Board members took time after Monday’s Punxsutawney Area School Board meeting to welcome Dr. Thomas Lesniewski, who has officially taken the helm as the district superintendent. Pictured are (front row, from left) Deneen Evans; Robert Pascuzzo; Penny Pifer, board president; Elaine Muto; (back row) Dr. Frank Bizousky; Edward McGinnis; Lesniewski; Susan Robertson, business administrator; Melissa Snyder; and Jim Baun. Missing from the photo is Jim Scarantine, board vice president. (Photo by Rose Klaiber/The Punxsutawney Spirit)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:

1. CLINTON AIDES PROMISE TO RELEASE MORE OF HER MEDICAL RECORDS: Democrats say Clinton's bout of pneumonia alone is unlikely to fundamentally alter the presidential race, but some say it adds to a growing sense of uncertainty.

2. TRUMP STANDS UP FOR BACKERS AGAINST CLINTON'S 'DEPLORABLES' REMARK: Even as Trump defended his backers, one lashed out at protesters at a rally by appearing to punch and slap them.

3. QUIET REPORTED IN MOST OF SYRIA AS CEASE-FIRE COMES INTO EFFECT: But the most powerful rebel groups have shown deep misgivings over the truce deal, which was crafted without their input.

4. ARSONIST SOUGHT IN FIRE THAT DAMAGED MOSQUE ATTENDED BY ORLANDO GUNMAN: A surveillance video showed a man on a motorcycle approaching the building with a bottle of liquid and some papers, then leaving when there was a flash.

5. WHERE FARMWORKERS ARE NOW ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAY: A new law in California is the first of its kind in the U.S. to end the 80-year-old practice of applying separate labor rules to agricultural laborers.

6. NCAA PULLS 7 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS FROM NORTH CAROLINA DUE TO LGBT LAW: The events include opening-weekend men's basketball tournament games.

7. HOW A STUDY SHOWS SUGAR INDUSTRY TRIED TO SHAPE HEART DISEASE SCIENCE: An analysis of newly uncovered documents finds that the industry began funding research that cast doubt on sugar's role and pointed the finger at fat.

8. WHAT ABBY WAMBACH SAYS ABOUT HER TROUBLES WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Soccer's most prolific international goal scorer tells the AP, "I was stubborn and I was in denial."

9. MEMPHIS HOUSE FIRE LEAVES SIX CHILDREN AND THREE ADULTS DEAD: The city's deadliest house fire in decades was caused by an electrical malfunction in an air conditioning unit's power cord in the living room.

10. WHO RAISED THEIR FISTS IN PROTEST AFTER NATIONAL ANTHEM: Three Tennessee Titans say they made the gesture to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11, and to bring attention to the ongoing unequal treatment of minorities.

Jefferson County may soon have its own semi-pro football team, the Jaguars, if organizers are successful in getting it off the ground. Two of them, David Rotsch and Josh Neal, attended Tuesday's meeting of the Jefferson County Commission to talk about their efforts. Pictured (from left) are Commission Chairman Jack Matson, Rotsch, Commissioner Herb Bullers Jr. and Neal. (Photo by Matthew Triponey of The Punxsy Spirit)

For full details on the team, grab a print edition of The Spirit on Thursday!

BURNSIDE — Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania State Police are seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a 16-year-old from Cherry Tree.

Police said that the incident occurred as Misty Lynn Schmoke, 16, left her residence for the bus stop, but failed to get on the bus. She was last seen walking in Burnside at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Schmoke is described as 5-foot-2 and 120 pounds, with hazel eyes and dyed purple hair. She was last seen wearing a sleeveless T-shirt, skinny blue jeans, black sandals and a purple headband. She also had a purse that was green in color.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP-Punxsutawney at 814-938-0510.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:

1. CLINTON'S DOCTOR SAYS SHE IS 'RECOVERING WELL' FROM PNEUMONIA: Her doctor said in a letter that the Democratic candidate remains "fit to serve as President of the United States."

2. TRUMP CUT OFF, HECKLED AFTER ATTACKING CLINTON IN FLINT CHURCH: The visit was part of the campaign's effort to persuade voters that Trump can appear empathetic and presidential in a crisis.

