🌱 How Ridgway property owners can get free PennDOT fill material

Good morning Ridgway! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Ridgway property owners can get free PennDOT fill material
• Why this writer calls Ridgway a perfect vision of small-town peace

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 46.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Waste Material Available to Property Owners During Maintenance Operations (theriver989.com) — Ridgway property owners can request free PennDOT waste material—like soil from shoulder cutting and ditch cleaning—by submitting an M-666 form to the Elk County maintenance facility on Sain Leo Avenue in town. Material is available this spring and summer to residents with accessible properties near work areas, offering a no-cost way to fill low spots or build up ground.
   

• The 9 Most Peaceful Towns In Pennsylvania That Will Make You Forget All Your Troubles (familydestinationsguide.com) — Ridgway is spotlighted here as one of Pennsylvania’s most peaceful small towns, praised for its walkable historic downtown, community-focused town square, and easy access to elk country and the Clarion River. The piece encourages readers to see Ridgway as both a relaxing getaway and a base for exploring nearby forests, highlighting its friendly pace, solid local businesses, and year-round small-town events.
   

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📸 Around Ridgway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ridgway

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday May 13

• Brianna Blankenship @ The Ram
  The Ram Sports Bar & Grill , 1048 E Center St , Johnsonburg
  6:00 pm

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📣 Ridgway Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Middle School Play
  Kane Area Middle School - EMS Auditorium
  5:30 pm

Friday April 24

• St. Marys Varsity Softball @ Elk County Catholic
  Elk County Catholic School System , 600 Maurus St , St Marys
  4:15 pm

Saturday May 2

• Household Hazardous Waste Collection
  Goodwill Industries of North Central Pennsylvania , 131 Preston Way , Falls Creek
  9:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Vermicomposting Workshop and Bin Giveaway
  DuBois Area Middle School , 404 Liberty Blvd , DuBois
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 9

• Run for a Purpose Color Run
  Edward V. Cherry Amphitheater , 9 Parkway Dr , DuBois
  11:00 am

Wednesday May 13

• State of the Woman Listening Tour PA Wilds: Kane
  Six&Kane , 63 N Fraley St , Kane
  4:00 pm
• Otto-Eldred Varsity Softball @ Elk County Catholic
  Elk County Catholic School System , 600 Maurus St , St Marys
  4:15 pm

Friday May 29

• May 2026 Bike Night & Cruise In
  DuBois Harley-Davidson , 101 W Dubois Ave , DuBois
  6:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Taking It Back To The 80's
  April School of Dance , 53 Erie Ave , St Marys
  7:00 pm

Sunday June 7

• Marshmellow Overcoat
  The Dam Inn , 3205 Glen Hazel Rd , Wilcox
  4:30 pm

Thursday June 25

• Project WILD About Black Bears🐻Educator PD
  Elk Country Visitor Center (Keystone Elk Country Alliance) , 950 Winslow Hill Rd , Benezette
  9:30 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Ridgway. Apply here.
• Kane Area School District posted a job opening for Summer Custodial Cleaner in Kane. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ridgway here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Johnsonburg

• Johnsonburg Townwide Yard Sale May 16th (theriver989.com)

Brockway

• Edna 'May' Bundy (gantnews.com)
• Local Man Charged With Felony Following Alleged 90-MPH Motorcycle Chase Through Brookville (explorejeffersonpa.com)
• Local Boroughs Push for Funding Changes, Infrastructure Planning (gantnews.com)

Kane

• Senator John I. Kane and Senate Democrats Urge Penn State to Respect Graduate Workers and Bargain in Good Faith (pasenate.com)
• Soccer Showcase will be held July 19 (timesobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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