…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY…
Wind Advisory issued November 30 at 2:57PM EST until December 01 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo
DESCRIPTION: …WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY…
- WHAT…South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph this
morning, becoming west this afternoon. - WHERE…Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Cattaraugus, and
Allegany counties. - WHEN…Until 1 AM EST Thursday.
- IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
INSTRUCTIONS: Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Issued By: NWS Buffalo (Western New York)
…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY…
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
151 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022
…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST THURSDAY…
* WHAT…West winds 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts between 45
and 50 mph.
* WHERE…Warren, McKean, Potter, Elk, Cameron, Northern
Clinton, Clearfield and Northern Centre Counties.
* WHEN…Until 3 AM EST Thursday.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The strongest wind gusts will be on the
ridge tops and in the gaps of the ridges.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
For high wind safety information, visit weather.gov/wind.
The latest forecast information can be found on the NWS State
College Facebook page and Twitter @NWSStateCollege, or on the web
at weather.gov/ctp.
Dennis J. Confer, 66, of Bradford, PA
Dennis J. Confer, 66, of Bradford, PA passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Bradford Manor.
He was born on August 13, 1956 in Bradford, the son of Shirley Weaver Confer of Bradford and the late William Confer.
He was a 1974 graduate of the Bradford Area High School.
After High School he was employed by Futures Rehabilitation Center, Inc. for several years prior to working for the Bradford Department of Motor Vehicles until he retired due to disability.
He attended the Sawyer Evangelical Church. He enjoyed playing video games on his laptop computer and watching wrestling on television and while at the Bradford Manor he enjoyed playing Bingo and painting.
In addition to his mother, he is also survived by one sister, Linda (Richard) Kliment of Bushnell, FL; two nieces, Tracy (Mike Ketchner) Piller of Olean, NY and Krista (Jay) Whitlow of Derrick City and five great nieces and nephews, Hunter Ackley, Jordan Piller and Morgan, Mallory and Jake Whitlow.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Mascho Funeral Home, Inc.
Memorial contributions in his memory can be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children—Erie Development and Donor Relations Department, 1645 West 8th Street, Erie, PA 16505 or the McKean County Special Olympics, P.O. Box 101, Bradford, PA 16701.
Online Condolences can be expressed at www.maschofuneral.com.
William Joseph (Bill) Walaski, 78, Dallas, Texas
William Joseph (Bill) Walaski, 78, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.
Bill was born November 28, 1943, to Joseph M. and Gladys Davey Walaski in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. He was raised in a family of devote Catholics with two brothers and three sisters.
Growing up in Coudersport, he played basketball at Coudersport Area High School, worked various jobs including delivering newspapers and bagging peas at a local pea vinery, enjoyed watching wrestling and shooting pool with his friends. His small-town roots cultivated a strong work ethic and a deep love and respect for his family.
He joined the Army during the Vietnam War and was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas where he met and married his wife, Soledad. He had a strong affection for El Paso where he raised his family and worked as a Transportation Supervisor with the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. Eventually retiring, he moved to Rockwall, Texas to be closer to his children and grandchildren.
Bill was charming, funny, and generous. He enjoyed long conversations with family and friends and was genuinely interested in listening. He assigned people clever nicknames, liked to tell stories, and never rushed a conversation. He listened to country music, played Yahtzee, watched football, NASCAR and the news, drank too much coffee and recycled anything he could get his hands on. He spoke his own language and did things his own way. Above all else, he was committed to providing for his family.
Whether he was Billy, Dad, Pops, Grandpa, Brother Bill or Uncle Bill, he will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Soledad M. Walaski, his son James Robert Walaski (Michelle) of McLendon-Chisholm, and daughter Rebecca Walaski Sabin (James Troy) of Lucas, TX; grandchildren Korie Lynn Walaski, Evan Sabin, and Ryan Sabin; siblings Delores Taylor, Jean Grom (Don), and Gary Walaski (Sue) and many nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by his beloved mother and father, siblings James T. Walaski and Nancy W. Chitester.
Visitation will be held from 4 PM to 8 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, December 6th at Rest Haven Funeral Home, 3701 Rowlett Road, Rowlett, TX 75088. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 1305 Demascus Rd., Rockwall, TX 75087.
Interment will take place on Monday, December 12th at 9:30 AM at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Corpus Christi Monastery, 451 Mockingbird Lane, El Paso, TX 79907.