3. WHAT COLIN POWELL SAID ABOUT TRUMP, CLINTON: In newly leaked emails, the former secretary of state called Trump a "national disgrace" and everything Clinton "touches she kind of screws up with hubris."

4. ARREST MADE IN FIRE THAT DAMAGED MOSQUE ATTENDED BY ORLANDO GUNMAN: Authorities announced that 32-year-old Joseph Michael Schreiber had been picked up without incident.

5. WHAT MAJOR STUDY FOUND ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER: Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are just as likely to survive at least 10 years as those who have surgery or radiation, according to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

6. WHY WORKERS IN EASTERN OHIO EMBRACE TRUMP'S TOUGH TRADE TALK: AP explores the sense of anger in a region crushed by Chinese competition as part of the Divided America series.

7. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE REMOVES CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM NORTH CAROLINA: The ACC voted to relocate the league's championships until the state repeals a state law limiting protections for LGBT people.

8. WHY LATEST SYRIA CEASE-FIRE MAY BE A TURNING POINT AFTER FIVE YEARS OF FAILURE: Some things are different, including rarely seen Western-Russian cooperation and signs that demands for Bashar Assad's immediate departure are loosening.

9. IT'S SURVIVAL OF THE SMALLEST IN THE EARTH'S OCEANS: A study finds the bigger a species is, the more prone it is to die off — unheard of in the long history of mass extinctions.

10. HOW MILEY CYRUS' RED CARPET REVOLT COULD AFFECT HER CAREER: One industry expert says Cyrus could miss out on future roles and deals; another says it won't set off a trend.

You know school is back in session when the Punxsutawney Area School District hosts its open houses.

Thursday evening, open houses were held at the Punxsutawney Area Middle School and the district's six elementary buildings.

Open houses are a time to allow students to introduce their parents to their teachers and show their families all the fun stuff they are learning.

At Thursday's open house, a number of teachers from PAMS, West End Elementary and Jenks Hill Elementary weighed in on why they think open houses are important.

Read the full story in Friday's print edition of The Spirit.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

1. CLINTON RETURNS TO CAMPAIGN TRAIL CLAIMING FRESH PERSPECTIVE: The Democratic candidate says her doctor-mandated break gave her new perspective on why she's running and vowed to give Americans "something to vote for, not just against."

2. WHAT ECONOMISTS SAY ABOUT TRUMP'S PROPOSALS: Trump's plans depend on overcoming forces in the economy, such as rising automation, an aging population and low-wage competition overseas, that have led even conservative economists to call 4 percent growth an improbable goal.

3. BLACK BOY WITH BB GUN KILLED BY WHITE POLICE OFFICER IN OHIO: Tyre King's death in Columbus had unavoidable echoes of the Tamir Rice case out of Cleveland.

4. SYRIA MILITARY BEGINS TO WITHDRAW FROM VITAL ALEPPO ROAD: Russia is expected to deploy its forces along Aleppo's Castello Road to ensure safe passage for humanitarian convoys to the city's opposition-held quarters.

5. ARCTIC SEA ICE SHRINKS TO SECOND LOWEST-LEVEL ON RECORD: Scientists said it is another ominous signal of global warming.

6. ATTORNEY SAYS SANDRA BLAND'S MOTHER REACHES $1.9 MILLION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT: Local officials in Texas insisted the agreement was not yet final, but the mother's attorney said the deal was "absolute" and that the family's lawsuit would be dismissed in several days.

7. DETECTIVES SAY SUSPECT IN FLORIDA MOSQUE FIRE CONFESSES: Joseph Michael Schreiber told detectives that he had set the fire and was embarrassed by the crime, according to an arrest affidavit.

8. WHAT TRUCKERS ARE SAYING ABOUT A GOVERNMENT SPEED LIMIT PLAN: They are warning that a government plan to electronically limit the speed of tractor-trailers will lead to highway traffic jams.

