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Flaming Foliage committee hosts afternoon Bingo

KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS The Flaming Foliage Festival committee held an afternoon of Bingo at the St. Joseph’s parish over the weekend, offering an afternoon of competitive entertainment. It was the first scheduled event in which Miss Bucktail, Emma Getz, and the FFF court were ...

Commonwealth University offers workforce development healthcare training

LOCK HAVEN — Commonwealth University Workforce Development is now enrolling for its Fall 2026 healthcare training programs. These programs include: Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) This 150-hour, face-to-face program includes classroom instruction, hands-on labs, phlebotomy, EKG, laboratory procedures and patient care skills. Graduates are eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam and may earn 3 Commonwealth University credits (HLSC 199) with the option for additional credit through an ...

Pa. has quietly passed a law undermining a court decision on lucrative mineral rights

HARRISBURG — A law quietly passed this summer aimed to end a complicated, decade-plus legal fight over who owns an estimated $1 billion in Pennsylvania natural gas. It may have only begun a new, even messier chapter. At issue are mineral rights — which give holders the right to extract coal, oil, gas or ore — underneath as few as 60,000 acres to more than one million, depending on which side you ask. For years, a group of families, led by the Proctor family trust, has waged a legal battle with the state over mineral rights that they say their ancestors acquired more than a ...

‘Momentus Occasion’: PSU to hand out millionth degree on Aug. 15

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners celebrated a major milestone being reached by one of its longest running partners this week. The board unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday morning, celebrating Penn State University’s millionth degree, which will be handed out at its summer commencement on Saturday, Aug. 15. PSU Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulus and Director of Local Government and Community Relations Julian Morales attended the commissioners’ weekly meeting to speak about the major milestone, which Chair Mark Higgins ...

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, Aug. 12: — Motorists traveling from Woodward Township into the City of Lock Haven today should expect a detour. The city’s Public Works Department will be performing a routine closure of its flood gate at the Jay Street bridge next Wednesday, leading to its closure from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day. Traffic to the bridge will be detoured across the Constitution Bridge in Dunnstown, according to a release from city staff. Water Street will remain open during the exercise, but staff ask motorists and pedestrians to avoid its intersection with Jay Street as a large amount ...