Tidioute Charter getting students laptops, iPads ‘as needed’

April 9, 2020

Tidioute Community Charter School is shifting from enrichment to planned instruction. Chief Educational Officer Dr. Doug Allen told the Times Observer that the plan is to make the switch on April 20. Acknowledging that it is unclear when students will be returning, he said in a virtual board meeting on Wednesday that “my best guess is that students are not returning to the building in May.” “We think students will appreciate more specific lessons assuming schools do not open by April 30th,” Allen told the Times Observer. “ Many of our parents are suggesting that we go ...

Tidioute Borough extends emergency proclamation

March 27, 2020

Tidioute Borough Council met on Tuesday, March 24, and has extended the Mayor’s Emergency Proclamation, with a Declaration of a Disaster Emergency for the Borough of Tidioute. Borough Council has also cancelled the April council meeting, scheduled for April 13. These actions are being taken as an abundance of caution as cases of COVID-19 move closer to the area. Tidioute Borough Emergency Management has also closed public parks within Tidioute Borough until further notice. The Tidioute Borough office remains closed to the public. Call (814) 484-7424 for borough business; you ...

Tidioute takes emergency steps

March 20, 2020

With the spread and potential situations that could arise from the COVID-19 pandemic, Tidioute Borough Mayor Pam McLaughlin has issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency for the Borough of Tidioute. This is being done out of an abundance of caution and should the need arise, it will open avenues of procuring supplies needed to combat any emergency situations. Tidioute Borough Council will hold an emergency meeting to further address safety readiness related to the COVID-19 pandemic at 2 p.m. Tuesday March 24, at Picture Show Park located adjacent to the Tidioute Borough office, ...

Tidioute Charter School provides grab n go meals

March 18, 2020

Tidioute Community Charter School will be a grab-and-go location for its students. The school, like every other public school, brick-and-mortar charter school, and cyber charter school in the state, was closed for two weeks by order of Gov. Tom Wolf. Effective this week, TCCS will distribute bagged meals for its eligible students. Pick-up times are 10 (breakfast) and 11:30 a.m. (lunch). Meals will be available on Thursday, March 19, Monday, March 23, and Wednesday, March 25. At each distribution, “you will receive two days of breakfast and lunch” except for the March 25 ...

Tidioute Health Center opens on schedule

January 9, 2020

In October, Titusville Area Hospital announced that it would open the Tidioute Health Center at 115 Main Street, Tidioute, on Jan. 7. On Wednesday, the hospital announced that the health center opened on schedule. “Titusville Area Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of ...

Far-fetched

January 3, 2020

Some people take their dogs places. In the case of Walt Stover of Tidioute, Millie is taking him to Orlando. Millie, a two-and-a-half year old black Labrador retriever, is highly ranked as a dock diving dog. They’re a team, but Millie does the hard work. In 2018, Stover was ...