Big Lewie | radioNovo News for Johnstown: April 30, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 04/30/26          DRIVERS ON U-S 219 IN SOMERSET COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR A MAJOR DETOUR STARTING FRIDAY, MAY 8TH. PENNDOT IS CLOSING THE HIGHWAY FOR THREE DAYS TO REALIGN A TEMPORARY BRIDGE AS WORK BEGINS ON A TWO-MILLION-DOLLAR REPLACEMENT FOR THE BOYNTON BRIDGE. CAR TRAFFIC WILL FOLLOW A SHORT FIVE-MILE DETOUR, BUT COMMERCIAL TRUCKS FACE A NEARLY FIFTY-MILE BYPASS USING I-68 AND ROUTE 40. THE CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP BY 5 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 10TH.            MORE THAN 450 STUDENTS WILL GET A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF FARMING DURING THE SOMERSET COUNTY AGRICULTURE CAREER DAY. THE EVENT, SET FOR NEXT THURSDAY AT PENNWOOD FARM IN BERLIN, AIMS TO INTRODUCE 8TH GRADERS TO A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS......... FROM DAIRY FARMING AND VETERINARY MEDICINE TO AGRICULTURAL DRONES AND HIGH-TECH ENGINEERING. ORGANIZERS WITH THE SOMERSET COUNTY CHAMBER SAY THE GOAL IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THE REGION'S VITAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY.          OVER 225 STUDENTS AT PENN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS ON FRIDAY, MAY 15TH AT 6PM, AS PART OF THE SCHOOL'S 31 ST GRADUATING CLASS.            THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE RICHLAND CAMPUS AUDITORIUM ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE WAY. STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENT AND STUDENT TRUSTEE BRIAN LANHAM WILL DELIVER THIS YEAR’S COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS.