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Clearfield County Jail reports rising medication-assisted treatment expense

Thursday, August 18 by Louise Bennett

Clearfield – A rising expense received attention at the Clearfield County Prison Board meeting Tuesday. Information was shared that in the last three months, more than $27,000 has been spent on Sublocade, a medication-assisted treatment option for inmates struggling with drug addictions. Jail Warden David Kessling... Read More.

Clearfield County will receive over $500,000 from opioid crisis settlement

Thursday, August 18 by Louise Bennett

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County District Attorney's Office learned Wednesday that it will receive more than $560,000 from the opioid crisis settlement. District Attorney Ryan Sayers said his office will benefit from the lawsuit's proceeds over the next 18 years. Sayers joined the opioid lawsuit against... Read More.

Clearfield County Jail facing rising expense

Wednesday, August 17 by Louise Bennett

Clearfield – Another rising jail expense was discussed at the Clearfield County Prison Board meeting Tuesday. In the last three months, more than $27,000 has been spent on Sublocade, a medication-assisted treatment option for drug-addicted inmates. Jail Warden David Kessling reported that Sublocade is administered by... Read More.

BC3 and Penn Highlands partner to offer tuition sponsorship

Friday, July 29 by Louise Bennett

DuBois – Butler County Community College at Brockway and Penn Highlands Healthcare signed a four-year tuition sponsorship contract yesterday. Penn Highlands will now fund tuition for up to 30 qualified students that it refers each year to BC3’s Nursing, R.N. program. In exchange, students will sign... Read More.

Democrats look to raise $10M for key governors’ races with abortion access fund

Tuesday, July 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Democratic Governors Association hopes to turn anger at the overturning of Roe v. Wade into big-dollar fundraising for critical races where governors will hold sway over abortion access at the state level. The DGA on Tuesday launched the "Protect Reproductive Rights Fund"... Read More.

Dr. Jha urges Congress to fund ‘new generation’ of COVID vaccines for possible fall surge

Sunday, May 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Biden administration is planning for a likely wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter by ensuring both a "new generation" of vaccines and access to treatment and testing, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said on Sunday... Read More.

No, no, Power Ranger! Actor busted for alleged $3.5 million COVID fund scam

Friday, May 20 by ABC News

Austin St. John, who played the Red Ranger in the hit '90s show Power Rangers, has been charged in an alleged scam of funds from the CARES Act for COVID relief. The Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney's Office this week

Brockway School District receives funding from career program

Wednesday, May 11 by Louise Bennett

Brockway - Governor Tom Wolf announced new funding for Brockway Area School District through Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program to better prepare students for a career in machining or manufacturing after graduation. The $25,000 in funding will be used to purchase a Computer Numerical Control router,... Read More.

Sykesville Borough awarded funds from PennDOT Transportation Fund

Monday, May 9 by Louise Bennett

SYKESVILLE - The Sykesville Borough Council was awarded $137,188 from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation from the 2022 Multimodal Transportation Fund. The borough received a confirmation from PennDOT last week regarding its application to the multimodal fund. PennDOT received 213 applications for the multimodal fund during the... Read More.

Roe v. Wade leaked draft causes spike in abortion fund donations

Thursday, May 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The leak of a draft opinion showing the Supreme Court's conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade has led to a sharp increase in donations to abortion funds, grassroots organizations that help people... Read More.

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