Category: Public Service Announcement

Penn Highlands Life’s Journey to hold annual free breast and cervical cancer screenings October 28

Through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) that Penn Highlands Life’s Journey and Penn Highlands Women’s Care offer, these OB/GYN practices offer free mammograms on an ongoing basis to women who are uninsured or underinsured, or who have a high deductible. If follow-up testing is needed (ultrasounds, biopsies, etc.) those services are…

Local Girl Scouts need troop leaders at all levels; sign up night set

 A Girl Scout troop leader is a cheerleader and mentor to girls. A troop leader teaches girls to empower themselves to explore their passions, develop confidence, build courage, and find their character through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Please consider signing up for a Troop Leader so we can keep the excellent tradition of Girl Scouts alive and…

Water Authority to flush hydrants in Reynoldsville next week

The Reynoldsville Water Authority will be performing fire hydrant flushing within the Borough of Reynoldsville beginning at 8:00 a.m. each day according to the following schedule: Tuesday, October 8, 2019-Main St, Grant St, Hill St, Mabel St, and adjacent streets. Wednesday, October 9, 2019-Jackson St, Worth St, Pleasant St, Pancoast St, Thompson St, Phillips St…

CBD oil info meeting planned

On Thursday, October 3, 2019, 7 pm, Melia Hall and a Patient Counselor from Herbology will be presenting information on “The Medicinal Benefits of CBD and Medical Marijuana“.  For this program, plan to arrive no earlier than 6:45. The BUDS Gardeners meeting location is always at the First United Presbyterian Church, 43 W. Scribner Avenue in DuBois.  Please use the…

Master Gardener class set to begin on October 3 in Reynoldsville

Winter 2019-2020 classes for Penn State Extension Master Gardener Certification will begin on Thursday, October 3, 2019, and will end in early March.  They are held at the Reynoldsville Foundry in Jefferson County from 5:30 pm to 8:45 pm on Thursday evenings except for holidays and bad weather. If enough people sign up, then there…

Be alert for school buses as school opens this week

The Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) District 10 would like to remind motorists to be alert for school bus stop locations to keep children safe as they get on and off the bus. Also, while school is in session, remember to allow extra travel time during your morning and afternoon…