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Commissioners call for community action to promote firearm safety and prevent elder abuse

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners adopted two proclamations last week focused on protecting vulnerable communities and fostering safer environments. The commissioners designated June 2026 as Elder Abuse Prevention Month and issued a proclamation highlighting the importance of gun violence prevention and secure firearm storage. Safe and Secure Firearm Storage Month In 2025, there were 17 deaths by suicide, nine of which involved firearms. In the first five months of 2026, there have been 10 deaths by suicide, two of which involved firearms, according to a ...

JS council handles recreation issues

JERSEY SHORE — The weather has warmed up and summer is here. Topics of town recreation took center focus at the June Jersey Shore Borough Council Meeting. One such topic was the newly revived Jersey Shore Bombers Basketball program. Volunteers requested use of the basketball courts, on Thompson Street, in August for a tournament. “I’m here on behalf of Bombers, because (president) Jon Boob could not be here tonight,” Heidi Roupp, a coach and member of the Bombers’ board of directors, said. She explained the program began in the late 90s and early 2000s and eventually ...

Warsh’s gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy. But in his first press conference Wednesday, new chair Kevin Warsh began to reverse some of those steps. Warsh, like many economists, thinks the financial markets have become too dependent on Fed guidance, and that such direction is more effective in financial crises or economic downturns. Warsh quickly made changes: ...

New mural in Renovo explores town’s history

KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Travelers passing west through Renovo on Rte. 120 will no doubt be captivated by and interested in the Greater Renovo Area Heritage Park's newest mural, a tribute to the region’s lumber heritage that helped to shape Renovo into the town it became, and — ...

KC board votes down budget with 3.5 percent tax increase; Will consider 1.8 percent increase at special meeting June 24

MILL HALL — The Keystone Central School District Board of Directors will be cutting it close with submission of its 2026-2027 budget to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, as it voted 3-5 on the final adoption of a $92 million budget at its voting session this week. The move comes after the board heard from three local residents and received a petition with over 500 signatures from taxpayers in the community that were against the decision to consider a tax increase. Members also spoke about their decision on whether to vote for or against the proposed budget. Speaking ...