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  • Coyote walking on side of road.
    Outdoors

    Hiker Attacked by Coyote on Chester County Trail

    January 5, 2026

    A coyote attack injured a trail user in Chester County on Sunday, Dec. 28, writes Tom Ignudo for CBS News Philadelphia.  According to the police, the incident took…

  • Andy Gadaleto with volunteers.
    Restaurants

    Seafood Market Owner Helps Day Room at St. Agnes Church Keep Running for Those in Need 

    August 14, 2025

    Andy Gadaleto, owner of Gadaleto’s Seafood Market, stepped in to keep the Day Room at West Chester’s St. Agnes Church running after a recent setback,…

  • Healthy lifestyle concept with water bottle, healthy food, and exercise equipment.
    Public Health

    Chester County Health Department Releases Community Health Assessment

    June 5, 2025

    The Chester County Health Department released its latest Community Health Assessment (CHA), a detailed report that provides an in-depth look at the current health status…

  • Saint Agnes Church members celebrate the partnership.
    Restaurants

    Saint Agnes Church, Health Department Work Together to Bring Back Hot Meals to Parishioners 

    February 26, 2025

    Saint Agnes Church in West Chester and the Chester County Health Department recently reached an agreement that will bring back the church’s ability to serve…

  • BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars
    Leadership Profiles

    BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars Celebrates ‘Finest Examples’ of What a Leader Can, Should Be

    September 28, 2023

    Local community and business leaders recently gathered at the Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America’s Program, Activity, and Resource Campus (PARC) in Exton to…

  • woman receiving bandaid after vaccine
    Healthcare

    Chester County Health Department to Hold Flu, COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Throughout County  

    September 13, 2023

    With the start of flu season quickly approaching, the Chester County Health Department announces vaccination clinics, open to all, at area schools from late September…

  • Jeanne Franklin
    Leadership Profiles

    2023 BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars – Jeanne Franklin

    August 16, 2023

    Detroit native Jeanne Franklin is the Public Health Director with the Chester County Health Department. Franklin, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and…

  • Limerick Generating Station.
    Energy & Utilities

    Chester County to Distribute Iodine Tablets to Those Living Near Limerick, Peach Bottom Power Plants

    August 12, 2023

    As part of Chester County’s ongoing emergency preparedness efforts, the Chester County Health Department is making potassium iodide (KI) tablets available at no cost for…

  • BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars
    Leadership Profiles

    Revealing the 2023 BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars

    July 14, 2023

    BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars — an initiative that the Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America launched in 2021 with VISTA Today — is ready…

  • Ashley Orr
    Leadership Profiles

    2023 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Ashley Orr

    March 30, 2023

    Ashley Orr, a Downingtown East High School graduate is the Population Health Bureau Director at the Chester County Health Department. “I have the privilege of…

  • people biking
    Public Health

    Chester County Health Department Implements ‘Chesco On the Move’ Campaign

    March 2, 2023

    The Chester County Health Department announces the introduction of “Chesco On The Move” – its renewed focus on movement as a benefit for both our…

  • Betsy Walls is congratulated in a social media post by the Delaware County Health Department for being a public health trailblazer in Pennsylvania
    Healthcare

    Local Woman Honored by CDC as Public Health Trailblazer

    February 8, 2023

    Betsy Walls of Lansdowne who served as the director of personal health at the Chester County Health Department for 18 years was honored this week…

  • Betsy Walls
    Awards & Recognition

    Chester County Health Department Retiree, Volunteer Receives CDC’s Trailblazer Award

    January 19, 2023

    Elizabeth “Betsy” Walls, RN, the retired Director of Personal Health for the Chester County Health Department whose efforts helped to establish the Public Health Emergency…

  • monkeypox testing
    Healthcare

    Chester County Health Department Activates Its Monkeypox Health Operation Center

    August 16, 2022

    As we’re still recovering from several years of battling COVID-19, another contagious disease has emerged: monkeypox. On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox…

  • Healthcare

    Social Activities with ‘No Prevention Strategies in Place’ Push Up COVID-19 Cases in Chester County, Region 

    May 23, 2022

    COVID-19 cases in Chester County and the region are once again on the rise as a subvariant of omicron continues to spread rapidly through the…

  • event flyer
    Healthcare

    VIDEO: Chester County Health Director Discusses State of COVID-19 in Chester County During Recent NoonZOOM

    January 22, 2022

    Breakthrough cases of COVID-19 do not mean that vaccinations aren’t working. That was one of several messages that Jeanne Franklin, Director of the Chester County…

  • child receiving COVID-19 vaccine
    Government & Civic Life

    Chester County Health Department Provides COVID-19 Update, Announces Addition of Test Sites

    January 11, 2022

    Officials with the Chester County Health Department have announced the latest testing and vaccination services to help the county’s efforts to control COVID-19. COVID-19 Testing…

  • Michelle Venema
    Leadership Profiles

    Chester County Leadership: Michelle Venema, Chief Executive Officer, Home of the Sparrow

    January 10, 2022

    Michelle Venema, CEO of Home of the Sparrow, spoke with VISTA Today about being raised as the daughter of German immigrants who grew up during…

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