On February 5, the DuBois Area School District started vaccinations for essential employees who met the criteria for Phase 1A. According to an email released by District Superintendent Wendy Benton, the district had received requests for 318 vaccinations as of January 18 with another 59 individuals who “may be interested.” Of those requests, 160 eligible…
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When you’re nine years old and have a chance to make some extra money before Christmas, what would you do with it? One local girl decided to help others who were less fortunate than she. La’Mya Stowe, a fourth-grader at C. G. Johnson Elementary School in Reynoldsville, heard one of her classmates was not going…
Editor’s note: as a follow up to last week’s teleconference, Penn Highlands healthcare released the following statement on Nov. 25, 2020. This week, our data reflects the ongoing increase in infection rates occurring throughout the country and our region. Today we are treating approximately 50 COVID-positive patients in our hospitals. We continue to update our…
The Reynoldsville Veterans Memorial Park Committee met on September 2 at the Reynoldsville American Legion. Committee president Dan Edwards said that the work that has been completed so far would have cost an estimated $72,000 if it hadn’t been for the donations of labor, equipment and materials. As it stands, the committee has spent $16,400….
Although the Reynoldsville Borough Council was unable to meet on September 3 due to the lack of a quorum, it did listen to residents who came to address the board. Danielle Roush of 338 South 12th Street came to ask council for help with her water bill. She said the bill totals $773.83, well above…
Citing differences with the Reynoldsville Borough Council over the handling of alleged improprieties at the Reynoldsville Water and Sewer Authority, John Burkett has resigned from council. Burkett finished out a term last year and then won a seat on council for 2020. In his letter dated August 24, Burkett states: “I ran on doing positive…
A local child care center is the recipient of a state grant to provide hazard pay to employees in life-sustaining industries. The Little Viking Childcare Center LLC, located at Jeff Tech in Reynoldsville, will receive a grant totaling $7080. The program is designed to keep front-line workers on the job during this pandemic. In announcing…
When students in the DuBois Area School District report for their first day on August 24 and 25, schools will look much different than was anticipated as late as two weeks ago. At that time the plan that was adopted at the regular July meeting allowed parents and students to choose from four options, one…
The Reynoldsville Borough Council held its monthly work session on August 6 at the borough office. John Burkett provided information to council on the recent meeting he and council member Darren Scolese had with Jefferson County and state officials concerning a multimodal grant from the state. The money can be used for sidewalks, streetscape improvements,…
Reynoldsville Borough Council held a work session on July 3 and named Dan Edwards as the Citizen of the Month for May. Edwards was honored for his many years of service to the Reynoldsville area. He is the financial officer for the Reynoldsville American Legion. He also served on the committee that successfully placed veteran…