Joel T. BLASS, 68, of Santa Barbara, CA
Joel T. BLASS, 68, of Santa Barbara, CA, died Monday, November 7, 2022 in his home.
Born May 22, 1954, in West Reading, PA, he was the son of Lowell R. and Emilie Verone Holtzman Blass.
Joel loved riding the electric bike he built every single day. Most often, he went to the beach to read his books. He also loved building and working with computers, spending most all his working years in information technology. All his life he enjoyed being outside in beautiful environments.
Surviving are: a brother, Jeffery Blass of Parksville, MO; a sister, Betsy Haley of Dover, NH; cousins; a niece; and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother David J. Blass; and his step-mother, Elaine J. Blass.
A graveside service will be held in Yochum Hill Cemetery, Carter Camp, PA on a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.
Kathleen S. CURRIER, 74, of Ellisburg, PA
Kathleen S. CURRIER, 74, of Ellisburg, PA, died Monday, November 28, 2022 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY.
Arrangements will be announced by Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.
EQB Adopts Emergency Air Quality Regulation for Existing Conventional Oil and Gas Sources
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) today adopted an emergency rule limiting volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and, as a co-benefit, methane emissions from existing conventional oil and gas sources, which will lower air pollution from conventional oil and gas sources in the commonwealth.
The regulation mirrors a final-omitted regulation that the EQB adopted on October 12, and that the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved on November 17.
Under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), Pennsylvania has until December 16, to submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a State Implementation Plan, including regulations covering VOC emissions for all required oil and gas sources.
Governor Tom Wolf determined that this emergency certified final-omitted rulemaking is necessary to ensure the commonwealth complies with the CAA and with Pennsylvania’s Air Pollution Control Act. The emergency rulemaking was undertaken after the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to review the final-omitted version of the regulation, causing a delay in the regulatory process that would extend beyond the December 16 deadline.
If the commonwealth does not submit this rulemaking to the EPA as a State Implementation Plan revision by December 16, federal highway funding will be withheld until the submission is made. For the upcoming fiscal year, federal highway funds subject to these sanctions are estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars in “nonattainment areas” – regions that have not met air quality standards for ozone – in the commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and the EPA have identified several hundred projects in nonattainment areas that would not receive funding and would therefore not be completed or would be subject to delay.
The Regulatory Review Act (RRA) allows an agency to immediately implement a final-omitted regulation when the Governor certifies that promulgation is necessary to respond to an emergency circumstance specified in the RRA. Today, November 30, Governor Tom Wolf issued a Certification of Need for Emergency Regulation finding that this rulemaking is required to prevent “the need for supplemental or deficiency appropriations of greater than $1,000,000.” (71 P.S. § 745.6(d)).
The emergency rulemaking establishes the VOC emission limitations for existing conventional oil and gas sources based on Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements consistent with the EPA’s recommendations. The EPA defines RACT as “the lowest emission limitation that a particular source is capable of meeting by the application of control technology that is reasonably available considering technological and economic feasibility.”
These sources include natural gas-driven continuous bleed pneumatic controllers, natural gas-driven diaphragm pumps, reciprocating compressors, centrifugal compressors, fugitive emissions components and storage vessels installed at conventional well sites, gathering and boosting stations and natural gas processing plants, as well as storage vessels in the natural gas transmission and storage segment.
This rulemaking will be effective upon notice or publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Kenneth John “Stovepipe” Noftz, age 68, of West Deer Township, Well Known in Austin, PA Area
Kenneth John “Stovepipe” Noftz, age 68, of West Deer Township, passed away suddenly on November 26, 2022. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 17, 1954, son of the late John A. and Irene Kaiser Noftz. Also preceded in death by his father and mother in-laws Bob and Florence Eichler, sister-in-law Lori Noftz and brother-in-law Jerry Bouch.
Kenneth was the owner of Noftz Sheet Metal for 50 years. He was president of Westview Sportsman’s Club and lifetime member of Northside Sportsman Association. Ken loved farming, trap shooting, fishing on his farm’s pond, collecting Kubota tractors, and making sheet metal.
Beloved husband for 47 years of Sue Eichler Noftz. Father of John R. Noftz. Brother of Carole Bouch, Wayne Noftz, and Donna Filipowski. Brother-in-law of Chris and Tom Tevis and Gary and Ann Eichler. Uncle of Missy (Duane) Smyth, Emily (Santo) Piccolomini, Jack Noftz, Ben (Andrea) Eichler, and Derek Eichler. Great Uncle to Mia Piccolomini and Izzy, Ava, and Chase Eichler.
