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DuBois City Council reworking 2024 budget after error
DUBOIS, Pa. (WTAJ) — The DuBois City Council is working to revise and fix their 2024 budget after more than nine hundred and twenty thousand dollars was left unaccounted for in it. The council says the wrong numbers had been put in for the principal and interest payments on some of the city’s loans. The […]
Pennsylvania man catches ‘once in a lifetime fish’
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — With the warmth of early summer here more and more fishermen are out on the water and one angler caught quite the surprise. One Clearfield County resident caught a fish so big that he thinks it may be a record catch. Ryan Charles was fishing along the West Branch Susquehanna […]
44th annual pool tournament kicking off in Clearfield
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Starting Friday, May 10 the 44th annual Fraternal Order of Eagles State Pool Tournament will be taking place at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds. The Fraternal Order of Eagles 812 and Visit Clearfield County are hosting the three-day event that goes through May, 12. Eighty teams registered and the top 16 […]
PennDOT lifts weight limit on street near Philipsburg
(WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that it will remove a 10-ton gross weight limitation of Ninth Street (Route 3029) near Philipsburg. The limitation is being lifted between the intersection with Route 322 in Rush Township, Centre County, and Route 53 in Morris Township, Clearfield County. PennDOT will remove the posting effective […]
Moms go the extra mile for maternity care amidst shortage in Central Pennsylvania
SAINT MARYS, Pa. (WTAJ) —While abortion and women’s reproductive rights remain a hot topic, one question remains unaddressed: What about access to healthcare for pregnant women who want to be mothers? Nationwide, 217 hospital obstetric units closed over the past decade in an alarming trend that has continued into 2024 with hospitals citing a declining […]
Philipsburg discusses community and economic development
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pa.’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) came to Philipsburg to hear the needs of the community and offer potential solutions — one of which being to raise taxes. There were several topics brought up, including blight, affordable housing, improvements to the borough building and the lack of a local […]
Crews fixing large water main break in Osceola Mills
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Columbia Volunteer Fire Company is alerting residents to keep an eye on their water after a large water main break. The fire company announced on Facebook that there is a large water main break along Curtin Street in the borough. A water company is on scene working to stop the […]
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