radioNovo News for Johnstown: August 17, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/17/26          THOUSANDS OF PENELEC CUSTOMERS ARE PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER SEVERE STORMS SWEPT ACROSS CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES YESTERDAY.          THE STORM BROUGHT DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES, KNOCKING OUT POWER TO HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS IN EAST TAYLOR, MIDDLE TAYLOR, AND DAISYTOWN. EMERGENCY CREWS IN SOMERSET COUNTY ALSO DEPLOYED WATER RESCUE TEAMS TO NEW CENTERVILLE AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING.  UTILITY CREWS REMAIN ON CALL TO CLEAR ROADS AND RESTORE POWER, AS NEEDED.          SIX LOCAL TEACHERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO HELP EDUCATE STUDENTS AND FELLOW EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE ABOUT THE STORY AND LEGACY OF FLIGHT 93.          LOCAL TEACHERS JOHN BRADLEY (BISHOP MCCORT), CORY CROGNALE (NORTH STAR), TYLER KOCSIS (LIGONIER VALLEY), MEGAN MUIR (WESTMONT HILLTOP), KRISTI JO SINES (MEYERSDALE AREA) AND CAITLYN URBAN (SOMERSET AREA) WERE CHOSEN BY THE FRIENDS OF FLIGHT 93 FOLLOWING A STATEWIDE TEACHING SYMPOSIUM. THEY WILL LEAD "TEACH TO REMEMBER" PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS DURING THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL DAY OF LEARNING AHEAD OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001 TERROR ATTACKS AGAINST THE U.S.