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The Bedford County commissioners on Friday announced the completion of a broadband expansion project that increases high-speed internet access into underserved portions of the county. Crowsnest Broadband LLC of Woodbury installed broadband transmitters in five locations across the county. The project was funded through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act last year. âWe wanted to be able to support first responders, businesses, nonprofits â various organizations,â Commissioner Josh Lang said. âThis is really just phase 1 of what weâre hopefully going to be able to expand as a county going forward.â Crowsnest was award $184,000 in August to provide broadband to six areas of the county. Dwayne Zimmerman, owner of the company, said it was unable to install transmitters on the countyâs 911 tower in Saxton prior to the CARES Act Dec. 30 deadline because it did not pass a structural stability assessment to support ....
Bedford Countyâs president judge expects to select a new county commissioner by the end of next week. Mary Wilt, court administrator, said multiple residents have contacted Judge Travis Livengood about the soon-to-be vacant spot on the board of commissioners, and that the judge intends to fill the role by Feb. 12. âJudge Livengood has received letters of interest from more than 15 people and has personally spoken to all of them,â Wilt said in an email. âHe is currently working through the candidates and plans to announce his decision by the end of next week.â Commissioner Josh Lang, who has served as chairman of the board, on Jan. 5 announced that he would be resigning from the public office to take a new job as operations manager with the Hyndman-Bedford-Richland Family Health Centers. His last day with the county is on Friday. ....
Feb 3, 2021 Bedford County approved new contracts with increased wages for two of its employee unions on Tuesday. The tentative agreements were with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Council 83 (AFSCME) and SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 668/Pennsylvania Social Services Union. Both deals span Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2023. Commissioner Josh Lang said the agreements concluded good negotiations with the workers. âIt went pretty smoothly,â he said about the contract negotiations. âWe worked collectively and collaboratively to reach an agreement that was consistent with the overall comprehensive plan that was approved earlier in the month (January).â The county in 2020 approved a three-year agreement with its other union, the Bedford County Court Related Employees Association, which represents more than 20 employees in the sheriff, prothonotary and register/recorder offices. Earl ....
Another week has swiftly gone by, and here I am at our kitchen table writing again. It has been a sunny morning so far. The weather for this past week hasnât been bad. Itâs pretty cold in the mornings and the afternoons are warmer and sunny, but once the sun goes down you can feel that temperature drop quickly. Thank the Lord no snow or ice. We did have a problem at our house over the weekend, starting Friday morning. The water company found a bad leak at our house and had to turn the water off. We were very thankful that our neighbor, Tom and his son Darin Wright, were willing to give us a hand and dig for us. After a lot of hard work on their part, and help and advice from the water company, we finally had water Sunday afternoon, for which we were very thankful. ....