DAY FOR MAKE-A-WISH LIGHT UP A CHILD'S LIFE CAMPAIGN
This is the last day for the Make-A-Wish Light Up A Child's Life Campaign in Punxsutawney and so far more than $66,500 was raised. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the grand total for this year's...
Dec 17, 2021
TWO NEW YORK MEN CAUGHT AFTER I-80 CHASE
Yesterday a high-speed chase on I-80 ended with spike strips and two New York men in custody. WTAJ News reports, Pennsylvania State Police based in DuBois found a BMW with New York tags doing 85 mph i...
Dec 10, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY POLICE ASK HELP IN CATCHING RIDGE AVENUE THIEF
The Punxsutawney Borough Police Department is asking the public for help to identify a person involved in a theft at "That Golf Place" on Ridge Avenue. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports the incident hap...
Dec 10, 2021
PUNXSY MEMORIAL LIBRARY WELCOMES NEW INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUESTS COORDINATOR
There's a new interlibrary loan (ILL) request coordinator at the Punxsy Memorial Library. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Laura Chelgren has been hired to replace Tiffiny Allen, who recently submitte...
Dec 08, 2021
RIDGWAY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT BY DECEPTION
A Ridgway woman pleaded guilty to theft by deception after posting an xBox One for sale for $80.00 on Facebook Marketplace and not delivering. ExploreJeffersonPA.Com reports, Punxsutawney Pennsylvania...
Dec 08, 2021
DALESSIO TO SERVE UP TO 15 YEARS FOR ARSON CASES
A Plumville man will spend up to fifteen years in state prison for a series of arsons and for two related cases. In Indiana County Court on Monday, 21-year-old Dylan Dalessio was ordered to serve 16 m...
Dec 08, 2021
GRANT ISSUED TO IUP, ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS
IUP and the Academy of Culinary Arts received a $1 million state grant. Today's edition of The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, State Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and state Rep. Brian Smith (R-66) made the ann...
Dec 07, 2021
BLOOD DRIVE SLATED FOR DUBOIS
The American Red Cross has a blood drive on December 30th at the Best Western Conference Center in DuBois, 82 North Park Place, from 12:30 to 6. Make an appointment at RedCrossBlood.Org or 1 800 Red C...
Dec 07, 2021
BLACK BEAR SEASON NUMBERS BEHIND LAST YEAR
Black bear season is just about over in Pennsylvania, and with a few areas allowing bear hunting until Saturday, the harvest so far is slightly behind the final numbers from last year. With four Wildl...
Dec 07, 2021
