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Mt. Nittany warns of measles exposure at two facilities

Local news August 11, 2026

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) are warning the community of two positive measles tests confirmed at two of the healthcare system’s facilities. According to a release from Mount Nittany, potential exposure locations and times include: — Mount Nittany Health Toftrees, 164 Greenview Drive, State College, Pa. on Friday, July 31, between 10 a.m. and 12: p.m. — Mount Nittany Medical Center Emergency Department, 155 Wellness Way, State College, Pa., between Friday, July 31, at 12 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 1, at 1 a.m. “Mount ...

July memorials and donations to Clinton County Libraries

Community August 11, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — The Clinton County Libraries have benefited from the following Memorials and Donations from July 1-31: IN MEMORY OF Phyllis Colacino From Jane and Dennis Marasco; Joseph E. Laubscher, Sr. from Sheila Caddell; Eleanor Lee Marasco from James and Regeina Schrack, Patricia Miller, Jerry and Judy Heverly, Wesley Burrows, The Fickes and Parker Families, Bill and Pam Bridgens, anonymous, Mabel and David Heverly, Darlene Hanley, Jeff and Kathleen Bitner. The library notes all 10 donations were made to Friendship Community Library. DONATIONS AND GIFTS Anonymous; Cathy Brooks; ...

More data center proposals keep coming to PA. So does the outcry, as residents turn to grassroots Facebook groups to organize

Local news August 11, 2026

In January, as her curiosity about data centers grew, longtime Pennsylvania environmental activist Karen Feridun turned to Facebook to create a group she hoped would allow those who felt similar to ask questions, too. Two months later, the group surpassed 500 members. And in the weeks that ...

Pa.’s attorney general is backing a hemp product ban. The industry says it goes way too far.

Local news August 11, 2026

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s chief law enforcement officer is urging congressional leaders to allow an impending overhaul of how the country treats hemp-derived products to go into effect in three months. Republican Dave Sunday joined more than 30 state attorneys general in a letter ...

CU-Lock Haven athletic training student completes full-immersion experience in Georgia

Community August 11, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — Kierston Long, of Sunbury, is a 2026 graduate in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven and completed her full-immersion clinical experience at Lowndes County High School (LCHS) and the Hughston Clinic in Valdosta, Ga. Long ...

Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots

Local news August 11, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held belief that childhood shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits. The order recommends separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different shots administered in separate visits, and directs the nation’s health department to improve vaccine research, says a White House fact sheet, first reported by The Daily Caller. Separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines for children are not currently ...