LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven University was selected as one of 55 colleges and universities to partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the PA Department of Health for the MASCUP! Mask Adherence at Colleges and Universities Project, “Observing Mask Use at IHEs —2021 ...
WILLIAMSPORT — A railroad employee who lost an arm and leg when run over blames the accident on the carelessness and recklessness of the shortline company for whom he worked.
Wayne Brewer of the Lock Haven area makes the accusation in a suit filed last Wednesday in U.S. Middle District ...
HARRISBURG — It is an ominous anniversary of sorts.
A little over one year ago, on March 6, 2020, Gov. Tom Wolf announced two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. Those were the first confirmed cases in the Commonwealth of the disease.
Less than two weeks later, the state reported ...
BELLEFONTE — Jeff Steiner will be running as a candidate for both the Democratic and Republican nominations for director of the Bellefonte Area School District in this year’s May 18th primary.
Steiner served on the board from 2009 to 2013 and 2017 to present.
Married to Gwen ...
BELLEFONTE — Jon Guizar is running as a cross-filed candidate for school director in the Bellefonte Area School District in the May primary election.
Jon is in his sixth year serving on the board and is currently the board president.
He and his wife, Leah, have three children, all of ...
WILLIAMSPORT – A former employee benefits administrator for AccuWeather Inc. has admitted she defrauded the State College weather forecasting firm out of thousands of dollars.
Aira Nelson, 37, of West Chapel, Florida, on Thursday pleaded guilty in U.S. Middle District Court to a wire ...
LOCK HAVEN — After several years, Lock Haven has a Boy Scout troop again.
Troop 711 was started two months ago by three boys and their families to offer shorter travel distance than before.
Previously, Clinton County only had two troops — Troop 66 in Woolrich and Troop 54 in Beech ...
MILL HALL — More than 200 staff members at the Keystone Central School District will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine very soon.
KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced during Thursday night’s school board work session that up to 228 KCSD staff members will have access to ...
MILL HALL — Late Friday afternoon, Keystone Central School District superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced that all classes in the district would remain in-person. There is also no change for remote learners.
Additionally, she announced that seven days of bundled breakfasts and lunches ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats laid aside one battle over boosting the minimum wage but promptly descended into another internal fight Friday as the party haltingly tried moving its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate.
Senators seemingly killed progressives’ last-ditch ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signaled support to replace decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East, a little more than a week after he relied on the authorizations to carry out a retaliatory airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in ...
STATE COLLEGE — The former Macy’s department store at the Nittany Mall will see second life — soon.
The vacant Macy’s is the site for a new proposed mini-casino in Centre County.
This week, College Township officials received a local impact report, which is required by the ...
STATE COLLEGE — One of the anchor slots at the Nittany Mall will soon be occupied.
The former Bon-Ton Department Store, which was most recently used as a COVID-19 free testing site, will have a new life as a Gabe’s clothing store. It will be the first Gabe’s in the Centre Region. ...
LOCK HAVEN — Faculty at Lock Haven University plan to host a virtual town hall on March 30 to discuss the controversial integration of Lock Haven, Mansfield and Bloomsburg universities.
With more questions than answers about the proposed merger, LHU members of the Association of ...
HARRISBURG — The top Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate has quietly appointed the spouse of a colleague to a coveted spot on the state’s Gaming Control Board, raising questions anew about whether the regulatory panel has become a lucrative landing ground for the politically ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Capitol Police have requested that members of the National Guard continue to provide security at the U.S. Capitol for another two months, The Associated Press has learned. Defense officials say the new proposal is being reviewed by the Pentagon.
The request underscores ...
The Senate voted Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.
Democrats were hoping for Senate approval ...
Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric recliner ...
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Hundreds of people, many of them young men and women in their early 20’s, turned out Wednesday afternoon to say good-bye to a special friend, Jakob L. Haines, 21, of Beech Creek, who died tragically last Friday night. Vehicles filled the large parking lot and ...
HARRISBURG — With growing emphasis on getting students back in schools during the pandemic, teachers and school staff will receive the first doses delivered to Pennsylvania of the newly approved one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, under Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan released Wednesday.
State ...