9. WHO IS SHRUGGING OFF MEDICAL DATA LEAKS BY HACKERS: A two-time Wimbledon singles champion, two Tour de France winners and an Olympic gold medalist had the same reaction to the alleged Russian-led cyberattack: so what?

10. HOW BIG RULE CHANGES COULD BRING UPSETS AT THE EMMYS: The academy revised how votes are cast and counted, switching from a ranking and points system to letting voters simply check off their top choice. That could affect past winners who managed to collect enough second-place votes to overcome the competition.

There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged our national identity, and the United States Constitution, which set forth the framework for the federal government that is still in use today. While Independence Day is a beloved national holiday, fewer people know about Constitution Week, an annual commemoration of the living document that upholds and protects the freedoms central to the American way of life. This year, the annual celebration begins today, Sept. 17. Read the full story in Saturday's print edition of The Spirit.

This past weekend was the annual Groundhog Picnic — a very special event in the lore of our town, as it is the event that sees Punxsutawney Phil drink his Elixir of Life. The sweet elixir is the secret to Phil’s longevity, and each year, he takes a big swig. (Pictured here) Phil feels the sweet relief, as he gets his chance to take a swig. (Photos by Eddie Armstrong of The Spirit)

Punxsutawney firefighters, along with Punxsutawney Borough Police officers, arrived in time to keep a dryer fire from spreading to the rest of a home located on East Liberty Street in Punxsutawney on Sunday.

According to Punxsutawney Fire Department Assistant Chief Doug McAfoos, Punxsutawney firefighters were called to the scene of a reported dryer fire at 117 East Liberty St. at 7:11 p.m. on Sunday.

According to McAfoos, smoke was showing from the eaves and the rear windows of the structure. He said firefighters also observed smoke emanating from the dryer.

McAfoos said members of the fire department used fire extinguishers and knocked down the flames. With the help of Punxsutawney Borough Police officers, they carried the dryer out of the house.

McAfoos said the only damage to the house was caused by smoke. Firefighters ventilated the home so the residents could go back inside.

There were no injuries, and the dryer and its contents sustained heavy damage.

Punxsutawney firefighters were assisted at the scene by the Punxsutawney Borough Police and Jefferson County EMS.

"He was a great guy who loved the kids." That was one of the many comments from the community regarding Jim Scarantine, 64, of Anita, who passed away Saturday.

Jim spent 40 years with Jefferson Wholesale Grocery in Punxsutawney and was a founding member of the McCalmont Township Volunteer Fire Company.

Read the full story, which includes comments from Jim's friends and colleagues, in Tuesday's print edition of The Spirit.

Punxsy Lions Club members will be holding White Cane Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 24. Members will be holding white canes at the intersection of Hampton Avenue, East Mahoning Street by Central Fire Department and Lindsey Fire Hall. Pictured (from left) are Rick Fye, Butch Young and George Reynolds. The purpose of White Cane Day is to help people with vision problems who can't afford to see an eye doctor and who need eyeglasses. Read more about the event in Wednesday's print edition of The Spirit. (Photo by Destiny Pifer/The Punxsutawney Spirit)

Ahmad Khan Rahami vowed to martyr himself rather than be caught after setting off explosives in New York and New Jersey, and he'd hoped in a handwritten journal championing jihad that "the sounds of bombs will be heard in the streets," federal terrorism charges lodged against him Tuesday alleged.

Criminal complaints in Manhattan and New Jersey federal courts provided chilling descriptions of what authorities say drove the Afghan-born U.S. citizen to set off explosives in New York and New Jersey, including a bomb that injured over two dozen people when it blew up on a busy Manhattan street.

Meanwhile, more details emerged Tuesday about Rahami's past, including the disclosure that the FBI had looked into him in 2014 but came up with nothing.

According to the court complaints, Rahami's journal included a passage that accused the U.S. government of slaughtering Muslim holy warriors in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere.

"Inshallah (God willing) the sounds of the bombs will be heard in the streets. Gun shots to your police. Death to your OPPRESSION," the journal ended.

