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More than 500 Valentine’s Day candygrams delivered in DuBois

Tuesday, February 15 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Thank you to everyone who helped deliver a little extra cheer on Valentine's Day! Our team at Priority Media along with the Hope Squad students at the DuBois Middle School delivered more than 500 candy-grams to people throughout our community, including the... Read More.

Home catches fire on S High St, DuBois

Monday, February 14 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - A home caught fire in DuBois Friday afternoon, close to the ambulance company. Crews were called around 5 p.m. Friday to a home in the 100 block of South High Street in DuBois. Brady Street and Washington Avenue had to be temporarily shut... Read More.

Blankets of Hope collects 205 blankets for cold, homeless

Thursday, January 27 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Thank you to everyone who donated to our Blankets of Hope for the Homeless drive! With your help, our final count was 205. That's 205 blankets that will be given to local people who are staying in places like tents, cars, or... Read More.

DuBois man thrown from vehicle on I-80, flown to hospital

Wednesday, January 26 by wcednews

Clarion, PA – A DuBois man was thrown from his vehicle in a crash on Interstate 80 recently. 68-year-old James Thorpe from DuBois had been driving his Toyota Rav4 on Interstate 80 near Clarion on Jan. 20 when he had a medical emergency and lost... Read More.

PA schools get $8m in Safe Schools Targeted grants

Monday, January 24 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - $8 million is being granted to a total of 303 education agencies throughout Pennsylvania with Safe Schools Targeted grants, meant to increase school safety by purchasing equipment, enacting new programs, and hiring security personnel and school resource officers. This includes $25,000 for... Read More.

Blankets of Hope: Friday is last day to donate to blanket drive

Thursday, January 20 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Friday is the final official day for our Blankets of Hope collection drive to help the cold and homeless of our community. Especially with temperatures dropping below 0 during some nights, the bitter January weather can be downright dangerous for those... Read More.

DuBois receives $57.5m loan, $4.4m grant for wastewater treatment

Thursday, January 20 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – The City of DuBois will receive state funding for one of 15 projects statewide that improves water quality. It's part of Governor Tom Wolf's commitment to a Lead-Free PA. It invests a total of $168 million for 15 drinking water, wastewater, and... Read More.

Penn Highlands receives $1m grant for emergency dept renovations

Wednesday, January 19 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Penn Highlands Healthcare received a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to support Emergency Department renovations at Penn Highlands Clearfield. Senator Wayne Langerholc Jr. and William Armstrong district office manager for Representative Thomas R. Sankey, 111, presented the... Read More.

DuBois and Sandy hold first joint consolidation meeting, appoint committees

Thursday, January 13 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – At the first joint consolidation meeting between the Sandy Township Supervisors and the DuBois City Council, the two municipalities took the first steps to appoint a committee to ease the transition. The members appointed were Edward Walsh, Kevin Salandra, Chris Nasuti, Kris... Read More.

Bob Johnson establishes Penn State DuBois scholarship with $800,000 gift