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Diesel prices continue to climb, hitting Pa. wallets

Pennsylvanians’ pain at the pump may only be beginning as the United States’ war with Iran continues. In the five-plus weeks since the war started, gas prices have steadily ticked up. AAA puts the statewide average at $4.152 per gallon, slightly above the national average of $4.119. But the surging price increase of diesel hasn’t yet had the same effect on wallets. Diesel prices are up to $6.088 per gallon in the commonwealth — up from $4.059 a year ago and just shy of the record-high of $6.328 in May 2022, according to AAA. Dylan Troxler, an owner-operator passing ...

Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die’ if a deal with Iran isn’t reached

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the Islamic Republic urged young people to form human chains around power plants and other potential targets. Trump’s expansive threat did not seem to account for potential harm to civilians, prompting Democrats in Congress, some United Nations officials and scholars in military law to say such strikes would violate international law. Tehran’s ...

Western Clinton County enjoys egg hunts just before Easter

RENOVO — On Saturday, just a day before Easter, Renovo area youth enjoyed two separate egg hunts, providing an afternoon as they raced to get as many colored Easter eggs, some of them hoping to find prizes inside. At noon on the Bucktail Area High School campus, the Chapman Township ...

KC approves separation agreement, release of super from contract

MILL HALL — The Keystone Central School District Board of Directors unanimously approved a separation agreement and release of Superintendent Dr. Francis Redmon from his current five-year contract. The approval came during a special meeting on April 2. Redmon’s final date with the district is June 30, 2026. A large portion of the 10 minute meeting was spent in silence as Board Member Dr. Bill Baldino reviewed the agreement. Baldino told the board he had issues accessing the agreement digitally, so he was given a hard copy by Board President Elisabeth Lynch. The decision to ...