One portion expressed concern at the prospect of being caught before being able to carry out a suicide attack and the desire to be a martyr, the complaints said. Still another section included a reference to "pipe bombs" and a "pressure cooker bomb" and declared: "In the streets they plan to run a mile," an apparent reference to one of the blast sites, a charity run in a New Jersey shore town.

There also were laudatory references to Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki — the American-born Muslim cleric who was killed in a 2011 drone strike and whose preaching has inspired other acts of violence — and Nidal Hasan, the former Army officer who went on a deadly shooting rampage in 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas, the complaints said.

Authorities said some of the journal was unintelligible because it was damaged in gunfire when Rahmani, 28, initiated a shootout that led to his capture Monday outside a bar in Linden, New Jersey. Initially charged with attempted murder of police officers, he was held on $5.2 million bail.

Rahmani remains hospitalized with gunshot wounds. It wasn't immediately clear whether he had a lawyer who could comment on the charges.

The court complaints describe Rahami buying bomb-making equipment so openly between June and August that he ordered citric acid, ball bearings and electronic igniters on eBay and had them delivered to a Perth Amboy, New Jersey, business where he worked until earlier this month.

San Jose, California-based eBay Inc. noted that the products are legal and widely available and said the company had worked with law enforcement on the investigation.

Video recorded two days before the bombings and recovered from a family member's phone shows him igniting incendiary material in a cylinder, then shows the fuse being lighted, a loud noise and flames, followed by billowing smoke and laughter, the complaints said.

Federal agents would like to question Rahami. But Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., who received a classified briefing from the FBI, said Rahami was not cooperating; that could also be a reflection of his injuries.

Investigators are looking into Rahami's overseas travel, including a visit to Pakistan a few years ago, and want to know whether he received any money or training from extremist organizations.

In 2014, the FBI opened up an "assessment," the least intrusive form of an FBI inquiry, based on comments from his father after a domestic dispute, the bureau said in a statement.

"The FBI conducted internal database reviews, interagency checks and multiple interviews, none of which revealed ties to terrorism," the bureau said.

A law enforcement official said the FBI spoke with Rahami's father in 2014 after agents learned of his concerns that the son could be a terrorist. During the inquiry, the father backed away from talk of terrorism and told investigators that he simply meant his son was hanging out with the wrong crowd, according to the official, who was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Rahami's father told reporters Tuesday outside the family's fried-chicken restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey, that he called the FBI at the time because Rahami "was doing real bad," having stabbed the brother and hit his mother. Rahami was not prosecuted in the stabbing; a grand jury declined to indict him.

"But they checked, almost two months, and they say, 'He's OK, he's clear, he's not terrorist.' Now they say he's a terrorist," the father, Mohammad Rahami, said. Asked whether he thought his son was a terrorist, he said: "No. And the FBI, they know that."

The disclosure of the father's contacts with the FBI raises questions about whether there was anything more law enforcement could have done at the time to determine whether Rahami had terrorist aspirations.

That issue arose after the Orlando massacre in June, when FBI Director James Comey said agents a few years earlier had looked into the gunman, Omar Mateen, but did not find enough information to pursue charges or keep him under investigation.

Asked Tuesday about Rahami, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama "is confident that the Department of Justice and the FBI will go back and review the interactions that this individual had with law enforcement to determine if there's something different that could have been done or should have been done to prevent the violence that we saw over the weekend."

As for whether Obama was concerned that the 2014 FBI inquiry had been closed after finding no terror ties, Earnest noted Rahami's rights as a U.S. citizen.

Rahami worked as an unarmed night guard for two months in 2011 at an AP administrative technology office in Cranbury, New Jersey. At the time, he was employed by Summit Security, a private contractor.

AP global security chief Danny Spriggs said he learned this week that Rahami worked there and often engaged colleagues in long political discussions, expressing sympathy for the Taliban and disdain for U.S. military action in Afghanistan. Rahami left that job in 2011 because he wanted to take a trip to Afghanistan, Spriggs said.

AP spokesman Paul Colford said the AP told law enforcement officials about Rahami's work at the Cranbury facility.

Summit's vice president of security services, Daniel Sepulveda, said Rahami last worked for the company in 2011. Sepulveda said he was unaware of any complaints about Rahami's conduct.

