KC board to consider personnel items

May 13, 2026

MILL HALL — The Keystone Central School District Board of Directors reviewed a number of personnel items during its work session last week. The board will officially vote on the list during its voting session on Thursday, May 14: LEAVE OF ABSENCE Support — Leave of absence for Employee 001592, Support, effective April 17, 2026, through approximately July 17. Absence is uncompensated. — Leave of absence for Employee 003552, Secretary, effective July 1, 2026, through approximately Oct. 1, 2026. Absence is partially compensated. — Leave of absence for Employee 003952, ...

A state task force is hunting for misleading AI chatbots as the Shapiro admin vows legal crackdown

May 13, 2026

HARRISBURG — A new task force under Pennsylvania’s Department of State has been working since February to hunt down AI chatbots that may be misleading users into believing the bots are licensed professionals. Last week, the Shapiro administration filed what it said was the first lawsuit ...

How the Strait of Hormuz affects the price of filling your gas tank in Pennsylvania

May 13, 2026

In paper it makes little sense. Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, roughly 7,000 miles from the United States, is restricted and gasoline prices in this country soar? The strait is the major export route for oil produced by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, ...

Dogwood Circle Club continues beautification work with support from community foundation

May 12, 2026

PHOTO PROVIDED The Lock Haven-based Dogwood Circle Garden Club remains busy, especially this spring time of year. Among its most visible and impactful volunteer services is beautification of the gardens at Triangle Park at Main Street and Bellefonte Avenue and at the nearby Soldiers and ...

BAHS team takes first at Centre Envirothon

May 12, 2026

HOWARD — For the fourth consecutive year, Bellefonte Area High School’s Envirothon team took first place overall at Centre County Envirothon, which is held annually at Bald Eagle State Park. Bellefonte earned first place in the Wildlife, Aquatics and Forestry stations and will ...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on cast vote records creates uncertainty for counties

May 12, 2026

In a rare unanimous decision last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the public should have access to super-granular election results data, making it easier for researchers to analyze electoral patterns and for those concerned about voter fraud to inspect the results. But ...