Category Archives: Local News
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO BARN BLAZE IN PERRY TOWNSHIP WEDNESDAY
Firefighters responded to a barn blaze on North Enterline Road, Perry Township, just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit has a photo by Larry McGuire who reports, despite efforts, the...
Oct 10, 2024
DUBOIS AND PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCOOL STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT NORTHERN PA IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Nine students from DuBois and Punxsutawney high schools were selected as Chief Science Officers (CSOs) to represent Northwestern Pennsylvania in an internationally recognized leadership program. Accor...
Oct 10, 2024
NEW POLL SUGGESTS PA RESIDENTS ARE OPEN TO SOME FRACKING REGULATIONS
A new poll suggests that people in Pennsylvania are open to some, but not a lot of new regulations on fracking. The Ohio River Valley Institute and a progressive polling firm say more than 90% of peop...
Oct 10, 2024
CLARION MAN FACES FELONY CHARGES FOR RECODING LOCAL BARTENDER
A Clarion man, Travis Clayton Dick, 43, faces felony charges for allegedly recording a local bartender without consent and posting the video on YouTube. ExploreClarion.com reports the video, titled "A...
Oct 10, 2024
PSP PROVIDE SEPTEMBER 18 FATAL CRASH DETAILS
Pennsylvania State Police have provided details on a fatal crash that occurred on September 18, on Route 322 in Winslow Township. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.com, 38-year-old Russell Reedy, of Rus...
Oct 10, 2024
GAME COMMISSION AND FISH & BOAT COMMISSION UNVEIL NEW SPORTSMAN LICENSE PLATE
Hunters and fishers in Pennsylvania can now show off their love for the outdoors after both the state Game Commission and Fish and Boat Commission unveiled the new sportsman license plate last week. T...
Oct 10, 2024
NO ARRESTS MADE IN ONE-YEAR AGO CHEVY CHASE COMMINITY CENTER SHOOTING
No arrests have been made in a fatal shooting that happened one year ago yesterday at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township. The shooting was reported at 12:30 AM at a non-university-sanc...
Oct 10, 2024
INDIANA BOROUGH CONCIL APPROVES FOUR-YEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, TRICK OR TREAT TIMES SET
At Tuesday night's meeting, Indiana Borough Council approved a four-year agreement with Waste Management with some changes to the service. The new four-year agreement will change things up with garbag...
Oct 10, 2024
PANERA BREAD SETTLES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT OVER PA COLLEGE STUDENT DEATH
Panera Bread has settled a wrongful death lawsuit over a super caffeinated drink with the family of a Pennsylvania college student. Twenty-one-year-old Sarah Katz of Jersey City, who attended the Univ...
Oct 10, 2024
HOMER-CENTER DISTRICT OFFICIALS & POLICE INVESTIGATE GRAFFITI IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BATHROOM
Homer-Center District officials and police investigate some graffiti in a restroom in the elementary school on Monday. A letter sent to parents, said that the writing on the restroom wall "went beyond...
Oct 08, 2024
