The ongoing effects from COVID-19 now also include a nationwide coin shortage and a local bank is asking for coins.
NexTier Bank is encouraging customers as well as residents in general to visit one of their six locations with coin machines and exchange coins free of charge between now and September 1st.
NexTier Bank locations with coin machines include Chicora, Cranberry, Moraine Pointe, Zelienople, Northtowne in Gibsonia, and T-Bones in Wexford.
The national coin shortage is impacting a variety of businesses such as convenience stores and grocery stores because the ability of coins to circulate properly was disrupted by stay-at-home orders put in place earlier in the year due to coronavirus.