Centre to reopen affordable housing grant program in July

June 20, 2026

BELLEFONTE — As housing costs continue to challenge residents across Centre County, the county commissioners are reopening a program designed to increase the supply of affordable homes. Beginning in July, the CASH grant program will accept applications from nonprofits and affordable housing developers seeking financial assistance for projects aimed at increasing housing affordability throughout the county. The program will accept applications for projects involving the construction of rental and owner-occupied housing, the acquisition and rehabilitation of housing units for rent or ...

Lonoconus appointed as interim superintendent

June 20, 2026

MILL HALL — Dr. Alan Lononconus will return to the Keystone Central School District as its interim superintendent on July 1. Lonoconus, who served in the interim role in 2018 after the sudden departure of then-Superintendent Dr. Kelly Hastings, will take on the role after Dr. Francis Redmon’s final day on June 30. The district’s board of directors unanimously approved two contracts related to Lonoconus’s appointment at its voting session on Thursday night. According to the contract, Lonoconus will be paid a per diem rate of $775 beginning Wednesday, July 1. It further notes ...

Bipartisan election board languishing as Gov. Josh Shapiro fails to appoint new members

June 20, 2026

In 2020, Pennsylvania’s elections were facing a major crisis. The presidential primary was set for April 28, but the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing, restricting travel and complicating in-person activities — such as voting. So the state legislature came up with a solution. In a ...

Pa. House near-unanimously passes ‘gas station heroin’ ban

June 20, 2026

In a near-unanimous vote, the state House passed a bill Monday that would ban the sale of what’s been dubbed “gas station heroin,” or tianeptine. “There are hundreds of documented cases from users becoming addicted, overdosing and dying, with one fatality in Fayette County a couple ...

Commissioners honor Nippenose Valley Volunteer Fire Co.’s 75th Anniversary

June 19, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — For 75 years, the Nippenose Valley Volunteer Fire Company, located in Crawford Township, Clinton County, has carefully watched over its community. This care, and the dedication of its volunteers, was honored this week by the Clinton County Board of Commissioners, who declared ...

Pa. bills would tie data center tax break to transparency, sustainability

June 19, 2026

Data center developers would be required to pledge transparency in Pennsylvania communities where they want to build in order to get a sales tax break on computer equipment, under legislation aiming to prevent secrecy around the massive computing hubs. Rep. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) said the ...