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Students Learning Manufacturing in DuBois

Saturday, April 19 by wcednews

DUBOIS - High School Students at St. Marys are learning manufacturing skills through hands-on training at Penn State DuBois.This pilot course, which launched in March, has students using a variety of welding techniques to learn about safety, terminology, and foundational skills by a certified... Read More.

Learning Through Trucks

Monday, September 16 by wcednews

DUBOIS - Hundreds of kids flooded to the DuBois Walmart Saturday to view and learn about a variety of emergency, contractor, and unique vehicles.This year’s Touch a Truck event saw fire trucks, emergency vehicles, tow trucks, semi trucks, FedEx, the Salvation Army, bucket trucks,... Read More.

KJ Apa on learning to ride a motorcycle for his “soul project,” One Fast Move

Thursday, August 8 by ABC News

KJ Apa fans, start your engines.His new film, One Fast Move, races onto Prime Video on Thursday. Apa plays Wes, a down-on-his-luck thrill seeker who reaches out to his estranged father for help becoming a professional motorcycle racer. The actor told ABC Audio... Read More.

Former King Road roommate recalls learning of killings at Idaho off-campus house

Wednesday, May 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than a year after her friends and former roommates were killed in an off-campus house in Idaho, Ashlin Couch said she wished she could have said a proper goodbye.Couch had lived until May 2022 in the sixth bedroom in an... Read More.

‘Not a partisan issue’: As classroom culture wars rage, a stark warning about learning loss

Thursday, February 29 by ABC News

In the four years since schools were shuttered in an effort to protect students from the onset of COVID-19, public education has been placed under a microscope and turned into a major political talking point.Conservatives, led by political figures like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis... Read More.

“Wheelers and Dealers” event creates a learning opportunity for Brookville students

Saturday, December 23 by wcednews

BROOKVILLE - The Brookville High School held its annual "Wheelers and Dealers" event on Thursday to allow students to learn the principles of economics and marketing. The community attended with the largest turnout to date, and fundraised nearly $2,000.Economics teacher, Nancee Miles, gave students a... Read More.

Commercial pilots come to DuBois for specialized flight training

Tuesday, October 10 by Louise Bennett

FALLS CREEK – Commercial pilots from all across the United States are coming to the DuBois area for specialized flight training.Southern Airways has set up a flight training simulator and facility at the DuBois Regional Airport where students are learning how to fly Cessna... Read More.

DuBois Chamber of Commerce holds Mid-Day Mixer at Casteel Chiropractic Center

Wednesday, September 13 by Louise Bennett

DUBOIS – DuBois Chamber of Commerce members will be connecting and learning during a Mid-Day Business Tour on Thursday.Casteel Chiropractic Center is hosting Chamber members and others from the DuBois business community for a tour of their North Main Street facility.Those who attend will... Read More.

Rob McElhenney shares diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities

Thursday, July 13 by ABC News

Rob McElhenney is opening up about being diagnosed recently with "a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities."The Welcome to Wrexham and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star shared the news Tuesday, July 11, on Twitter."I was recently diagnosed with... Read More.

“I was shocked”: Sylvester Stallone on learning of friend Dolph Lundgren’s cancer battle

Friday, May 12 by ABC News

Recently, Rocky IV and Creed 2 star Dolph Lundgren revealed he has been secretly battling cancer for eight years. The 65-year-old Swedish actor opened up to the In Depth with Graham Bensinger podcast, telling the host that doctors discovered a cancerous tumor in... Read More.

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