Category Archives: Local News

PUNXSUTAWNEY, AREA TRICK OR TREATING TIMES
Dating back to more than 2,000 years, the festival of Samhain, or Halloween, will be next Saturday and, yes, there is trick or treating. If you're handing out candy, make sure you turn the outside lig...
John Smathers Oct 26, 2020

BROOKVILLE POLICE CHARGE WOMAN WITH DRUG POSSESSION IN MOTEL PARKING LOT
The Brookville Borough Police were dispatched to a parking lot of a motel along the Allegheny Boulevard for a report of a suspicious vehicle switching parking spots yesterday morning around three. Aut...
John Smathers Oct 23, 2020

CHERRY TREE MAN ARRESTED ON DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
A Cherry Tree man was arrested on drug-related charges after a traffic stop in White Township. PSP in Indiana say around 4 pm on Tuesday, troopers pulled over a car driven by John J. Styslinger after ...
John Smathers Oct 23, 2020

PENELEC CONDUCTS BLACKOUT IN PART OF PUNXSUTAWNEY
Today, Penelec is conducting a complete blackout in a section of Punxsutawney. According to Punxsutawney Borough Manager Toby Santik the blackout impacts North Penn Street, East Mahoning Street and No...
John Smathers Oct 23, 2020

AVERAGE GAS PRICES IN THE AREA STILL BELOW $2.50
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Pennsylvania last year at this time it was $2.76. Now it is around $2.48. Locally by county: Jefferson is averaging just that $2.48. Clar...
John Smathers Oct 20, 2020

PUNXSUTAWNEY, AREA TRICK OR TREATING TIMES
Dating back to more than 2,000 years, the festival of Samhain, or Halloween, will be next Saturday and, yes, there is trick or treating. If you're handing out candy, make sure you turn the outside lig...
John Smathers Oct 20, 2020

PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL TO APPLY FOR FUNDING TO WIDEN UNION-FRONT STREETS TURN
The Punxsutawney Borough Council recently approved a motion to apply to the Multimodal Transportation Fund to widen the turn at Union and Front Streets. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Borough M...
John Smathers Oct 20, 2020

THREE VEHICLE CRASHES REPORTED IN PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA SUNDAY
There were three crashes in the Punxsutawney area yesterday. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, the first two occurred around two in the afternoon with only one vehicle sustaining heavy damage, and...
John Smathers Oct 19, 2020

LEAF COLLECTION BEGINS TODAY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH
The Punxsutawney Borough's annual fall leaf collection starts today and will continue through part of November. The schedule will be: Monday - East End Tuesday - Elk Run and Park Avenue Area Wednesday...
John Smathers Oct 19, 2020

CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN DIES AFTER GREEN TOWNSHIP CRASH
A Clearfield County man died yesterday afternoon after a three-vehicle collision in which a Cambria County man was seriously injured in Green Township. State police say it happened shortly before 3:30...
John Smathers Oct 13, 2020