radioNovo News for Johnstown: May 14, 2026

RNN JOHNSTOWN 05/14/26          JOHNSTOWN FIRE CREWS BATTLED AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE TUESDAY THAT DESTROYED AN ABANDONED HOME IN KERNVILLE.          FIRE CHIEF JIM MCCANN SAYS THE STRUCTURE ON SOUTH STREET WAS FULLY ENGULFED WHEN UNITS ARRIVED, SPREADING MODERATE DAMAGE TO A NEIGHBORING VACANT HOUSE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT AN EXCAVATOR WAS BROUGHT IN TO LEVEL THE ORIGINAL BUILDING FOR SAFETY.  A STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHAL WAS ALSO BROUGHT IN TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE.          JOHNSTOWN CITY COUNCIL HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A NEW TEN-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A ROADMAP FOR THE CITY’S FUTURE.          THE PLAN FOCUSES ON HOUSING, JOBS, AND PUBLIC SERVICES, AND WAS BUILT USING 19 MONTHS OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR JOHN RUTLEDGE SAYS THE DOCUMENT IS VITAL FOR SECURING PROJECT FUNDING, WHILE MAYOR SYLVIA KING EMPHASIZED THAT THE GOAL NOW IS ACTION—NOT LETTING THE REPORT SIT ON A SHELF.          THE STRATEGY AIMS TO ADDRESS LOCAL CONCERNS, INCLUDING ROAD CONDITIONS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, OVER THE NEXT DECADE.