Stories for May 2010
Stories for Friday, May 28
Work Continues To Improve Popular Cambria County Trail
Work continues to improve safety along a popular biking and hiking trail in suburban Johnstown.Last summer, a park ranger said the trail through Stackhouse Park was an accident waiting to happen. A fence no surrounds an abandoned mine shaft. For months, crews have been venting methane gas from the 300-foot ...
Drivers Content With Gas Prices This Memorial Day Weekend
With many people hitting the highways for Memorial Day getaways, drivers at local gas stations said they're satisfied with the price at the pump.Two summers ago, gas was creeping toward $4 a gallon. This year, people were filling up their tanks at a Sheetz station in Clearfield County for $2.75 ...
More Charges Filed In Connection With Alleged Centre County Crime Ring
New charges have been filed in connection with an alleged Centre County crime ring after police arrested another Russian suspect.Police said Anotoly Veritonov is accused of using a high-powered weapon in a kidnapping and robbery at a bar. They said Veritonov is tied to three other suspects already facing a ...
Stories for Thursday, May 27
AGY To Lay off 182 Workers
One of the largest employers in Huntington County plan on laying off close to 200 workers.AGY makes fiberglass for a variety of businesses. Leaders will lay off 182 employees by the end of July.Leaders for the company said they have been warning their workers for the past two years that ...
Pilot, Officials Say New Tower Makes Airport Safer
Construction crews were kept busy hoisting a 30-ton steel skeleton 80-feet into the air Thursday morning for the air traffic control tower project at University Park Airport.Private pilot Angad Sandhoo told WJAC-TV that flying into the Centre County airport can be more of a challenge than other facilities equipped with ...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For Clearfield Y.M.C.A.
Officials and residents came together Thursday to break ground for a massive overhaul of the Clearfield YMCA.That project is expected to cost around $5 million.Officials said some of that total is coming from state grants.But a large portion, around $2 million, was raised by the community.Officials said donors include businesses ...
Clearfield County Woman Contributes To Gulf Coast Cleanup
They're called hair booms.The strange creations are made by stuffing hair into recycled nylons.The hair booms are used to absorb oil left behind from oil spills.One Clearfield County woman is doing her part to help in the cleanup efforts.Melinda Hughes-Wert donated hair left over from a recent trim in Clearfield.Hughes-Wert ...
Parade, Re-Enactments Set For Memorial Day Weekend In Boalsburg
Organizers anticipate more than 10,000 visitors to attend this year’s Memorial Day weekend festivities in Boalsburg.The fire company carnival opened Thursday at 6 p.m. and will run Friday, Saturday and Monday.WWII re-enactments are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.“Come down, it should be nice,” said Boalsburg Fire Company Vice President Greg ...
DEP Mandates Sewer Upgrades, Johnstown Down To The Wire
The Department of Environmental Protection mandated every municipality in the state to upgrade their sewer systems a few years ago. That includes 20 municipalities under Johnstown Regional Sewage.Several of those municipalities started their upgrades, and Dale Borough is one of them. Right now, Dale is about 50 percent complete with ...
Council Grants Interest-Free Chance To Pay Back
Johnstown City Council decided they will grant amnesty for those with over-due garbage bills until August.But this is costing the city.More than $600,000 are due from 2007, 2008, and 2009.Council members said they will turn the problem over to a collection agency in the fall.At that point the city will ...
Johnstown Fire Training Site Is On The Way
Thanks to a $100,000 state grant and help from the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority, the Johnstown Fire Department will soon have some training ground of it's own.By the end of the summer the department is expected to build a training facility on Iron Street in the old Bethlem Steel location.The facility ...
911 Center Repairs Not As Costly As Feared
Repairs to Jefferson County's 911 center will be expensive, but not as much as initially feared.Workers moved out of the water-logged building in March. Water had seeped into the building from the roof and poor storm drainage.According to WJAC's news partner, the Courier Express, it will cost about $150,000 to ...
Old School To Become Apartment Building
Progress has been made with plans to renovate an old school house in Cambria County.The new building will be turned into apartments.The Johnstown Redevelopment Authority opened bids for construction on the old Dale School Thursday.Work is expected to begin in July and wrap up in October.
Somerset County To Hold Tire Collection
People who have old tires will be able to drop them off in Conemaugh Township for disposal.The Somerset County Planning Commission will hold a countywide tire collection on June 19 at the Conemaugh Township Building.It will cost $2 per tire to drop off car and light-truck tires, $5.50 per truck ...
Johnstown Moves Forward With Plans For Fire Training Facility
Johnstown fire officials said plans are moving forward for construction of a new fire training facility.Fire Department officials said they have a $100,000 state grant and the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority has approved the building site on Iron Street.The new facility will shorten travel time for training. Officials said they hope ...
'Pie Bill' Would Make Homemade Food Legal At Festivals Again
Every year, festivals like the Southmont Firemen's Jubilee are held to raise money for various organizations. But, visitors shouldn't expect any homemade goodies because, by law, all food must be prepared on-site. In addition, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture requires organizations to make upgrades.Event organizers said the tough standards and ...
Stories for Wednesday, May 26
Johnstown Police Force Now Up Two Active Officers
Johnstown city leaders agreed to bring back two laid-off officers at their Wednesday night meeting.The city manager, chief of police, and finance director tallied up all of the overtime spent on police officers and it totaled around $58,000. They agreed it only made sense to bring back the laid off ...
Residents Comment On Future Of Elk County's Powdered Metal Industry
It was once known as the powdered metal capital of the world.You don't have to look far to see powdered metal plants around St. Marys.They still dot the hills around city and fill the area's industrial park.The powdered metal industry was hit hard by the recent recession.The industry was also ...
Volunteers Team Up For Cemetery Clean-Up
Volunteers are teaming up to help restore a Clearfield County cemetery.Rumbarger Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the DuBois area.It became dilapidated over the past few decades.For the past several years, a Jefferson County man has worked to restore the cemetery.Sam Ellzey spends much of his summer at ...
Conklin Accepts Lt. Gov. Nomination, Saidel Concedes
According to Centre County and Department of State officials, Scott Conklin is officially the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.The announcement was made when former Philadelphia city Controller Jonathan Saidel conceded Wednesday afternoon, following eight days of speculation.Saidel’s concession means an automatic statewide recount will not be triggered, which was expected ...
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