Grandparents and Special Friends Day brings generations together at Mill Hall Elementary

September 16, 2026

MILL HALL — Mill Hall Elementary was filled with smiles and laughter on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, as students welcomed their grandparents and special friends for the school’s annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day. The…

Centre County commissioners consider additional funding for local human services

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners considered additional funding for several local human services programs Tuesday, including basic…

PA American needs more time to negotiate a deal with troubled rural water system

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — Pennsylvania American Water is asking state regulators for more time to negotiate a sales agreement with a…

Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations

Declining birth rates mean fewer students. And that means more districts grappling with whether to close or merge schools. “The…

A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania

NEW YORK (AP) — Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death. The latest death involved an 18-year-old resident of…

Renovo unveils newest Hometown Hero banners at ceremony

RENOVO — The newest round of Hometown Hero Banners were revealed this week, as Renovo and western Clinton County held…

Local sports

Central Mountain girls volleyball beats Williamsport in four sets on the road

After cruising through the first two sets, Central Mountain found itself in unfamiliar territory…

There were times on Saturday at Temple where the Penn State offense was leaving a lot…

PSU suffered running back woes in latest win

High limit racing was in town to challenge the PA Posse at Port Royal Speedway for…

Timms claimed win at Port Royal Speedway

Central Mountain held off Milton in the second half for a 3-2 victory on Tuesday in…

Local roundup: Central Mountain boys soccer beats Milton

Obituaries

Grace Mae (Wagner) Winkleman

Grace Mae (Wagner) Winkleman, 91, a former resident of Beech Creek, passed away on…

John D. Taylor, 79, of Lock Haven, passed away on Sept. 14, 2026, at UPMC Presbyterian…

John D. Taylor

Ethel B. Williams, 92, of Milesburg, died Sept. 11, 2026. Arrangements have been entrusted to Daughenbaugh…

Ethel B. Williams

Pauline L. Jordan, 84, of Bellefonte, passed away on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at Mount Nittany…

Pauline L. Jordan

Police, court and fires

Police news - Sept. 15

Crush glass scattered on roadways SNOW SHOE — State police at Rockview are investigating a complaint of scattered rubbish on Runville Road, Boggs Township that was reported on Sept. 10. According to police, the complainant reported multiple dump truck loads of crushed glass were dumped onto the roadway near Snow Shoe at the Clearfield…

Ferguson Twp. police introduce first electric patrol cruiser in Centre region

Camper stolen LAMAR — State police at Lamar received reports of a stolen camper along Locust…

Police News - Sept. 14

MARRIAGE LICENSES — Dillon M. Davis to Erica L. Fanning on Sept. 4. — Gregory T.…

Courthouse Roundup

Our View

Another reminder that now is the time to build resilience

If your social media feed is anything like ours, odds are you have seen pictures and accounts of the floodwaters which surged through much of the Williamsport area on Sunday. Here’s a shocking fact that you might not have seen: according to the National Weather Service in State College, Sunday’s deluge was Williamsport’s 5th…

TRENDING