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…
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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…
As part of the overall plan to stabilize the financial condition of the local healthcare system due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Penn Highlands Healthcare (PHH) System Senior Executive Leadership Team has voluntarily taken a reduction in their pay. This action will shift additional dollars to the system’s pandemic response. In all, 18 senior executives…
The PA State Department of Health (DOH) has expanded it’s county-by-county map of COVID-19 information to include cases by zip code. The break down begins with a colorization of each county and a key showing what each color means. You can then select a county and get the number of cases along with the count…
Governor Tom Wolf announced today that the stay-at-home order will remain in effect until May 8, but he is hopeful that restrictions can then begin to ease. The announcement came as protests against the lock down had gathered outside the capitol building in Harrisburg. The total number of cases in the state has increased to…
The Garden Hotline is a free service offered through Penn State Extension to help all county residents with their gardening questions and concerns. The Penn State Extension office in Brookville, Jefferson County, is temporarily closed to the public, so the Garden Hotline, which is staffed by Master Gardeners, is currently unable to accept plant samples. …
Even though the six school buildings in the DuBois Area School District are closed, classes continue for the students in grades K – 12. The fact that students continue to learn and teachers continue to teach is a result of the district’s decision to switch from in-person classrooms to virtual online classes. It has meant that…
Wearing masks and practicing social distancing, Reynoldsville Borough Council held its monthly meeting on April 15 handling what business it could considering the circumstances. Council member John Burkett requested the council adopt a motion to ask the Reynoldsville Pool for year-end financial statements for the last five years. This recommendation came from Bill Setree, Director…
The good news on today’s Penn Highlands Healthcare (PHH) teleconference was that there has not been a surge in COVID-19 cases across the system. The bad news is the economic damage the virus has caused the system is forcing a large reduction in staff. Mark Norman, Chief Operating Officer, said that PHH has seen a…
Reynlownews.com reached out via email to DuBois Area School District Superintendent Wendy Benton after the Governor announced schools would not reopen this year. This was her response: While I understand and respect the Governor’s decision to close schools for the remainder of the school year, my heart is heavy for our students, especially the…