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PA confirms first COVID-19 positive cat

HARRISBURG – State Veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill announced today that Pennsylvania has confirmed its first COVID-19 positive cat. The 16-year old Cumberland County cat, who lived in a household with multiple individuals who had previously been diagnosed with COVID-19, presented in early October with mild respiratory illness. Unfortunately, as a result of respiratory distress, the cat was humanely euthanized. The case is still under investigation, and a primary cause of death has not yet been confirmed. The Pennsylvania cat is one of a handful of COVID-19 positive pets from across ...

Clinton up 4; Centre adds 32 COVID-19 cases

Four new case of COVID-19 were reported in Clinton County and Centre saw an increase of 32 cases over the weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 241 total cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County. Centre's current total stands at 3,719 cases throughout the county, the department said. Lycoming County added 15 new cases bringing the total to 888, the department of health said. Statewide, numbers have seen a significant decrease with 1,103 new cases reported, increasing the total to 183,315 since the outbreak first ...

LHU integration a step closer

LOCK HAVEN - Integration of Lock Haven University with Mansfield and Bloomsburg took a big step forward this week. The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the governing body of the 14 state-run schools, on Wednesday affirmed the system's efforts to continue planning for the integration of six of its universities. Those six include Bloomsburg-Lock Haven-Mansfield and California-Clarion-Edinboro. As PASSHE Chancellor Daniel Greenstein has outlined, the goal is for the combined universities to share a single administration, a combined ...

Jersey Shore Mayor resigns, fills 1st ward vacancy on borough council

JERSEY SHORE — Dennis Thompson, Jersey Shore mayor, submits his letter of resignation after being unanimously approved to fill the first ward vacancy on borough council on Monday night. The letter of resignation was also unanimously agreed upon by council. “I just felt that it was a much better way to serve the residents,” Thompson said. “I can better serve the residents of the first ward by being on council. I can have a voice and a vote.” From there, Cody Hoover, assistant borough manager, will be notifying the county about this vacancy and will advertise for letters of ...

Clinton up 4; Centre adds 31 new COVID-19 cases

Four new case of COVID-19 were reported in Clinton County and Centre saw an increase of 31 cases on Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 223 total cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County. Centre's current total stands at 3,322 cases throughout the county, the department said. Lycoming County added 12 new cases bringing the total to 807, the department of health said. Statewide, numbers have seen another spike with 1,380 new cases reported, increasing the total to 169,308 since the outbreak first began. This ...

UPMC Lock Haven to reopen Monday morning

LOCK HAVEN - UPMC Lock Haven officials announced the hospital will reopen Monday at 6 a.m. UPMC released the following statement: UPMC is pleased to announce that UPMC Lock Haven will resume health care services to the community on Monday, Oct. 12 at 6 a.m. "The road to recovery has had its challenges, but our staff members and vendors have all worked tirelessly to get us to this point," said Ron Reynolds, president, UPMC Lock Haven and UPMC Muncy. "Thank you to those individuals as well as the community for your dedication, enthusiasm, pride, and patience. I am truly humbled and ...