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City manager search narrowed down to three candidates

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LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven City Council’s hiring committee has narrowed it search for a new city manager down to just three candidates. That news came from Mayor Joel Long, a member of the committee, during Monday night’s city council meeting. Long said he and other members, Micah Clausen and Tami Brannan, were able to shrink the pool of candidates down from around 30 applicants total since the search began earlier this year. City Planner/Interim Manager Abbey Roberts is currently working with the candidates to find a day each may come to City Hall to meet with staff, be ...

Mt. Nittany Medical Center workers to vote on strike, union says

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STATE COLLEGE — Almost 1,000 Mount Nittany Medical Center workers will hold a vote tonight to decide the date and duration of a strike, according to their union. This follows a 99% vote on July 2, in which workers authorized their negotiating committee to send a strike notice if Mount ...

Stories of Revolutionary veterans to be celebrated at Curtin Village

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On Sunday, July 12, 2026, the nonprofit Roland Curtin Foundation will honor five Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots who, after the nation’s independence was secured, settled in Bald Eagle Valley and contributed to the early success of Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village. Their stories are part of a broader legacy. In total, 297 known Revolutionary War soldiers made their homes in Centre County following the war; 181 are buried within present-day county boundaries. The remaining 116 lived elsewhere at the time of their death or are buried in neighboring counties, particularly ...

Police News - July 7

Police, court and fires

Vehicle rear-ended MILL HALL — No injuries were reported in a two vehicle crash along Eagle Valley Road in Bald Eagle Township on May 29, state police at Lamar said. At 4:50 p.m., Melissa M. House, 40, of Millheim, was stopped in her 2018 Volkswagen Atlas yielding to traffic in front of her when her vehicle was struck from behind by a 2014 Subaru Impreza, driven by Alexanna N. Hamilton, 21, of Mill Hall, police said. Hamilton had failed to see House’s vehicle stopped and attempted to stop but was unable to avoid the collision, police said. The accident caused disabling damage ...