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Senator Pat Toomey talks COVID-19, economy with business owners in DuBois

Wednesday, September 2 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Senator Pat Toomey gathered with a small group of business owners yesterday to talk about the current state of the economy and how he says Pennsylvania can grow stronger after the COVID-19 pandemic. With the backdrop of the DuBois Regional Airport, where... Read More.

Gov. Wolf renews 90-day disaster declaration for a second time

Wednesday, September 2 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is renewing a 90-day disaster declaration, now for a second time, after he originally signed it in early March following the confirmation of the first positive cases of the coronavirus in Pennsylvania. The original declaration was set to... Read More.

Expiration deadline for commercial drivers licenses extended to Sept. 30

Wednesday, September 2 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says that in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts, expiration dates for commercial driver licenses and commercial learner's permits will be extended for Pennsylvania residents through September 30, 2020. Expiration extension deadlines on non-commercial (regular) driver license,... Read More.

Penn State release COVID-19 stats, says “Mask Up or Pack Up”

Wednesday, September 2 by wcednews

University Park, PA — Initial testing results released Aug. 28 on Penn State’s public COVID-19 dashboard consisted of 14 positive cases from symptomatic testing and 13 positive cases from surveillance testing, for a total of 27 positive test results at the University Park campus... Read More.

$934,000 in grants available for school cafeteria equipment

Wednesday, September 2 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced the availability of approximately $934,000 in competitive grants for elementary, middle and high schools across the state to purchase new food service equipment for cafeterias. “Students perform better in school when they have access to... Read More.