Hospitals remain cautious but have been able to return to providing more elective procedures.

Dr. Shaun Sheehan, the COVID-19 task force leader at Penn Highlands Healthcare, says most of the coronavirus-dedicated units at the hospitals have been switched back to their original intended uses.

However, officials say they would be able to quickly switch back to COVID-19 units if the virus becomes an issue in our area.

Mark Norman, Penn Highlands Chief Operations Officer, says many hospital workers will eventually be returning to work as more elective procedure appointments are made. Many furloughed employees are being brought back to work.

However, COVID-19 safety precautions are still in place at the hospital.

In addition, they would like to clarify that Penn Highlands is allowing one support person per non-COVID-19 patient. This must be the same support person for the entire length of stay. This is not a casual visitor, and only one person can fill this role.

The chemo infusion room will not allow a support person to accompany any person receiving an infusion, due to increased risk for cancer patients with weakened immune systems.

Everyone has been spending a little more time alone nowadays due to COVID-19 restrictions. Dr. Peg talks about how hard isolation can be, how it can affect how you feel, and even how it relates to your hearing and communication.

Dr. Peg talks about hearing aids that sit inside the ear.

What's that weird noise? Dr. Peg talks about some of the odd noises you might hear when you need hearing aids, when you first get them, or when they need adjusted.

DuBois Central Catholic seniors in the Class of 2020 will wall the halls of DCC one last time as students today (Thursday, May 21). It's especially meaningful because some of them have been in that same DCC school building since preschool, for 15 years.

Listen to the full interview with Gretchen Caruso, DCC president.

A new book from a local author explores a real-life mystery of unsent letters from a hundred years ago, the people who wrote them, and a glimpse into their lives.

Jessica Weible, the author of Dead Letters, says it's the real story of one of her assignments as a newspaper reporter, when she was given a pile of unsent letters that were found in an abandoned general store just before it was torn down.

She says it gave her a heartfelt mission to tell the story of the people and places in the letters, and she even got the chance to take some of those letters to the families of the people who had sent them.

You can find Jessica Weible's book on Sunbury Press's website or on Amazon.

Listen to the full interview with author Jessica Weible.

Marcie Brubaker from the Wasson Elementary PTA in DuBois explains the new Book in Hand program during COVID-19 precautions.

Listen to the full interview with Matt Reed from First Class Children's Foundation.

First Class Children's Foundation has partnered with Murrays Ford Lincoln and Bucks Pizza of DuBois for a "Fill Up The Truck" event to help us gather school supplies for our Imagination Box program.

Here is how it works:

First you gather some of the new/unopened school supplies from our Imagination Box fill list.

These items include:

Pencils

Crayons

Colored Pencils

Markers

School Glue

Glue Sticks

Notebooks

Composition books

Blunt Tip Scissors

Construction Paper

Then you bring the supplies to the DuBois Middle School on May 31st and June 28 between 11AM-2PM. You make your contribution to help "fill up the truck" and we will enter your name to win 1 of 15 Bucks Pizza $15 Gift Cards!

All the supplies will help us with our 2020 Imagination Box program. This program donates essential school supplies, Scholastic Books, and personalized items, in special boxes, that help inspire literacy, creativity, and imagination in local children.

Vicki Metzger, pregnancy and parenting support counselor for Catholic Charities, reminds us that you can get free diapers (and other supplies) for free until your baby's first birthday!

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