William Sweeney, the FBI's assistant director in New York, said on Monday that that at the time of the bombing, Rahami was apparently not on the FBI's radar. Nor were Afghan intelligence officials aware of either Rahami or his family, said Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, director-general of the Afghan National Directorate of Security.

The bombing investigation began when a pipe bomb blew up Saturday morning in Seaside Park, New Jersey, before a charity race to benefit Marines. No one was injured. Then a shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bomb exploded Saturday night in New York's Chelsea section, wounding 31 people, none seriously. An unexploded pressure-cooker bomb was found blocks away — with Rahami's fingerprints on it and his face captured by a nearby surveillance camera, according to the court complaints.

Late Sunday night, five explosive devices were discovered in a trash can at an Elizabeth train station. Fingerprints also matched the materials found there to Rahami, the complaints said.

, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in Charlotte tried to quell public anger Wednesday after a police officer shot a black man, but a dusk prayer vigil turned into a march that ended with the gunshot death of a protester.

The man was not shot by police who had massed in riot gear to keep the marchers outside an upscale downtown hotel, Charlotte officials announced on Twitter.

But the second night of violent protests, added Charlotte to the list of U.S. cities that have erupted in violence over the death of a black man at the hands of police.

With officials refusing to release any video of the Tuesday shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott, anger built as two starkly different versions emerged: Police say Scott disregarded repeated demands to drop his gun, while neighborhood residents say he was holding a book, not a weapon, as he waited for his son to get off the school bus.

The killing inflamed racial tensions in a city that seemed to have steered clear of the troubles that engulfed other places.

Destructive protests Tuesday that included shutting down eight-lane Interstate 85 and burning the contents of a tractor-trailer turned violent Wednesday. Along with the man shot to death, paramedics said two other people and six police officers suffered minor injuries.

Wednesday's protest started as a downtown prayer vigil, but an angry group left the vigil and marched through downtown Charlotte.

They shouted "black lives matter" and "hands up; don't shoot" while cursing at officers with bicycles blocking intersections. As the protesters approached the Omni hotel, officers in riot gear lined up outside arm in arm and a few marchers threw bottles and clods of dirt.

Immediately after the shooting, police began firing flash grenades and protesters threw fireworks. Police then fired tear gas, and the crowd of hundreds dispersed.

But not all the marchers left. Police in riot gear then began marching arm in arm through downtown Charlotte intersections, shooting tear gas at people who charged them. At least one protester knocked down a television reporter during a live shot.

There were hints earlier Wednesday that Charlotte would suffer a second night of destruction. As Charlotte's white mayor and black police chief stood at City Hall and appealed for calm, African-American leaders who said they were speaking for Scott's family held their own news conference near where he was killed Tuesday, reminding the crowd of other shootings and abuses of black men.

John Barnett, who runs a civil rights group called True Healing Under God, or THUG, warned that the video might be the only way for the police to regain the community's trust: "Just telling us this is still under investigation is not good enough for the windows of the Wal-Mart."

On Tuesday night, dozens of demonstrators threw rocks at police and reporters, damaged squad cars, closed part of Interstate 85, and looted and set on fire a stopped truck. Authorities used tear gas to break up the protests. Sixteen officers suffered minor injuries. One person was arrested.

The violence broke out shortly after a woman who appeared to be Scott's daughter posted a profanity-laced, hourlong video on Facebook, saying her father had an unspecified disability and was unarmed. In the footage, she is at the cordoned-off shooting scene, yelling at officers.

"My daddy is dead!" the woman screams on the video, which has not been authenticated by The Associated Press.

On Wednesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said: "It's time to change the narrative, because I can tell you from the facts that the story's a little bit different as to how it's been portrayed so far, especially through social media."

The police chief said officers were serving arrest warrants on another person when they saw Scott get out of a vehicle with a handgun. A black plainclothes officer in a vest emblazoned "Police" shot Scott after the officer and other uniformed members of the force made "loud, clear" demands that he drop the gun, the chief said.

