Spring Clean Up in Reynoldsville is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, and Friday, April 5 on the regularly scheduled trash pick up day. When placing items out to be picked up, keep these things in mind: *It can be nothing more than one person can lift *Anything loose must be bundled *No tires, anything containing…
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The DuBois-Jefferson County Vocational technical School (Jeff Tech) Operating Committee held its regular meeting on March 25. The biggest item on the agenda was the budget for the 2019-2020 school year. Business Manager Sherry Hasselman provided a presentation that outlined the budget for the coming year. It totals $8.7 million dollars, with $6.6 million coming…
More than 100 players gathered at the Reynoldsville Rollerdrome on Sunday, March 24, to play the inaugural games of Nerf Wars. Armed with their favorite Nerf gun and issued Nerf darts, 8 teams battled it out in various games. Each game lasted five minutes. Judges were on hand to declare hits. One hit and the…
From bugs to beans and everything in between, students at the C.G. Johnson Elementary School got to learn about agricultural science with a visit from the mobile AG Lab. Made available by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, this AG Lab was one of eight that crisscross the state to help students learn more about agriculture…
Fire heavily damaged a house along Pancoast Road in Winslow Township, Jefferson County, today. The call came in after 10:00 this morning for a reported flu fire at the Shenkle residence. William Shenkle said he had a fire in the fireplace insert and noticed a different smelling smoke. His two sons, Dan Shenkle of DuBois…
The Reynoldsville First United Methodist Church is sponsoring a heatlth and safety fair on Saturday, April 6, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Presentations will include such topics as stroke risk, fire and personal safety. For more information, call 814.653.8593. Download the flyer here: Health and safety
State police in DuBois report they were called to the Hummingbird Speedway on Sunday, March 17, for a report of a burglary. Louie Caltagarone, 90, of Reynoldsville, reported someone had broken into one of the sheds on the property. They attempted to break into another shed but were unsuccessful. The report does not indicate what,…
The DuBois Area School Board spent most of its March 21 work session discussing various options regarding the building needs in the district. Substitute superintendent Wendy Benton said the considerations about a building program had actually started more than two years ago and if the district is to get the benefits of state reimbursement there…
Two Reynoldsville residents are facing charges for allegedly forging a name on doctor’s excuses for their children who attend the C.G. Johnson Elementary School. According to the affidavit filed with District Magistrate David Inzana, Reynoldsville Borough Police Chief Troy Bell was called to the school on March 4 where he met with school officials and…
On January 22, fire heavily damaged the One Stop Convenience Store in Reynoldsville. Exactly two months later, March 22, One Stop reopens. Sort of. Owner Jim Brown of DuBois has announced that the trailer that will be the One Stop store for a while will open at 6 a.m. on March 22. It will operate…