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Timothy K. Johnson

Timothy K. Johnson, 67, of McElhattan, Pa., passed away on July 14, 2026, at home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Gedon Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, LLC., once completed.

LORSON — Harper Adrianna Lorson, 13, died July 13, 2026, at her home. A visitation will…

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Joyce A. Nonemaker, 76, of Lock Haven, Pa., passed away on July 9, 2026, at Geisinger…

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Police News - July 15

Vehicle strikes guide rail AVIS — No injuries were reported in a one-vehicle crash…

MARRIAGES — William Kenneth Honetor to Caleb Mitchell Long on July 6. — Daniel H. Mikitko…

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Vehicle rear-ended MILL HALL — No injuries were reported in a two vehicle crash along Eagle…

Police News - July 7

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The Golden Rule

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The ancient maxim, whose precise origins have been lost to history, appears across cultures and civilizations. Ancient Egypt, Greece, India, China and Persia (modern-day Iran) all had iterations of this fundamental ethical principle as early as a thousand years before it appeared in…

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DEP declares Statewide Code Red Air Quality Alert for Thursday, July 16, 2026

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a statewide Code Red Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter (PM2.5) for Thursday, July 16, 2026. Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota will be entering Pennsylvania’s northernmost counties and pushing into southern counties Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, creating Code Red concentrations