NEWS

For an update as to the good news about our Town Square this season:

The Port Allegany Borough was granted funds from DCNR to make improvements to the Town Square. Some things you will see happening around the Square in the coming weeks include:
⭐️Updated electric and lighting
⭐️Removal of dead trees and trimming of dead branches
⭐️Sidewalks for handicap accessibility and through access
⭐️Tables and benches throughout
⭐️A face lift to the gazebo
⭐️New flowering and leafy trees
⭐️Updated landscaping
By mid-summer residents and visitors will be able enjoy a more user friendly, safer space with handicap accessibility. The Square will offer places to share an outdoor meal with your family or enjoy a peaceful lunch; places to sit and watch your kids play or read a book; and a beautiful, accessible gazebo for summer concerts and other events.
We hope you all are as excited as we are to be able to begin these updates to our lovely downtown!
We’ll let you know about the concert season very soon.
Thanks! Sharen (814) 642 – 5171

March 26, 2024

PRESS RELEASE

Harrisburg, PA – Today, a frivolous lawsuit challenging the Shapiro Administration’s authority to implement Automatic Voter Registration was promptly dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.  

In response to this resounding defeat, Governor Josh Shapiro released the following statement: 

“In 2020, I defeated Donald Trump and his conspiracy theorist allies in court more than 40 times to defend Pennsylvanians’ votes and protect access to the ballot box. Today, we’ve done it again by getting their frivolous effort to stop automatic voter registration in our Commonwealth dismissed. Automatic voter registration is safe, secure, efficient, and entirely within my Administration’s authority.  

“As Governor, I will always remain focused on protecting our democracy and ensuring our elections are free, fair, safe, and secure. Let today’s ruling be another reminder that taking legal advice from Donald Trump is never a winning strategy.”

HARRISBURG – The Department of the Auditor General released audits of nine county children and youth services agencies during the first quarter of 2024, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor said today.

“Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-risk children,” DeFoor said.

By law, the department audits the fiscal reports that county CYS agencies submit to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) which document how state funds are used to protect children.

The audit reports, which were shared with counties and DHS upon completion, are available online using the links provided below:

​Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced plans to begin a bridge preservation project along Route 4017 (Shay Town Road) on a bridge that spans Bell Run, approximately five miles south of Shinglehouse in Sharon Township, Potter County. This work will improve safety and ride quality for motorists traveling over the bridge and improve the overall condition of the bridge from “poor” to “good”.

The bridge will be closed to traffic beginning April 8, 2024, as crews perform preservation work.  A detour will be in place utilizing Route 1009 (Bell Run Road) and Route 44. This project is expected to last two to three months. All work is weather dependent.

This ongoing bridge preservation effort in Potter County also included work on a bridge along Route 219 that was completed last year, and includes future work on another Route 219 bridge to be completed later this year. PennDOT will issue an advisory as upcoming work is scheduled.

HARRISBURG – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) today announced more than $914,500 in funding for two transportation projects in Keating Township, McKean County.

The township was awarded $400,000 for reconstruction of the Bordell Road Bridge and $514,523 for reconstruction of Reilly Hollow Road.

It is with mixed emotions we announce the sale of three of our locations to Rite Aid. It was a decision we did not reach lightly.  Due to poor insurance reimbursement, independent pharmacies across the country are being forced to close their doors. Pharmacy organizations representing all sectors of retail pharmacy have been aggressively asking legislators to address these issues with the pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) for quite some time. Unfortunately, they have been slow in taking action. It simply is not a sustainable business model when total reimbursement is less than the costs we pay for medications.

Thank you to everyone in surrounding communities that have supported our business over the years. We appreciate you. It has been our pleasure to take care of your prescription needs.

A huge thank you to ALL of our employees, both past and present.  We value each and every one of you. You are what made our business successful for over 40 years. 

We are grateful that Rite Aid remains committed to serving rural Pennsylvania and has offered employment to all of our current staff in Potter and McKean counties. No action is required on your part to transfer your prescriptions. All of the prescriptions from our Eldred and Smethport locations will be automatically transferred to Rite Aid in Port Allegany and all of the prescriptions from our Coudersport pharmacy will be automatically transferred to Rite Aid in Coudersport. The last day of business in our Smethport location will be Monday, April 8th, Eldred will be Tuesday, April 9th, and Coudersport will be Wednesday, April 10th. 

Please note that there is no change to our Westfield and Elkland locations. With a more diverse and better payor mix in Tioga County, those stores will continue to remain open and it will be business as usual. Once again, we are continuing to operate our stores in Westfield and Elkland.

We sincerely appreciate the support of our valued patients over the past several decades. It has been a privilege to serve you.

Buchanan Brothers Pharmacy

​HARRISBURG, Pa. (March 25) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will conduct a meeting of the Fisheries and Hatcheries Committee on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m.  This meeting will be held online with committee members participating remotely.

Because this meeting is being held in a virtual format, the process for accepting public comment will be different than an in-person gathering.  Public comments pertaining to the agenda can be submitted by calling (717) 705-7846 beginning on Thursday, March at 28 at 12 p.m. until Friday, March 29 at 4 p.m.  Recorded comments will be limited to five minutes and will be presented to committee members prior to the meeting.

This meeting may be viewed remotely by joining the webinar from your internet browser using this link:  https://bit.ly/FishHatchApr3

If prompted, please enter the following information:

Webinar number (access code): 2630 983 0658

Webinar password: public (782542 from phones)

HARRISBURG – With a voter identification constitutional amendment having languished in committee for nearly a year, despite bipartisan support for the concept among both the public and House members, House Republicans held a press conference Monday announcing they will be utilizing the discharge resolution process to advance the measure.

House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) noted 22 House Democrats voted to support enhanced voter identification requirements in a prior House vote, meaning only three more Democrats need to sign on to the discharge petition to get the constitutional amendment out of committee.

It is with mixed emotions we announce the sale of three of our locations to Rite Aid. It was a decision we did not reach lightly.  Due to poor insurance reimbursement, independent pharmacies across the country are being forced to close their doors. Pharmacy organizations representing all sectors of retail pharmacy have been aggressively asking legislators to address these issues with the pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) for quite some time. Unfortunately, they have been slow in taking action. It simply is not a sustainable business model when total reimbursement is less that the costs we pay for medications.

Thank you to everyone in surrounding communities that have supported our business over the years. We appreciate you. It has been our pleasure to take care of your prescription needs.

A huge thank you to ALL of our employees, both past and present.  We value each and every one of you. You are what made our business successful for over 40 years. 

We are grateful that Rite Aid remains committed to serving rural Pennsylvania and has offered employment to all of our current staff in Potter and McKean counties. No action is required on your part to transfer your prescriptions. All of the prescriptions from our Eldred and Smethport locations will be automatically transferred to Rite Aid in Port Allegany and all of the prescriptions from our Coudersport pharmacy will be automatically transferred to Rite Aid in Coudersport. The last day of business in our Smethport location will be Monday April 8th, Eldred will be Tuesday April 9th, and Coudersport will be Wednesday April 10th. 

Please note that there is no change to our Westfield and Elkland locations. With a more diverse and better payor mix in Tioga County, those stores will continue to remain open and it will be business as usual. Once again, we are continuing to operate our stores in Westfield and Elkland.

We sincerely appreciate the support of our valued patients over the past several decades. It has been a privilege to serve you.

Buchanan Brothers Pharmacy