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PennDOT announces license extension through June 30

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that expiration dates for driver licenses, identification cards, and learner’s permits, will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Effective April 30, 2020, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards and learner’s permits scheduled to expire from March 16, 2020 through…

Jefferson County COVID-19 cases remain at 4; Clearfield County jumps to 16

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…

PennDOT to resume road and bridge work across the state

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…

Elective surgery to resume at Penn Highlands Healthcare

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….

Jeff Tech Operating Committee presents 2020-2021 budget

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…

A positive COVID-19 case has been reported in the 15851 postal code in Jefferson County

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…