Back in the school bus again! School starts today in PASD 27 Aug 2013 | 08:05 am

Pictured (from left) are Cheryl Repik, Punxsutawney Area School District transportation director; Tom Fedigan, Punxsutawney Borough Police chief; and Dr. Keith Wolfe, Punxsy Area School District super...

UNTIL NEXT SUMMER... 27 Aug 2013 | 08:04 am

PennDOT: Work in progress on Route 36 preventative maintenance project 27 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am

Resurfacing, drainage, and guiderail updates are being performed on Route 36 beginning just south of T-386 (Cemetery Road) and ending just west of T-326 (Hoffman Road) in the Coolspring area. Motori...

Mural pays touching tribute to late teens 26 Aug 2013 | 09:40 am

Located on the wall behind Uni-Mart in the Punxy Plaza, the mural was painted by artist Cora Smith, of Mahaffey, in memory of the late Joel Riggleman, Sean McConnaughey and Dylan Behrendt, three frien...

Way Back When 26 Aug 2013 | 09:38 am

Local Intelligence July 14, 1897 HORATIO Local and Personal News From a Nice Mining Village The ball game on Saturday between Horatio and Frostburg was very interesting. Some excellent plays wer...

Local politicians featured as speakers as Traveling Tribute visits Jefferson County 24 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am

Congratulations to Lynda Brown for earning August Garden of the Month honors 24 Aug 2013 | 07:15 am

Brown's garden consists of a variety of flowers, including the unique Chinese lanterns. With a green thumb, she has planted not only flowers, but also some hot peppers which she loves to can.

Seeking and saving: Track and Trail search team offers training to Punxsy firefighters 24 Aug 2013 | 07:09 am

The team recently performed a demonstration for members of the Punxsutawney Fire Department.

Traffic Update: Bridge open in Helvetia 24 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am

The bridge was closed July 26 to allow for crews to replace the structure with a new box culvert. The bridge, which spans Stump Creek on Route 4003, near the village of Stanley in Brady Township, car...

Help needed to take down canopy in Barclay Square 24 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am

The rain date will be Wednesday. All help is appreciated, especially Lions Club members.