Justin Felgar

1 month ago | punxsutawneyspirit.com | Justin Felgar

BROOKVILLE — The Jefferson County commissioners reflected on last week’s primary election at Tuesday’s commissioners meeting. Commissioner Mark Humes said the election went well and all the candidates did a good job. Commissioner Jeff Pisarcik said they are in the process of tallying the official count, which includes write-ins. Pisarcik said there were some internal technical difficulties with the website on election night that did not pertain to the election.

1 month ago | punxsutawneyspirit.com | Justin Felgar

BROOKVILLE — The Brookville American Legion Post 102 held the 2025 Memorial Day Service on Monday at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Frank Bartley opened the ceremony and said there is no one group more deserving of the designation of “hero” than the more than one million men and women who sacrificed their lives in defense of the nation. He said the gathering was to honor their sacrifices and celebrate the fact that throughout history, the nation has produced such men and women of honor.

1 month ago | punxsutawneyspirit.com | Justin Felgar

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Two boxers with the Punxsy Prominence Boxing Club won their Golden Gloves matches on Saturday. Jake Adams said he thought his fight went pretty well, dominating all three rounds and getting a stoppage in the last 10 seconds. Adams said his opponent was not keeping his head up and that gave him an opportunity to land several uppercuts. He said he felt pretty good throughout the fight, despite not knowing that they were three-minute rounds.

1 month ago | punxsutawneyspirit.com | Justin Felgar

BROOKVILLE — The Brookville Area School District said goodbye to the Class of 2025 at the 138th annual commencement ceremony on Wednesday. In her valedictorian address, Bethany Hack said the class has been preparing for this pivotal moment since their education journey began. She said the word “commencement” usually denotes an ending or a closing, but its true definition refers to a beginning or a start.

1 month ago | punxsutawneyspirit.com | Justin Felgar

BROOKVILLE — The Brookville school board voted to approve a proposed budget without a raise in real estate taxes or the occupational assessment tax in a 5-4 vote at Tuesday’s work session. The proposed 2025-26 general fund budget is $30,522,339; the proposed 2025-26 capital reserve fund budget is $547,102; and the proposed 2025-26 food service budget is $1, 241, 290. The real estate tax millage in the proposed 2025-26 budget is 31.9647 mills, representing no tax increase.