radioNovo News for Johnstown: August 11, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/11/26          PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS LAUNCHING TWO NEW MEDIA CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THIS FALL TO MEET GROWING REGIONAL WORKFORCE DEMANDS. THE 27-CREDIT OFFERINGS IN BROADCAST NEWS, VIDEO PRODUCTION, AND RADIO AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURE HANDS-ON LEARNING, INCLUDING APPRENTICESHIPS WITH SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA AND LOCAL TV STATIONS.  OFFICIALS SAY BOTH CERTIFICATES CAN STACK DIRECTLY INTO THE COLLEGE'S MEDIA PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE DEGREE.          PENNSYLVANIA IS MOVING TO BUILD ITS FIRST STATE MEMORIAL FOR FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS. GROUNDBREAKING WAS HELD AT THE REMEMBER ME ROSE GARDEN IN SOMERSET COUNTY, MARKING THE FUTURE HOME OF THE TRIBUTE. LED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION, THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE FACT THAT PENNSYLVANIA AND HAWAII ARE THE ONLY TWO STATES WITHOUT SUCH A MEMORIAL.          A ROCKWOOD-AREA QUARRY HAS RECEIVED STATE CERTIFICATION TO SELL ITS AGGREGATE MATERIALS TO BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. ROCKWOOD STONE, WHICH OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2025 ON A 75-ACRE SITE, MANUFACTURES SANDSTONE PRODUCTS RANGING FROM SAND TO BOULDERS. LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE SOMERSET COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CELEBRATED THE EXPANSION LAST THURSDAY AT THE COMPANY'S SUBSTATION ROAD LOCATION.