Friends received Thursday 1-8 p.m. at Schellhaas Funeral Home, Ltd., 5864 Heckert Road, Bakerstown, PA. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, St. Victor Church, 527 Bairdford Road, Bairdford, PA. Interment will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Millvale.
In lieu of flowers, donations to West Deer Dog Shelter, 109 E. Union Road, Cheswick, PA 15024. www.schellhaasfh.com.
PASD Shares Info on Live Streaming & Location of Playoff Game in Clarion
Port Allegany School District
Favorites · ANNOUNCEMENT: THIS EVENING THE PORT ALLEGANY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHARED THE FOLLOWING EMAIL WITH FAMILIES:
“November 29, 2022
Dear Community,
The Port Allegany School District thanks you for your continued support of our extracurricular programs, student athletes, and coaches. We are in the midst of a historic run through the state football playoffs and collectively wish our team the best of luck in their game Friday v. Union Area.
Over the last several weeks many in our region have appreciated the district’s live streaming of these playoff games on the PASD YouTube Channel. We have enjoyed providing them to you. Unfortunately, we will not be afforded the opportunity to live stream this Friday’s game due to contractual obligations the PIAA has with the NFHS Television Network.
Should you wish to view Friday evening’s game you will need to create and/or access a NFHS account: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/subscribe/retail . (Please note, the monthly fee to view events is $11.99. The yearly fee is $79.99.)
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our supporters, but unfortunately, it is something the district has no control over. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Also, anyone who has ordered tickets https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=mobileNav and is planning on attending the game in person, the address on the printed tickets will be incorrect. That address will take you on campus at Clarion University. The football game will be played at:
Memorial Stadium
23 West Main Street
Clarion, PA 16214
Finally, the district will host a pep rally on Thursday, December 1 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The community is invited to attend.
Respectfully,
Gary Buchsen, Superintendent
Go Gators!”
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING…
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
938 AM EST Wed Nov 30 2022
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING…
* WHAT…Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph,
becoming west.
* WHERE...Warren, McKean, Potter, Elk, Cameron, Northern
Clinton, Clearfield and Northern Centre Counties.
* WHEN…Through 6 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The strongest wind gusts will be on the
ridge tops and in the gaps of the ridges. The most likely time
for the highest gusts will be when a cold front passes through
in the late morning and early afternoon, and for a few hours
afterward.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
For high wind safety information, visit weather.gov/wind.
The latest forecast information can be found on the
NWS State College Facebook page and Twitter @NWSStateCollege,
or on the web at weather.gov/ctp.
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY…
Wind Advisory issued November 30 at 9:18AM EST until December 01 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY…
- WHAT…South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph this
morning, becoming west this afternoon. - WHERE…Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Cattaraugus, and
Allegany counties. - WHEN…Until 1 AM EST Thursday.
- IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
INSTRUCTIONS: Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Issued By: NWS Buffalo (Western New York)
3 CRITICALLY INJURED IN TERRIBLE CRASH THAT INJURED 9 AND CLOSED DOWN I-180 EAST
FIRST News Now
13m ·
FNN Article © Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
MONTOURSVILLE, PA – Three individuals were critically injured in a terrible two-vehicle crash, that injured nine people who were traveling in a van along Interstate 180 East on Tuesday evening.
The accident was reported around 9:22 PM in the eastbound lanes between the Third Street and Loyalsock Avenue exits on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Multiple fire units and ambulances rushed to the scene of that two-vehicle incident. The accident closed down Interstate 180 East in Montoursville for nearly 5.5 hours.
According to Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Hutchins, a tractor trailer and a van were involved in the accident. The van was carrying nine people and all nine were reported injured.
It took firefighters approximately 40 minutes to cut apart the mangled van to extricate many of the injured individuals from the wreckage.
Four patients were said to have been transported to the Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsdale, while the other five were transported to the local UPMC Williamsport Hospital. No additional updates have been provided on the victims’ conditions nor have their names been released at this time. All nine victims were said to be Amish.
Borough Police are said to be handling the investigation into this violent accident. However, Pennsylvania State Police were seen assisting at the crash scene. Also it was noted that state police brought in an accident reconstructionist to the scene. The eastbound lanes were reported closed down until 3:00 AM Wednesday morning.
More information is expected to be released by authorities later today (Wednesday). When that information becomes available FNN will add it to this article.