Steven Teague (Photo provided) Action or afterthought? DV’s Diversity Committee is at a crossroads To the Editor: I don’t know about you, but for me this winter was particularly brutal. The wicked cold, the feet upon feet... Letters to the Editor 11 Aug 2021 | 04:40
Dr. Rachel Levine speaks to the press last month as Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. (Photo provided) Pennsylvania health secretary joins Biden administration (AP) Dr. Rachel Levine became a familiar figure to many Pennsylvanians over the last 10 months of the coronavirus pandemic,... Local News 27 Jan 2021 | 01:49
Remove elected officials from higher Covid vaccine priority Editor’s note: The following letter from PA Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,... Letters to the Editor 13 Jan 2021 | 03:59
Nicholas Marano, respiratory therapist, gives a thumbs up after being vaccinated by Janice Pettinato, RN, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Pike cases hit all-time high as vaccinations get underway COVID-19 vaccinations are being distributed in Pike County in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s phased... Local News 06 Jan 2021 | 03:58
Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine speaks during a press conference inside PEMA headquarters on Wednesday, Dec. 30 (Photo by Natalie Kolb) Pike residents begin to get vaccinated while PA urges compliance with new Covid orders As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine on Dec. 30... Local News 31 Dec 2020 | 11:54
Ja’Ray Gamble was the first in Pennsylvania to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, which was administered Monday by Tami Minnier, chief quality officer at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Gamble is a transporter at the hospital, so “he’s right in the thick of things,” Minner said. (upmc.com) Pennsylvania to get more than 100,000 vaccine doses (AP) Pennsylvania will receive an initial shipment of more than 110,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the state Department... Local News 16 Dec 2020 | 09:50
Pennsylvania expands virus app to school-age phone users (AP) Pennsylvania’s two-month-old coronavirus exposure notification app can now be used by mobile phone users as young as... Local News 02 Dec 2020 | 02:40
Pennsylvania sharpens mask mandate, orders virus testing (AP) Pennsylvania is strengthening its mask mandate and will require out-of-state travelers to test negative for the coronavirus... Local News 18 Nov 2020 | 03:08
Pennsylvania’s COVID Alert app to be released this month Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health will this month release COVID Alert Pa., a free smartphone app that will... Local News 09 Sep 2020 | 04:04
Pennsylvania school leaders to state: We need more help (AP) Pennsylvania’s existing reopening guidance for schools is too vague, and superintendents and school boards need more... Local News 29 Jul 2020 | 02:40
Act now on state-driven schools plan (AP) It’s the question on every parent’s mind -- every student’s, too: Will public schools reopen this fall? And if so, what... Letters to the Editor 15 Jul 2020 | 12:48
Remember the risk essential workers are taking to serve During these unusual times, there should be an unspoken covenant of mutual respect; just as we as consumers expect stores... Letters to the Editor 15 May 2020 | 05:33
Anne Perry, a popular and prolific writer of historical detective fiction, signs books last year at the Milford Readers and Writers Festival, which has been cancelled for 2020. ( Marilyn Rosenthal) Milford Readers and Writers Festival is cancelled September writers fest is cancelled "With heavy hearts and regret," the Pike Artworks Board decided to cancel this year's... Local News 22 Apr 2020 | 04:11
Pike County is not flattening the curve, as may be seen on this chart produced by Milford resident Ed Gragert. COVID-19 update: Pike County is not flattening the curve Pike sees a big jump in cases Pike County is not flattening the curve. With 268 cases and seven deaths as of April 15, the... Local News 15 Apr 2020 | 02:19
Delaware Valley High School: All schools in Pennsylvania will stay closed through the rest of the 2019-20 academic year by order of the governor. ( Pamela Chergotis) COVID-19 update: Two inmates die, school is closed for rest of academic year Death and illness at the county jail Two inmates associated with the Pike County Correctional Facility have so far died of... Local News 10 Apr 2020 | 01:15
