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Wolfel helping to form Flood Resiliency Initiative

Borough Flood Resiliency Initiative community leaders, business and property owners, flood victims and regular citizens all came to the North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission headquarters in Ridgway on a cold and snowy day to talk all about flooding.

RFD responds to structure fire on Grant Road

The Ridgway Fire Department was dispatched at 11:30 a.m. yesterday morning for a structure fire at 4801 Grant Road. 
Johnsonburg responded with a tanker, and St. Marys was called for a standby engine. No other information was available at presstime.

Executive Committee of North Central meeting to be held on December 28

The North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission Executive Committee met on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 9:30 a.m. at their headquarters in Ridgway.

East Branch awarded additional project funding

An additional $18.7 million was recently awarded to the East Branch Clarion River Lake Dam Safety Project as reported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.

Residents thankful for clean streets

Thank you to our borough crews for cleaning up the snow on main Street and Court Street for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Ridgway Borough Council votes for a one mil tax increase

Since early November the Ridgway Borough Council has been meeting in budget workshops every few days.

STORY PREVIEW: Council addresses requests at Monday meeting

The Ridgway Borough Council had a large agenda and many items to vote on at Monday's meeting. This article will focus on visitor comments and Council discussions, with a more detailed story to follow.

First winter storm hits region

Winter storm Avery hit the northeast hard on Thursday, Nov. 15. The storm wrapped up on Friday, after dumping “heavy, early season snow” in Pennsylvania and other surrounding states.

Students of the Month honored at board meeting

The Ridgway Area School District honored Students of the Month and discussed District business at Wednesday's meeting.

Commissioners host joint meeting concerning holiday season

The holiday season will soon be here and the Chambers of Commerce of Ridgway and St. Marys held a strategy session on Tuesdays evening at Tablespoons in St. Marys to discuss ways they can assist each other in certain events.