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Maidencreek Twp: Mosquito Tested Positive for West Nile Virus

8 hours ago: We have received notice that a mosquito sample collected in Maidencreek Township has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The county mosquito team will continue to conduct extra larval and adult mosquito surveillance to help diminish the potential spread of West Nile. The risk of West Nile transmission is still fairly low, but if continued virus activity is detected, it may become necessary to conduct an adult control in the affected area. We encourage residents to take the following precautions: Via Maidencreek Township: We have received notice that a mosquito sample collected in Maidencreek Township has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The county mosquito team will continue to conduct extra larval and adult mosquito surveillance to help diminish the potential spread of West Nile. The risk of West Nile transmission is still fairly low, but if continued virus activity is detected, it may become necessary to conduct an adult control in the affected area. We encourage residents to…

Kutztown: Suspected Rabid Skunk

10 hours ago: Suspected Rabid Skunk reported in the area of Carriage Point Estates, Kutztown, PA Via Kutztown Police Department: Suspected Rabid Skunk reported in the area of Carriage Point Estates, Kutztown, PA

BCHC receives grant from PENN Entertainment Foundation, Inc. to support mobile medical unit

Berks Community Health Center has announced that the PENN Entertainment Foundation, Inc. has awarded grant funding to support Wellness on Wheels, BCHC’s mobile medical unit. The grant will be dispersed over three years and will help fund the continued deployment of Wellness on Wheels, furthering BC

GIANT donates $35,000 to Helping Harvest during Hunger Action Month

The GIANT Company donated $35,000 to Helping Harvest Food Bank in Reading on Wednesday as part of the grocery retailer’s efforts to address food insecurity during Hunger Action Month.GIANT team members also spent the day volunteering at Helping Harvest, located at 117 Morgan Drive, helping the food

Two arrested in Reading cocaine trafficking investigation tied to social club

Two men were arrested and charged following a multi-stage undercover investigation into what authorities described as a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation centered around a social and gambling club in Reading.The Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, working with Pennsylvania Stat

DUI patrols, sobriety checkpoints planned in Berks County through end of September

The North Central Regional DUI Enforcement Program announced Friday that police will conduct roving DUI patrols and sobriety checkpoints on Berks County roadways through the end of September.The enforcement effort is aimed at identifying and removing impaired drivers from area roads. Specific dates,

Madison Woytovich turns a childhood challenge into confidence and purpose

The inspirational journey of a young woman diagnosed with Alopecia at the age of 5 is truly a remarkable story of determination and resilience. Born the second oldest of four daughters to Jeffery and Betsy Woytovich in West Reading, Madison’s diagnosis came just as she was entering kindergarten at S

Chris Layden finds his calling helping others through massage therapy

After years of balancing restaurant work with jobs in health care, Chris Layden eventually found a career that brought together two things that had long interested him: medicine and helping others.Layden is a licensed massage therapist at Sensory Concepts Orthopedic & Medical Massage in Wyomissing,

Todd Glass reflects on 36 years of service in law enforcement

Born in Allentown, Pa, and raised on a small farm in Danielsville in the Lehigh Valley, Todd Glass was the youngest in a family of seven children. He attended schools in Northampton County, graduating from Northampton Area High School in 1980.“After high school, I applied for some jobs and was hired

Samantha Kaag’s path from volunteer to West Reading mayor

Samantha Kaag’s story began in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but her family moved frequently throughout her childhood, to Pennsylvania, and New York at various points in her life. She graduated from Candor High School in New York. “My goal after graduation was to go to college and pursue a degree in bot

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