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Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers want to put off accuser’s recantation hearing in a bid for a new trial

Local news September 5, 2026

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked Thursday to cancel a court date for a hearing over a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing was scheduled for Sept. 8 in the latest bid by Sandusky’s lawyers to secure a new trial for him. The judge in the case scheduled a status conference Friday to discuss it with defense lawyers, who suggested in a court filing that they want first to appeal the judge’s refusal to hear other claims besides the accuser’s ...

The disease that decimated American elms could help bring them back

Outdoors September 5, 2026

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back. In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is one of the scientists leading an effort to beat Dutch elm ...

Local church briefs

Religion September 5, 2026

Summer Concerts LAMAR — Lamar Lighthouse Camp will be having their Summer Concert Series each Sunday evening through Sept. 27. All of the concerts begin at 6 p.m. and are free, with a love offering taken during the service. Concerts in September will be South of Mason on Sept. 6, followed by Tru Vintage and the Fuller Family Singers. GloryWay will bring the last concert of the summer on Sept. 27. For more info visit www.lamarlighthousecamp.org or call 570-337-0203. Blood Drives Local churches will be hosting blood drives over the next several weeks. Blood donors of all ...

At 91, Dale ‘Grey Beard’ Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail

Outdoors September 5, 2026

MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) — More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the U.S., perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Six were what he calls hard ...

Courthouse Roundup

Police, court and fires September 5, 2026

MARRIAGE LICENSES — Gary R. Rennicks, III to Rebecca S. Rennicks on Aug. 26. — Aurora L. Beagle to Caleb N. Harris on Aug. 27. — Claire Frances Daniels to Noah Jacob Reighard on Aug. 27. — Robert William Lewis, III to Kelly Marie Losch on Aug. 27. — Breanna Marie Heiser to Camden Davis Vonda on Aug. 28. — Connor Ryan Bentley to Rachel Karyl Garner on Aug. 28. — Charles E. Barner to Nancy E. Hackenberg on Aug. 28. — Brittani Ann Andrus to Joseph Corman Snook on Aug. 31. DIVORCES No divorces were recorded. DEEDS RECORDED — William E. and Heidi J. ...

Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

Health September 4, 2026

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration's changing advice. Flu ...