Category Archives: Local News
RESTAURANTS COULD BE HIT WITH NEW RESTRICTIONS SOON
Restaurants across the state could face another shutdown, as the state health department prepares to announce new restrictions that could include prohibiting indoor dining and only allowing for takeou...
Dec 09, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PREPARING FOR INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES
Punxsutawney Area Hospital officials are getting ready for a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. Hospital spokesperson Katie Donald says the hospital is not at full capacity yet and is still able ...
Dec 09, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTS FLU NUMBERS
Two months into the flu season, the state Department of Health is reporting 480 laboratory-confirmed cases of the flu in Pennsylvania and one flu-related death. While flu activity is low across the st...
Dec 08, 2020
ROUTE 28 CRASH FOLLOWS POLICE PURSUIT THIS MORNING
Punxsutawney fire units were called for traffic control this morning for an accident on Route 28 reportedly following a police pursuit, according to Jefferson County Fire Wire. State Police and Brookv...
Dec 08, 2020
MARION CENTER MAN JAILED, CHARGED AFTER THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN CLYMER
State Police charged a Marion Center man after a three-vehicle crash in Clymer Borough yesterday morning, according to 1160 WCCS. Derek E. Colberg, 32, was lodged in the Indiana County Jail to await a...
Dec 08, 2020
JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER INJURED AFTER FALL AT AIRPORT ROAD FIRE
A junior female firefighter from Punxsutawney Central was taken to Punxsutawney Area Hospital by Jefferson County EMS after a fall while fighting a fire Monday night at the Shadow Vineyard and Winery ...
Dec 08, 2020
MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PUNXSUTAWNEY STUDENTS, ONE TEACHER QUARANTINED
The Punxsutawney Spirit says 25 Punxsutawney Area High School students and one teacher were quarantined after contact with another student who tested positive for COVID-19 Monday. Administrators say t...
Dec 08, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ARRESTED AFTER REFUSING TO WEAR MASK AT WALMART
The Punxsutawney Spirit reports a 36-year-old Punxsutawney man was arrested Friday for defiant trespass after refusing to put on a mask at a Walmart in Young Township. Troopers responded to the store ...
Dec 08, 2020
THEFT IN BIG RUN UNDER INVESTIGATION
Pennsylvania State Police based in Punxsutawney are investigating a theft that occurred at 110 Church Street in Big Run Borough in Jefferson County sometime between Dec. 1 and Dec. 7. A 60" silver alu...
Dec 08, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING LIMITED TO SIX PEOPLE
Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik said Monday that the Punxsutawney Borough Council meeting to be held tomorrow evening will be limited to six people due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. However...
Dec 07, 2020
