Commissioners OK personnel items

July 31, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — Personnel changes in the sheriff’s office, emergency services and the Clinton County Conservation District highlighted the Clinton County Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday morning, July 30, with commissioners unanimously approving all personnel-related items. The board accepted the resignation of Brody Toner, a dispatcher trainee in the Department of Emergency Services, effective July 17. Commissioners also confirmed the resignation of Deputy Sheriff Curtis Dershem, effective Aug. 14. To help fill staffing needs in emergency services, the board approved the ...

LH man arrested after vehicle crash spree in Jersey Shore

July 31, 2026

JERSEY SHORE — After causing one accident on North Lincoln Avenue late Tuesday night, motorist Nicholas Anthony Richart fled the scene in his SUV only to crash first into a parked car and then a utility pole as he swerved to avoid striking a Domino’s Pizza tractor-trailer truck whose ...

Millions from state lands could be redirected to rural Pennsylvania to help make up for tax-exempt property

July 31, 2026

BELLEFONTE — Counties, municipalities and school districts would get a share of the revenue generated by Pennsylvania’s state-owned land under proposed bipartisan legislation. The bill would boost the budgets of rural communities that host tax-exempt property, such as state forests and ...

Concern persists as former Three Mile Island nuclear plant progresses toward 2027 restart

July 31, 2026

The former Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County is meeting milestones in its relicensing process and on track to begin producing electricity again by the middle of next year, federal regulators said. But during a public meeting Tuesday about emergency preparedness and ...

Stop the presses! Broadway comedy ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’ opens July 31 at Millbrook

July 30, 2026

MILL HALL — Millbrook Playhouse continues its 63rd season with the Tony-nominated, Broadway-revived hit “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” running July 31 through Aug. 9, in the intimate Poorman Cabaret. Written by Scott Brown and Anthony King, this uproarious two-man comedy is a ...

MH Boro delays opening pool construction bids

July 30, 2026

MILL HALL — Mill Hall Borough council spent much of its July meeting approving ordinance updates, addressing ongoing code enforcement issues and postponed a final decision on the future of its long-discussed pool renovation project, opting instead to schedule a special meeting next week while awaiting word on possible funding assistance through Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson. Council members said they remain approximately $1.2 million short of the funding needed to move the project forward. Mill Hall Dolphin and former mayor, Tom Bossert, reported that he had spoken with ...