Category Archives: Local News
PENNDOT ANNOUNCES PICK UP PA DATES FOR DISTRICT 10 COUNTIES
PennDOT has announced the Pick Up Pennsylvania dates for the counties in District 10. Jefferson County's Pick Up PA Date is April 22, Clarion County's date is April 26, and Indiana County's date is Ap...
Apr 15, 2021
PUNXSY STUDENTS PLACE IN STEM DESIGN CHALLENGE AT RIU6
Riverview Intermediate Unit #6 recently coordinated the STEM Design Challenge for 6th to 8th grade students. Five teams of students from Punxsutawney Area, Cranberry Area, and Union School Districts p...
Apr 15, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY COVID-19 DEATH TOLL AT 92
Jefferson County reported 17 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Tuesday. According to the PA DOH, the county's total case count has reached 3,094 and the death toll is at 92. Indiana County repor...
Apr 14, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR APRIL 14, 2021
One woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon on North Main Street in Punxsutawney. The Punxsy Spirit reports a woman was traveling north on Route 36 and failed to see a...
Apr 14, 2021
SMITH ANNOUNCES UPCOMING VETERANS ASSISTANCE HOURS
Representative Brian Smith announced his upcoming veterans assistance hours for April and May 2021. Since his offices were closed on Good Friday, the next outreach will be offered by an American Legio...
Apr 14, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL TO HOLD JOB FAIR
The Punxsutawney Area Hospital will hold a virtual job fair today from 6pm to 7 pm via Zoom. Positions are available for RN's LPN's and Surgical Technicians. Employment is also available in the Med/Su...
Apr 14, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR APRIL 12, 2021
A motorcyclist was airlifted to UPMC Altoona Saturday afternoon following a crash on State Route 949. State Police in Marienville say the accident happened at Spring Creek Road in Heath Township of Je...
Apr 12, 2021
COOK FOREST STATE PARK ANNOUNCES UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Cook Forest State Park has recently announced its schedule of upcoming programs for April and May. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, Friends of Cook Forest will hold a Forest Road Litter Pick-Up on...
Apr 12, 2021
PENNDOT ANNOUNCES JEFFERSON COUNTY RESURFACING PROJECT
PennDOT has announced that a resurfacing project will begin soon on State Route 322 in Union and Rose Township and Brookville and Corsica boroughs in Jefferson County. The project will begin April 19 ...
Apr 12, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR APRIL 9, 2021
A 36-year-old Punxsutawney woman was injured following a motorcycle crash in Bell Township of Jefferson County on Thursday. Troopers say the crash occurred along Route 119 at its intersection with McC...
Apr 09, 2021
