Month: February 2021

DuBois Area School Board looks at preliminary 2021-2022 budget, hears administrative reports. Written by Glenn Schuckers

Business Manager Jeanette Buriak gave the DuBois School Board its first look at the preliminary budget for the 2021-2022 school year. Buriak pointed out that this is just the first look at the new budget and that it will undergo many revisions before the final adoption. School districts have until the end of June every…

PennDOT announces virtual plans display for Interstate 80 – North Fork Bridges Project, Jefferson County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to view plans regarding the State Route 0080 (Interstate 80/I-80) North Fork Bridges project in Brookville Borough and Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County. The I-80 North Fork Bridges are dual structures (one eastbound and one westbound) crossing over the North Fork Redbank Creek and Water Plant…

PennDOT requesting winter feedback

With the winter season in full swing, PennDOT is asking for your feedback if you live in or drive through Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, or Jefferson counties. The brief survey consists of nine questions aimed at determining road conditions, customer satisfaction and areas of travel. The link for the survey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D10WinterServices. For winter driving tips…

PennDOT extends expiration dates on commercial driver licenses

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that expiration dates for commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. This will be the final extension for the following products’ expiration dates: • The expiration date for a commercial learner’s permit scheduled to expire…

Penn Highlands Healthcare seeking volunteers for COVID-19 vaccination clinics

 Penn Highlands Healthcare is seeking volunteers to assist with COVID-19 vaccination clinics, which will be scheduled throughout the region in the coming days and weeks. Both clinical and non-clinical volunteers are needed for duties to include vaccine administration, check-in, registration, scheduling second doses, data entry and traffic flow control.  If you are able to volunteer…

Penn Highlands provides update on Covid-19, needs volunteers to help with vaccinations

Cautious optimism is one way to describe the teleconference hosted by Penn Highlands Healthcare (PHH) on February 18. PHH Chief Operating Officer Mark Norman opened the conference by marking the one year anniversary of the pandemic and noting that as off January of 2021, PHH has administered approximately 7,000 tests with 900 testing positive. Since…