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Clearfield County Bookmobile schedule for March

Monday, March 1 by wcednews

Clearfield, County, PA - The Clearfield County Bookmobile will be touring around the county in March, giving everyone the chance to borrow books! The Bookmobile serves lots of more rural areas that aren't within walking distance of a larger library building. For more information, please visit... Read More.

Garbage bags thrown away in Clarion Goodwill dumpster

Monday, March 1 by wcednews

Clarion, PA - Someone threw away two bags of garbage in the Clarion Goodwill store's dumpster, which is technically theft of services. It happened on Feb. 22, but police are releasing the report now. They list the cost of the services for two large garbage bags... Read More.

Dislodged ice causes damage to vehicle on Bennett’s Valley Highway

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Huston Township, PA - A 58-year-old Penfield man reported to the Pennsylvania State Police of DuBois that his vehicle had received damage due to ice dislodging from another vehicle on February 16th while driving on the Bennett's Valley Highway. The man states that he was... Read More.

Privileged or legal mail to state prisons must now have qualified control number

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – For added security, any mail received at state prison that is supposed to be treated as "privileged" must now control a control number given to only qualified senders, such as mail that comes from the court system for inmates. Regular mail can... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: PA has administered more than 2.2 million vaccines so far

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - More than 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Pennsylvania so far. There are 1,962 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 421 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. The trend in the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized... Read More.

High-speed chase in DuBois causes crash, shuts down Route 255

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Sandy Township, PA - Route 255, from its intersection with Division Street all the way to The Commons Plaza in DuBois, was shut down for about two hours on Friday after a high-speed chase caused a crash. It started around 11:30 Friday morning when State... Read More.

Farmers who lost crops to 2020 drought can get disaster relief loan

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Farmers in our area that were affected by last year's drought can get some disaster relief funding. For farmers in Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, and Clarion Counties who lost crops due to the drought between June and November of 2020, loans have been... Read More.

Today is deadline to register for WPAL Winter Warrior powerlifting showdown

Friday, February 26 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – The DuBois WPAL is holding their Winter Warrior Showdown on Saturday, March 6. Cost is $50 to enter overall, plus $25 each individual event (squat, bench press, deadlift). Or you can pay $100 for the overall and all three events, saving you... Read More.

Congratulations to 27 new Game Warden officers in PA

Friday, February 26 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Twenty-seven new game wardens have been assigned to districts in Pennsylvania. They had 45 weeks of intensive training, much of which presented new challenges this year with COVID-19. Of those 27 graduates, Alex DiCicco, originally from New Kensington, has been assigned to northern... Read More.

Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania linked to small pet turtles

Friday, February 26 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) advised Pennsylvanians of an outbreak of Salmonella linked to small pet turtles purchased from roadside or street vendors. “While we continue to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of this investigation,... Read More.