PUNXSUTAWNEY — In 1960, committees representing the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce and the Punxsutawney Area School Board met to assess interest in pursuing the establishment of a college campus in Punxsutawney.
The construction of the new West End Elementary School had vacated the former elementary building and invited the enthusiastic prospect of hosting a regional post-secondary education institution.
In 1961, Chairman Glenn Henry named a college selection committee and charged it with assessing regional college and university interest in establishing a Punxsutawney campus.
SYKESVILLE — An accidental fire Tuesday afternoon caused heavy damage to the upper stories of a house located at 232 West Main St. in Sykesville.
The alarm was called into Jefferson County 911 at 12:11 p.m. for a working structure fire at the Asti residence, which had smoke and flames showing when the alarm was called in, said Kevin Yamrick, Sykesville Fire Department chief.
