Category Archives: Local News

PA FLOOD RISK TOOL DEVELOPED BY PENN STATE ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO ASSESS FLOOD RISK
Penn State University along with the Federal and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agencies have developed an online tool that allows residents to assess their flood risk status. WTAJ reports the Penn...
John Smathers Jun 24, 2021

ATV REPORTED STOLEN IN UNION TOWNSHIP
State Police in Punxsutawney are looking for an ATV that was recently reported stolen in Union Township of Jefferson County. Troopers say the theft occurred along Country Club Road sometime between 7:...
John Smathers Jun 24, 2021

BROOKVILLE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES BUDGET WITH TAX INCREASE
Brookville Area School Board voted to approve the 2021-22 budget with a tax increase of 2.9 percent on Monday. The Punxsy Spirit reports that the general fund budget amounts to about $28.4 million wit...
John Smathers Jun 23, 2021

POLICE-FIRE REPORTS FOR JUNE 23, 2021
State Police in Punxsutawney say a 34-year-old Emporium man was arrested following a traffic Stop in Winslow Township of Jefferson County on Sunday. Police stopped the vehicle around 1:20 am. on Steve...
John Smathers Jun 23, 2021

I80 EXIT 70 STRATTANVILLE EASTBOUND CLOSURE COMING UP SOON
PennDOT says there will be a ramp closure of Exit 70: Strattanville Eastbound coming up soon as part of the ongoing resurfacing project for Interstate 80 in Clarion County. The ramp is set to be close...
John Smathers Jun 23, 2021

POLICE REPORTS FOR JUNE 22, 2021
In an update of a story we had for you yesterday... State Police in Punxsutawney say that after further investigation and interviews it was determined that the one-year-old girl who went missing from ...
John Smathers Jun 22, 2021

SUMMER PROGRAMS IN FULL SWING AT PUNXSUTAWNEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Summer Programs are underway at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library. Last year programs were held virtually due to the pandemic but this year the library has created a hybrid in-person/virtual experienc...
John Smathers Jun 21, 2021

MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS BUDGET AT TONIGHT'S MEETING
The Marion Center School Board will meet tonight to discuss the 2021-22 district budget. WCCSRadio.com, reports that the board is considering a spending plan of about $27 million holding the line on r...
John Smathers Jun 21, 2021

CHILD FOUND SAFE AFTER NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP KIDNAPPING
A one-year-old Smicksburg child was found safe following a kidnapping on Thursday. State Police in Punxsutawney say the one-year-old girl was reported missing around 1:25 pm from a home along Coolspri...
John Smathers Jun 21, 2021

POLICE REPORTS FOR JUNE 21, 2021
A 31-year-old Punxsutawney man was arrested following a suspected DUI HIT-AND-RUN crash that happened on Saturday just before 10 pm. State Police say the hit-and-run crash occurred in Gaskill Township...
John Smathers Jun 21, 2021