Putney was adamant that Scott posed a threat, even if he didn't point his weapon at officers, and said a gun was found next to the dead man. "I can tell you we did not find a book," the chief said.

Neighbors, though, said that the officer who fired was white and that Scott had his hands in the air.

The three uniformed officers had body cameras; the plainclothes officer did not, police said. But the chief said he cannot release the video because the investigation is still underway. No cellphone video has emerged on social media, as happened in other cases around the country.

The plainclothes officer, identified as Brently Vinson, a two-year member of the department, has been placed on leave, standard procedure in such cases.

Scott has a lengthy criminal record, including convictions in Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina. Texas records showed he was convicted of evading arrest with a vehicle in 2005, and several months later, of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The unrest took many by surprise in Charlotte, the banking capital of the South with a population of 830,000 people, about 35 percent of them black. The city managed to pull through a racially charged shooting three years ago without the unrest that erupted in recent years in such places as Baltimore, Milwaukee and Ferguson, Missouri.

In 2013, Charlotte police charged one of their own, Randall Kerrick, with voluntary manslaughter days after the white officer shot an unarmed black man who had been in a wreck and was looking for help. The jury deadlocked and the charge was dropped last summer. There were a few protests but no violence.

At the apartment complex where Scott was killed, some people who said they witnessed the shooting told their version with an air of certainty even when they were hundreds of yards away.

Taheshia Williams said her balcony overlooks the shady parking spot where Scott was Tuesday afternoon. She said he often waited there for his son because a bicycle accident several years ago left him stuttering and susceptible to seizures if he stayed out in the hot sun too long.

On Tuesday, she said, Scott had only a book in his hands and was following orders.

"He got out of his car, he walked back to comply, and all his compliance did was get him murdered," Williams said.

Jeff Tech opened its doors Thursday evening for open house, a time for students and their families, as well as community members, to walk through the halls of the facility and get a behind-the-scenes tour of what students do throughout the day. Barry Fillman, administrative director, posed with the Jeff Tech Viking as he made his way through the hall to greet open house attendees. Read more about open house in Friday's print edition of The Spirit. (Photo by Rose Klaiber of The Spirit)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

1. OKLAHOMA OFFICER CHARGED IN MAN'S DEATH: Prosecutors in Tulsa charge a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a city street with first-degree manslaughter.

2. WHAT'S LATEST SETBACK FOR YAHOO: The beleaguered company says hackers stole personal information from 500 million of its user accounts — believed to be the biggest digital break-in at an email provider.

3. POLICE DECLINE TO RELEASE VIDEO OF SHOOTING: The chief in Charlotte, North Carolina, says releasing police dashcam and body camera footage of the killing of 43-year Keith Lamont Scott could undermine the investigation.

4. HOW TRUMP'S CAMP IS ADDRESSING WORRIES ABOUT HIS TEMPERAMENT: The GOP candidate's advisers are urging him to keep his cool if Clinton tries to get under his skin in next week's first presidential debate.

5. DIPLOMACY OVER SYRIA AT IMPASSE: Violence in the war-torn nation flares anew and the relationship between the U.S. and Russia in the conflict appears to reach a new low.

6. WHO'S REACHING OUT TO LONGTIME FOE: Prime Minister Netanyahu invites Palestinian Authority President Abbas to address Israel's parliament — and offers in turn to appear before the Palestinian legislature.

7. US GOVERNMENT SEVERS TIES WITH FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES ACCREDITOR: The decision could force schools to close and threaten financial aid to hundreds of thousands of students.

8. WHY NEARLY ALL OF PUERTO RICO WENT DARK: A fire at a power plant sets off an outage across the aging utility grid, leaving most of the island's 3.5 million people without service.

9. MIA FARROW'S SON DIES BY SUICIDE: Thaddeus Farrow, 27, had contracted polio and was paralyzed from the waist down. He was adopted by the actress in the mid-1990s.

10 WHICH COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS ARE ADJUSTING EXPECTATIONS: It's not yet October, but Mississippi, Oklahoma and Notre Dame — all ranked in the Top 15 at the season's start — have each already lost two games.

