Category Archives: Local News
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAY 24, 2021
The Punxsutawney Borough Police Department along with the Festival in the Park have announced that a Bike Rodeo will be held Saturday June 26 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Harmon Field in Punxsutawney. T...
May 24, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MAY 24, 2021
State Police in Punxsutawney say no injuries were reported following a one-vehicle rollover crash in Bell Township of Jefferson County on Saturday. The crash occurred on Route 119 near Wildlife Lane a...
May 24, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN MISSING AFTER SWIMMING IN ALLEGHENY RIVER
Searchers failed to find a missing Punxsutawney man yesterday along the Kiski River in Leechburg. 38-year-old Nathan Lauer went missing from a camp in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County sometime Saturd...
May 24, 2021
CLARION RIVER HISTORY EDUCATOR WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN COOK FOREST IN JULY
Cook Forest State Park will be conducting a three-day Clarion River History Educator Workshop from July 28 through July 30 starting at 9:00 am through 5:00 pm at the new Cook Forest State Park Office ...
May 21, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MAY 21, 2021
All three Punxsutawney fire departments responded to a skid steer fire involving hay bales at London Farm, located along Cloe Lake Road in Bell Township of Jefferson County Thursday afternoon. Accordi...
May 21, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY'S K-9 FURY TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING FROM THE BEN ROETHLISBERGER FOUNDATION
K-9 Fury of the Punxsutawney Borough Police Department will be receiving funding from The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, The Punxsutawney Borough Police will be re...
May 21, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR MAY 20, 2021
State Police have released the details of a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Corsica Borough of Jefferson County on Tuesday. State Police in Punxsutawney say the crash occurred around 1:20 pm on Tue...
May 20, 2021
TRI-COUNTY AREA REPORTS 2,000 MORE RESIDENTS RECEIVE FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE
The tri-county area has seen about 2,000 more residents receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine over the last week. According to the PA DOH, Jefferson county added 351 for a total of 16,952 r...
May 20, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL HEARS COMMENTS REGARDING REZONING FOR PROPOSED ARBY'S RESTAURANT
Punxsutawney borough council heard comments from several residents and developer Milo Ritton at Wednesday's public hearing regarding the re-zoning of property along West Mahoning Street for a proposed...
May 20, 2021
CAMERON LEADS FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL NOMINATION
In local municipal elections, Punxsutawney Borough had eight candidates vying for four nominations on the Republican ballot for council seats. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports that Unofficial results sh...
May 20, 2021
