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Poll workers needed in Clinton County

LOCK HAVEN — As November’s General Election nears, the Clinton County Voter Registration Office is asking registered voters who live in the county to serve as poll workers. The General Election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3. “Every year, elections in Clinton County are made possible by citizens who step up to serve. Poll workers play a critical role in ensuring elections run smoothly by assisting voters, managing check-in processes, and helping facilitate the voting experience at polling locations across the County,” a release from the registration office said. The release ...

Rising energy, fuel costs cut into bottom line for Pa. businesses

At Shirley’s Cookie Company, Facilities Maintenance Manager Richard Weyant detailed the efforts he’d overseen to keep utility costs down at their Blair County facility. They included thousands of dollars invested to upgrade to LED lighting alongside new and more efficient HVAC systems. ...

Grange fair crowns its youngest court at annual ceremony

TIM WEIGHT/FOR THE EXPRESS CENTRE HALL — The littlest of royals was crowned on Wednesday evening during the Little King and Queen contests at the Centre County Grange Fair. The event, sponsored by Your First Page, saw each contestant answer a question or two before judges made their final ...

JS men nabbed in child predator sting; third suspect sought

JERSEY SHORE — Two Lycoming County men, one of whom police say is designated a sexually violent predator, have been charged in a child predator sting. Jeffrey Scott Spong, 50, and Jacob Scott Hollick, 33, both of the Jersey Shore area, were arrested Monday in what state police called an operation aimed at identifying those involved in the possession, distribution and production of child sexual abuse material. One arrest is pending in the investigation that stemmed from two reports made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children cyber tip line, they said. Spong was ...

Bacterial results in PA rivers, streams includes impacts in Clinton, Lycoming

A story by the Penn Capital-Star, which ran in yesterday’s edition of The Express, detailed a report by nonprofit PennEnvironment which found harmful levels of fecal indicator bacteria — E. coli, which is the most commonly used bacteria to assess water fecal contamination — spreading ...