PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Memorial Library has a new interlibrary loan (ILL) request coordinator, and it should be a familiar face to those who have visited recently.

INDIANA, Pa. — Indiana University of Pennsylvania will hold commencement ceremonies on Dec. 11 for 642 graduates, including honoring two area students who are graduating with perfect 4.0 grade point averages, one of whom is from Punxsutawney.

Two more Jefferson County residents have died of COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reportedly in its daily data update Tuesday.

Jefferson County 2021 Fair Queen Jordan Merritts of Punxsutawney put her crown on the shelf for a few minutes to don blaze orange and bag her buck for this year.

BROOKVILLE — The Brookville Area School Board held its reorganization meeting on Monday, welcoming new members Matthew Park, Christopher Rhodes, Erin Schiafone and Jacob Shields.  

HARRISBURG — State Sen. Joe Pittman (R-41) and state Rep. Brian Smith (R-66) on Monday announced Indiana University of Pennsylvania and its Academy of Culinary Arts received a $1 million state grant for a major Jefferson County project to replace a 32-year-old learning facility and improve t…

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported two more COVID-19 deaths in Jefferson County over the weekend, raising the total to 155.

Gun turret number 3 of the USS Arizona still rises above the surface of the water at Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack that sunk the battleship took place 80 years ago today. Local veterans organizations encourage the community to take a moment to remember the 2,403 American lives, including…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — If the end is near for Ben Roethlisberger, he's not telling. Not publicly anyway. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback insists he won't make a final decision about his future until January at the earliest.

The holidays have arrived, and so has the Christmas cactus. Set this favorite holiday plant in a basket, decorative pot or foil wrap, and it will be ready to give as a gift or add to your holiday décor. With proper care, this holiday favorite can flower for four to eight weeks and grow for d…

HENDERSON TWP. — Take a trip back in time this weekend to the town where Jesus was born with Paradise Community United Church of Christ’s A Walk Through Bethlehem event. 

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Many people in this world seek to utilize the power of prayer in times of need.  For those who may need a little inspiration, Corinne States and Jade Emhoff’s new book, “At His Feet: 101 Battle Prayers for Life,” has a wide variety of prayers available for you to use. 

For the second consecutive day, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Wednesday that COVID-19 had killed two more people in Jefferson County, increasing the death toll to 148.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Area Community Foundation Inc. had a successful first Day of Giving.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — All three Punxsutawney fire companies were dispatched to a one-vehicle accident at 7:36 p.m. Tuesday at 222 N. Findley Street.

Two more people have died of COVID-19 in Jefferson County, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported in its daily update Tuesday. The county now shows a total of 146 resulting from the pandemic.

Students at Saints Cosmas and Damian School in Punxsutawney recently worked together to build a float for the Home for the Holidays parade. The theme of the float was “Old-Time Radio Christmas Show.” At the conclusion of the parade, the students’ hard work was recognized with a first-place a…

If you were out hunting this weekend, you may have seen something that hasn’t coincided with opening day in southern Jefferson County in quite some time: snow.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Welcome to the Day of Giving, a collective fundraising event being held locally today.

One more person has died of COVID-19 in Jefferson County, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported over the weekend. There have now been 144 deaths.

This year’s Circle of Trees, presented by the Punxsutawney Rotary Club, can now be seen lighting up Barclay Square.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton, who played for the Steelers for his first four years, got his first pick-6 at any level of football against his former team late in the first half Sunday.

BELL TWP. — Plans are on display for a project involving Cloe-Rossiter Road, Bell Township.

It’s time to deck the halls, jingle those bells and be holly jolly as the Christmas season was officially kicked off in Brookville with Light Up Brookville on Friday. A variety of activities were offered including train rides and the Fill-A-Friend van, all preceding the parade, which had the…

PUNXSUTAWNEY — With all this talk about Black Friday and Christmas parades, some of us almost overlooked that the biggest holiday of the year: the beginning of Pennsylvania Buck and Doe Rifle Hunting Season begins on Saturday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week dropped its percentage of vaccinated adults in Pennsylvania by nearly five percentage points in what apparently was a data correction to weed out duplicates.

BROOKVILLE — Brookville Area School District Superintendent Dr. Erich May gave an update on the Pennsylvania state mask mandate and the vaccine clinic held by the district on Saturday. 

BROOKVILLE — Jefferson County’s proposed budget for 2022 contains no real estate tax increase and is now available for review by the public after the commissioners voted to put it on display at their meeting Wednesday.

BROOKVILLE — COVID-19 cases are up significantly from last year and are beginning to overwhelm local hospitals, Jefferson County Emergency Services Director Tracy Zents said at this week’s county commission meeting.

YOUNG TWP. — All three Punxsutawney fire companies were dispatched at 2:37 p.m. Wednesday to Aspen Road, Young Township, near the Punxsutawney Area Hospital, to respond to a one-vehicle rollover crash.

It may not be Thanksgiving until tomorrow, but a number of Punxsutawney residents have gotten a head-start on the official beginning of the Christmas season with the Home for the Holidays parade this weekend.

For the second consecutive day, the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that one more person had died of COVID-19 in Jefferson County.

The Punxsutawney Area High School Student Council recently donated a portion of the proceeds from their Powder Puff football game to the Clearfield-Jefferson Drug and Alcohol Commission.

BROOKVILLE — With rifle deer hunting season quickly approaching, the county treasurer’s office will continue an annual tradition of special hours for military hunting licenses later this week.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The first snow of the season has already come and gone in the Punxsutawney area, but is this a preview of what we can expect throughout winter, and as rifle deer hunting season begins this weekend?

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Lions Club’s planned repainting of the mural on the dike wall on the Mahoning Creek, across from the Central Fire Department, is on hold until next year now.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported one more COVID-19 death in Jefferson County over the weekend, bringing the area up to a total of 140.