Category Archives: Local News
POLICE REPORTS FOR JAN. 25, 2021
Punxsutawney Borough Police filed criminal charges including endangering the welfare of a child against a Punxsutawney couple following an investigation after a report of a physical altercation in Pun...
Jan 25, 2021
PASD SEES COVID-19 SPIKE
Punxsutawney Area School District saw a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases last week. According to the Punxsy Spirit, Superintendent Thomas Lesniewski said the district stayed under the threshold in both ...
Jan 25, 2021
ANOTHER PUNXSUTAWNEY ELEMENTARY TEACHER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
The Punxsutawney Area School District reported another elementary school teacher had tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday. According to the Punxsy Spirit, the teacher was present in the elementary sc...
Jan 25, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY CHAMBER SETS SUMMER FESTIVAL DETAILS
The Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce has set the details for this summer's festival in the park. According to the Punxsy Spirit, the festival will run from June 26 to July 3rd in Barclay Square. Food ...
Jan 25, 2021
ROSSITER MAN CHARGED WITH DUI
A traffic stop in Canoe Township of Indiana County lead to an arrest of a Rossiter man on Jan. 16. State Police say they stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation in the 900 block of Johnsonburg Roa...
Jan 22, 2021
TRUCK HITS PASD SCHOOL BUS ON ROUTE 119
All Punxsutawney Fire Departments were called out when a truck hit a Punxsutawney Area School District bus near the intersection of Route 119 and Rikers Road just after 7 am Thursday. According to the...
Jan 22, 2021
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTES ITS VACCINE ALLOTTMENT TO PAH PERSONNEL
Punxsutawney Area Hospital has successfully administered all doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that it was allotted to its organization from the PA Department of Health. The hospital will continue to info...
Jan 22, 2021
HOUSE COMMITTEE OPENS HEARINGS ON ELECTION
In Harrisburg yesterday, the House State Government Committee kicked off what will be a series of hearings to examine potential changes to Pennsylvania's election system, and immediately put Secretary...
Jan 22, 2021
TWO MORE POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN PUNXSUTAWNEY SCHOOLS
The Punxsutawney Area School District announced a teacher and a student at the high school tested positive for coronavirus Thursday. According to a release from the district, the student was in the th...
Jan 22, 2021
POLICE REPORTS FOR JAN. 21, 2021
A report of a missing wallet led to theft and drug charges for a 55-year-old Punxsutawney man. According to ExploreJeffesronPA.com, the victim reported her wallet stolen on Jan. 12. She told police sh...
Jan 21, 2021
