There wasn’t a lot of action at the Winslow Township supervisor’s meeting, but because of the COVID-19 restrictions, it was unusual. The board held a closed session and accepted calls from residents and the media. The supervisors did get a call from a resident who voiced a complaint about trash near their home. They also…
Month: April 2020
The latest statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) show that Jefferson County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 4 with 311 testing negative. However, the number of cases in Clearfield County has jumped from 11 yesterday to 16 reported today with 423 testing negative. Today, the DOH reported 1,397 new cases statewide, bringing the total…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that in accordance with Governor Tom Wolf’s plan for a phased-in reopening of public and private construction, PennDOT highway and bridge construction projects will resume beginning May 1. “Our decision to pause construction was not made lightly, and we understand the importance of these projects to communities…
At the April 28 Penn Highlands Healthcare (PHH) teleconference with the media, Chief Operating Officer Mark Norman announced that his facilities will begin the process of providing elective surgeries. “This is great news for our patients,” he said. Penn Highlands is responding to Governor Tom Wolf’s announcement yesterday that elective surgeries could resume immediately. Dr….
In a very unusual online setting, the Jeff Tech Operating Committee approved its 2020-2021 budget totaling $9.45 million dollars while broadcasting the meeting on its YouTube channel. During the director’s report, Dr. Barry Fillman and Business Manager Sherry Hasselman presented information on why the package topped last year’s budget of $8.7 million dollars. The increases…
The Reynoldsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to an unusual call on April 25—clean out the Reynoldsville Pool. The firefighters responded to the annual event as preparations are being made to open the pool in a few weeks. Maybe. Pool directors Jill Heffner and Denise Dennison said they would like to open the pool to the…
Recently, reynlownews.com posted an article explaining how to get COVID-19 case counts using an area’s postal code. A check of that information today has revealed a case in the 15851 zip code, which includes Reynoldsville and the surrounding area. The number of Jefferson County cases went from three to four this week. When checking the…
The State Liquor Control Board announced today that 389 stores would be added statewide to the list of Fire Wine & Good Spirit stores offering phone orders and curbside service. Here’s more from the PLCB press release: Most stores will support curbside service Monday through Saturday – taking a limited number of orders on a…
The DuBois Area School District school board held its regular meeting on Thursday, April 23, but as in the past month the members were not physically present but met via. Zoom. With seven of the nine members present the Board continued to conduct the business of the District. Business manager Jeanette Buriak presented the initial…
Governor Tom Wolf last night announced his plan for reopening the state if the cases of COVID-19 decline at an acceptable rate. Using a color-coded system, red, yellow, and green, Wolf’s plan shows a gradual return to what is being called a “new normal” on May 8. Northcentral and Northwestern Pennsylvania are areas that the…