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🌱 How a new solar farm could reshape power at UPMC Cole

Coudersport, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Coudersport! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new solar farm could reshape power at UPMC Cole
  • How a Coudersport pediatrician is tackling rising measles risk locally

Also on today's calendar: Nightscape Photography Class and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Colder with a shower or two, temps: high: 46, low: 39.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UPMC Launches Landmark Solar Project to Power Hospital Campus – The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (jhconline.com) — UPMC Cole in Coudersport is set to be powered largely by a new 5.5‑megawatt solar farm planned to break ground in 2026, cutting energy costs and emissions for the hospital campus. The project is part of UPMC’s broader push toward renewable energy and climate goals, including phasing out high‑impact anesthetic gases and expanding other sustainability efforts across the health system.
   

• PA measles cases increase as vaccination rates drop (spotlightpa.org) — Measles cases are climbing across Pennsylvania as kindergarten vaccination rates fall below herd immunity levels, and Coudersport pediatrician Dr. Maryann Rigas is seeing the impact firsthand. She and other rural providers describe growing vaccine hesitancy since COVID-19, rising exemption rates in Potter County, and how they’re working patiently with families to keep children protected while respecting parents’ concerns.
   

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  • McDonald's posted a job opening for McDonald's - 104 S. Main Street, Coudersport, PA - Seeking Crew Members in Coudersport. Apply here.
  • TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Amazon Forklift Operator in Austin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coudersport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Allegany

  • Port Allegany's Tarbox, girls' 1600 relay break NTL Meet records (bradfordera.com)
  • Port Allegany Man Charged With Assaulting Woman and Endangering 4-year-old (wesb.com)

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  • Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 26 Counties (einpresswire.com)

Ok Coudersport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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