Sandy Supers Get Update on Treasure Lake Secession Effort

DUBOIS – The Sandy Township Supervisors received an update in the ongoing efforts of Treasure Lake to break away from Sandy Township at Monday’s Sandy Township Supervisor’s meeting. Sandy Township Solicitor Greg Kruk informed the supervisors that they had two options at the meeting.  The first: the township had an attempt to have the court [...]

River Sojourn Under Way

CURWENSVILLE – The River Sojourn launched Sunday morning from Curwensville with 43 participating in the first leg. The entire kayaking sojourn will travel from Curwensville to Renovo stretched over several days.  Only forty are attempting the entire distance as of the launch.  Others will join and leave for select legs of the run, with the [...]

LT Supers Look at Paving/Road Marking Bids

CLEARFIELD – The Lawrence Township Supervisors opened bids for two projects at their Tuesday night meeting.  The projects were paving and road markings.  Paving was awarded, pending legal review, but the road marking bid was tabled pending additional research.The paving bid was awarded to New Enterprise Stone & Lime for $101,927.23.  The competing bids were [...]

Sandy Supers Receive Grant Funding Toward Fairfield Suites Project

DUBOIS – Sandy Township and Exit 101, LLC. has come to a new revision on their agreement and costs in the Fairfield Suites hotel.  The township had requested that Exit 101 use controls standard with what the township was already using.  These increased the cost of the project by $15,000.  This required the township’s spending [...]

Lawrence Township Looks at Road Condition

CLEARFIELD – The Lawrence Township Supervisors will look into aiding the residents in five homes along Natura Lane after one of them, Audrey Duke, approached the Lawrence Township Supervisors about the lane’s condition.   The lane is currently a dead end road that is currently a private road. Duke wanted to see if the township could [...]

Community Continues to Come Together to Help Girl Fighting Leukemia

PHILIPSBURG – Candles lit up the Cold Stream Dam’s landscape Friday night as a vigil was held for Emily Whitehead.  Emily, six-years-old, and diagnosed with leukemia, was receiving treatment in a Philadelphia hospital at the time. “What are we going to get,” asked Sharon Josefik through a Pennsylvania State Police cruiser’s speaker system. “A miracle,” [...]

Public Lights up Park in Effort to Help Child Fighting Cancer

PHILIPSBURG – Less than 11 hours after being conceived, a large crowd filled Philipsburg’s South Park with the goal of lighting it up as a donation effort.  Donations were being taken and messages were being left for Emily Whitehead, a six-year-old currently in the hospital due to leukemia.  People could donate money in order to [...]

DuBois City Council Considers CDBG Programs

DUBOIS – At its Monday night meeting, the City Council of DuBois approved sending the City of DuBois’ application for the 2012 Community Development Block Grant program.  The City Council also stated two goals for the CDBG monies would be that 5%, or $12,300, and 3%, or $7,380, of non-administrative funds would be targeted towards [...]

Platt Road Residents Get Update on Mining Concerns

DUBOIS – Residents of Platt Road returned to the Sandy Township Supervisors’ meeting Monday night.  They had been told at the last meeting the Supervisors would investigate the issue of truck traffic on Platt Road related to Marcellus water pumping. Citizens on Platt Road had asked the township supervisors if they could do something with [...]

In DuBois City . . . Event Plans Discussed

DUBOIS – Two organizations approached the City of DuBois’ City Council Monday night to plan for future events. The Clearfield Jefferson Suicide Prevention Team was given permission to use the city park for their annual walk.  The walk is their largest fundraiser of the year.  It is currently scheduled for Sept. 16 of this year. [...]

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