Punxsutawney Borough Council, at a special meeting held at 2 p.m. on Friday, announced that Punxsutawney Borough Police Officer Matt Conrad was appointed Punxsutawney Borough Police chief with the support of Borough Council.

According to a news release, Conrad is a Punxsutawney native and is an experienced and accomplished leader with an unwavering commitment to compliance with policies and safety, who leads by example.

Conrad was sworn in by Punxsutawney Mayor Richard Alexander, and the members of Borough Council approved his hiring 4-1 with two members absent.

Conrad assumed his new duties immediately following the special council meeting.

More details will be printed in Saturday's edition of The Spirit.

A former Punxsutawney area resident was killed in a two-vehicle accident that occurred on Sunday morning on Route 36, Eldred Township, near Tionesta.

According to the Marienville-based Pennsylvania State Police, at approximately 11:05 a.m. on Sunday, a 2014 Ford F-150 pickup, driven by Scott R. Nolan, 24, of Portage, was traveling south on State Route 36, and a 2007 Chrysler, driven by Cheyenne N. Snyder, 24, of Tionesta (formerly of the Punxsutawney area), was traveling north.

For unknown reasons, Nolan's vehicle drifted out of its lane of travel and into the northbound lane, causing the pickup to collide with Snyder's vehicle.

Following impact, Nolan's vehicle rolled over and came to rest on its wheels in both the north and southbound lanes, facing east, police said.

Snyder's vehicle traveled a short distance off the east side of the roadway and came to a final rest on a private lane and the east berm, facing west.

According to police, Snyder succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Nolan and two passengers in Snyder’s vehicle, Ronald S. Pacsai, 33, and a female infant, both of Tionesta, were flown from the scene for treatment of unknown injuries.

Police were assisted at the scene by the Pine Creek Township and Sigel volunteer fire departments and Sigel Ambulance Service.

There are new co-commanders in town, as Lieutenants Dawn (left) and Shane Carter are now leading the Punxsutawney Salvation Army. To get to know the Carters a bit better, grab a copy of The Spirit's Tuesday edition!

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

1. FORMER ISRAELI PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES DIES: The statesman, who was celebrated around the world as a Nobel prize-winning visionary who pushed his country toward peace, has died at 93.

2. WHO'S ON THE DEFENSIVE AFTER DEBATE: Donald Trump gives Hillary Clinton plenty of fresh material for the next phase of her presidential campaign, choosing to publicly reopen and relitigate some her most damaging attacks.

3. WHICH CANDIDATE VOTERS THINK IS MOST FIT TO LEAD: An AP-GfK poll shows registered voters are buying into Donald Trump's assertions that he's more physically fit to be president than Hillary Clinton.

4. WHY CLINTON NEEDS WOMEN TO TURN OUT: They're a crucial voting bloc for the Democrat, and her team believes Trump's aggressiveness and interruptions in the opening debate will help her motivate them.

5. WHAT RECORD WAS BROKEN DURING THE DEBATE: Nielsen says 84 million people watched it on TV, beating the mark that had stood since the Carter-Reagan debate in 1980.

6. SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT AND RUSSIA MOVE ON ALEPPO: They're seizing the moment to recapture Aleppo, unleashing the most destructive bombardment of the past five years, with indiscriminate airstrikes that the U.N. says may amount to a war crime.

7. HOW THREE PEOPLE MADE A BABY: Scientists say the first infant has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three sources — the mother, the father and an egg donor.

8. SPACEX CHIEF ENVISIONS 1,000 PASSENGER SHIPS FLYING TO THE RED PLANET: Elon Musk calls it the Mars Colonial fleet, and he says it could become reality within a century.

9. COURT DOCUMENT SHOWS BLACK MAN KILLED BY CHARLOTTE COP HAD THREATENED WIFE: Keith Scott had a restraining order filed against him a year ago when he threatened to kill his wife and her son with a gun, according to court documents.

10. FRIEND TEXTED WORRIES ABOUT BOATING WITH MARLINS' FERNANDEZ: A Miami bar and restaurant confirmed that the star pitcher was a patron at the riverside establishment before he and two friends were killed in a boat crash.