Reynoldsville Borough Council met in an work session on November 1 with a short agenda on tap. Before moving to an executive session, council fielded a question from LeeAnn Toombs (who recently launched a write-in campaign for borough council) about the status of the reinstatement of Officer Tammy Murray to the borough police department. In…
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Officers from the DuBois barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police have filed police reports on incidents in the Reynoldsville area the past few days, including an accident that caused a power outage on October 28, According to police, a pick up truck driven by Arthur H. Null of DuBois was traveling on North Fourth Street…
A group of citizens attended the regular meeting of the DuBois Area School Board on October 28. Four of those attending signed up to address the board during the audience participation part of the agenda. Each of the speakers brought his or her concerns regarding the content of some of the books in the Middle…
LeeAnn Toombs has announced that she is running a write-in campaign for Reynoldsville Borough Council. Toombs and her husband Joe have been Reynoldsville residents since 1980. Their children, Erik and Justine, grew up in the borough and attended CG Johnson Elementary School. In her announcement, Toombs said, “My goal as a council member is to…
Reynoldsville Borough Council met on October 20 and discussed the return of Borough Police Officer Tammy Murray. The council voted at its October 11 meeting to drop its appeal of the Pennsylvanian Labor Relations Board decision that called for Officer Murray’s reinstatement. When asked by resident Leeanne Toombs about a timeline for Murray’s return. Borough…
Borough Code Enforcement Officer Nichole Walk presented her report to borough council at the October 20 regular meeting. The report covers the time period of August 17 though October 20. The report shows two properties on Phillips Street that had significant clean ups removing scrap, junk, and debris. Other properties on Jackson Street and East…
The Reynoldsville Citizen of the Month for October is Gary Hanst. Hanst has been a mason for more than 50 years and helped to build the new stone wall at the Reynoldsville Veterans Memorial. He said he was surprised by the honor. “I had lots of help…it wasn’t just me alone,” he told Reynlow Community…
The long saga concerning a police department in the Borough of Reynoldsville appears to be coming to a close. On October 11, Reynoldsville Borough Council approved a motion to withdraw its appeal to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) preliminary ruling and reinstate Tammy Murray to the borough police department. According to a previous report…
Drop in a golden token, get a book. That’s how the new book vending machine works at the CG Johnson Elementary School. On October 1, Matt Reed of the First Class Children’s Foundation presented the machine to the students who were assembled in the playground. He came across the idea and decided to bring it…
The DuBois Mall, DuBois CareerLink, and the Greater DuBois Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development have teamed up to host a Hiring Event on Friday, November 5th between the hours of 10:00am and 3:00pm at the DuBois Mall. The DuBois CareerLink will offer hands-on experience with resume writing and critiquing, tips on how to interview, and…