There's a lot of work and dedicated staff behind the Karns City Regional Ambulance Service's new set of wheels.

The service was formed in 2018 when the volunteer fire departments in Chicora and Petrolia could no longer afford to operate separate ambulance services. It inherited two older ambulances in the merger and no ready funding source, said Kandi Nassy, secretary of the ambulance service board.

“The older units became hard to keep up with ... so we got a grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, took out a loan and started the (unit) this week,” Nassy said.

The service will unveil the new ambulance at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the borough building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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