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$1.9M settlement reached in overtime pay case initiated by Renovo residents, employees

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WILLIAMSPORT — A federal judge has been asked to approve a $1.9 million settlement in a 15-year-old civil suit that affects more than 1,000 oil and natural gas rig workers then employed by a Texas company. The issue in the case was whether rig workers were entitled to overtime pay for the time it took them to put on and take off their required protective gear. The workers also complained they were not paid when post-shift safety meetings ran long. The settlement involves 1,006 employees of Precision Drilling Corp. and Precision Drilling Oilfield Services of Houston at rigs ...

Police News - Sept. 24

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Trespassing FLEMINGTON — A trespassing incident occurred in the 200 block of Birch Street in Flemington between the dates of July 19 and 26, by an unknown suspect, according to state police at Lamar. Theft of services MILL HALL — State police at Lamar responded to an address on Fairpoint Road, Mill Hall, for a report of theft of services on July 7, at approximately 5:24 p.m., police said. This investigation is ongoing, according to police. Two vehicle crash with injuries MILL HALL — On July 28, at approximately 2:19 p.m., a two vehicle crash occurred on Pennsylvania ...

Curtin Village prepares for Apple Fest on Oct. 17

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HOWARD — Don’t miss these two final opportunities to visit Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village before cold weather settles into the Bald Eagle Valley. On Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m., visitors are invited to journey into Pennsylvania’s ironmaking past during the season’s final guided tour of Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village, 251 Curtin Village Road, Howard. The tour begins with an orientation video and continues with a “show-and-tell” explanation of the ironmaking process, an introduction to Eagle Iron Works founder Roland Curtin and interior tours of the Curtin ...

The 2026 races that could decide control of the Pa. House, Senate

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HARRISBURG — Control of the Pennsylvania General Assembly is on the ballot in 2026, and a handful of seats will likely decide who has the power to help set policy in the Keystone State. Republicans have held the state Senate almost continuously for 45 years and hope to keep it that way ...