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1 week ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
WINSLOW TWP. —Jeff Tech held its annual awards night in the gymnasium Thursday evening, when they also named the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year. Dr. Jenna Gaston, supervisor of student and instructional services, said the Teacher of the Year is selected through a nomination of their colleagues and students. “It’s an honor to present this year’s award,” Gaston said. “Capturing all that this person means to our school community in a brief speech is no easy task.
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1 week ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Area School Board accepted the resignation of the assistant to the superintendent at Tuesday’s voting meeting. The board approved the resignation of Dr. Curt Vasas, the assistant to the superintendent, Dr. Thomas Lesniewski, who is also leaving the district soon, as he retires at the end of the school year. Vasas had a prior connection to Lesniewski and began his position with Punxsutawney back in July 2021.
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1 week ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Troop C Pennsylvania State Police held a memorial service at their headquarters in Punxsutawney on Tuesday morning. State troopers from the surrounding area were in attendance for the program. Local state police who died in the line of duty are Private John F. Henry, Private Francis A. Zehringer, Corporal Joseph L. Fulton and Trooper Monty R. Mitchell. “On Friday, 100 years ago, Gov. Samuel Pennypacker, appointed Capt. John Bloom as our commissioner,” Troop C Commander Capt. Rocco J.
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1 week ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
Daniel Kunselman, a 22-year-old native of Punxsutawney, was officially sworn in to serve in the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security. He joins the department as a special assistant to the senior counselor on border security and immigration. At 22, Kunselman is among the youngest political appointees currently serving in the administration — and the youngest at the Department of Homeland Security.
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1 week ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
YOUNG TWP. — The Punxsutawney Fire Department was dispatched to a two-vehicle accident with entrapment that occurred at 4:05 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Harmony Road and Adrian Road, Young Township. When Punxsutawney firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and a Ford Bronco that were involved in a collision, which caused the Bronco to slide over the guiderail with the back end hanging over a gully and the driver entrapped in the vehicle.
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1 week ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
PUNXSUTAWNEY — We’ve all seen the television commercials featuring a woman saying she has fallen and can’t get up. Many seniors feel that the life-saving device that is typically worn around your neck is too expensive. Tom Berryhill of Big Run has found an alternative through the Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging. “This is a life saver. Back in 2021, I had hip surgery, and I live alone in Big Run; my wife had passed away and my daughter came up to visit for a few weeks,” Berryhill said.
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1 week ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Representatives of Tri-County Transportation approached the Punxsutawney Area School Board at their committee meeting regarding flexible instruction days and how they affect the transportation provider for the district. Bob Koban, Tri-County Transportation vice president and Amanda Horvath, facility manager, were requesting payment for flexible instruction days when students were not transported. Koban thanked the board for allowing them to discuss their request.
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2 weeks ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Area School Board had a budget review at their committee meeting on Thursday, where they learned that the deficit has been trimmed by $1.8 million. Susan H. Robertson, Punxsutawney Area School District business manager, said that the budget as presented for the proposed 2025-2026 general fund showed revenues of $47,282,917 and expenditures of $50,270,100, which was down from the $4.7 million deficit at last month’s presentation.
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2 weeks ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
PUNXSUTAWNEY — A beloved member of the Punxsutawney community, former Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Bill Deeley, passed away this week at the age of 75 after having been ill for the last several months. Tom Dunkel, current Inner Circle president, said Bill was great with the Groundhog Club, but he was a lot more than that. “A great man for Punxsutawney, great father and great businessman,” Dunkel said.
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2 weeks ago | 
punxsutawneyspirit.com | Larry McGuire
WINSLOW TWP. — Jeff Tech held their Cooperative Education Dinner on Tuesday. Amber Hathorn, supervisor of special education and CTE, thanked the employers for their continued partnership with Jeff Tech and support of their students. “This year, we would like to recognize a student who is on co-op and displays the Viking Way of safety, respect, responsibility and excellence as our Co-Op Student of the Year, Caleb McDonald,” Hathorn said.
