Harrisburg, PA – 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 June 23, 2020, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards and learner’s permits scheduled to expire from March 16,…
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DuBois Central Catholic’s 59th Commencement Exercises took place the weekend of June 6. Participants followed the PA Department of Health recommended protocols regarding public events during the COVID-19 pandemic. The weekend began, with DCC Seniors being driven by the City of Dubois and Sandy Township Fire Companies around the city of DuBois to celebrate their…
The PA department of Health announced today (June 3) that the total number of COVID-19 cases in Jefferson County has increased by 2 since yesterday’s count of 12 to stand at 14. In about a week, the case number in the county has increased by 7 new cases. The 15851 postal code also shows a…
Plans are underway for graduation in the DuBois Area School District. In a letter posted to its website, the district provided a link to an online sign-up form for seniors to reserve a date and time to be filmed at Mansell Stadium for the “roll call of graduates.” In case of rain, the filming will…
With great reluctance, the Reynoldsville Community Association has announced that it is canceling the 2020 Red, White, and Blueberry Festival scheduled for July 10 and 11 due to uncertainty about COVID-19. “There’s a lot that goes into planning an annual festival, a lot that has to be done early,” said festival chairman Sam Bundy. “There…
COVID-19 has made its presence known in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. On April 7, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced one confirmed case in Jefferson County and two cases in Elk County, the last two counties without confirmed cases. At today’s teleconference, Penn Highlands Healthcare (PHH) COVID-19 Task Force Director Dr. Shaun Sheehan said…
Although cases have been low in this area so far, Penn Highlands Healthcare (PHH) has been preparing for the worst-case scenario. That includes creating a COVID-19 unit at Penn Highlands DuBois. At yesterday’s teleconference, Dr. Shaun Sheehan, who heads the PHH COVID-19 task force, announced that the unit is ready and the staff has received…
Penn Highlands Healthcare today confirmed a positive COVID-19 test in Clearfield County. During a teleconference with reporters today. Dr. Shaun Sheehan, D.O., who is in charged of the Penn Highlands response, said that there was one positive result, but that person was not in or being treated at a Penn Highlands facility. He added that…
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reopening indoor facilities at 23 select rest areas across Pennsylvania to all motorists, including the 13 facilities in critical locations that were reopened March 18 with portable restrooms and handwashing facilities. PennDOT’s 30 rest areas were temporarily closed statewide on March 17 in response to Governor Tom Wolf’s…
This was released today, March 20, 2020: The PA State Tax Collector’s Association has issued an advisory that tax collectors should modify their “in-person” collection to reduce the chance of exposure and spreading of the COVID-19 It is recommended that “non personal contact” forms of payment, such as check and money orders, be mailed at…