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Mount Nittany Health expands dermatology services with Mohs surgery

Health July 31, 2026

STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has welcomed M. Amanda Jacobs, MD, FAAD, FACMS, a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic surgeon, to its dermatology team. Dr. Jacobs brings decades of expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer while introducing Mohs micrographic surgery, a highly specialized skin cancer treatment, as a new service available through Mount Nittany Health starting in September. Mohs surgery is considered the gold standard for treating many types of skin cancer, offering the highest cure rates while preserving as much ...

Pinch N Poke Summer Bash draws hundreds to downtown Lock Haven

Community July 31, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — The streets of downtown Lock Haven were filled with excitement on the weekend of July 25–26, as Pinch N Poke Tattoo Studio hosted its annual Summer Bash, transforming the area into a community celebration that attracted hundreds of visitors from across the region. The ...

Concern persists as former Three Mile Island nuclear plant progresses toward 2027 restart

Local news July 31, 2026

The former Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County is meeting milestones in its relicensing process and on track to begin producing electricity again by the middle of next year, federal regulators said. But during a public meeting Tuesday about emergency preparedness and ...

Millions from state lands could be redirected to rural Pennsylvania to help make up for tax-exempt property

Local news July 31, 2026

BELLEFONTE — Counties, municipalities and school districts would get a share of the revenue generated by Pennsylvania’s state-owned land under proposed bipartisan legislation. The bill would boost the budgets of rural communities that host tax-exempt property, such as state forests and ...

Commissioners OK personnel items

Local news July 31, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — Personnel changes in the sheriff’s office, emergency services and the Clinton County Conservation District highlighted the Clinton County Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday morning, July 30, with commissioners unanimously approving all personnel-related items. The board accepted the resignation of Brody Toner, a dispatcher trainee in the Department of Emergency Services, effective July 17. Commissioners also confirmed the resignation of Deputy Sheriff Curtis Dershem, effective Aug. 14. To help fill staffing needs in emergency services, the board approved the ...

What to know about perimenopause

Health July 31, 2026

METRO — Hormones drive many functions in the human body, including the ability to reproduce. For women, estrogen, progesterone and even testosterone play key roles in health and well-being. The levels of these hormones are not static; at different times in the reproductive cycle they wax and wane, resulting in various symptoms. Such is the case at a point in a woman’s life when she enters perimenopause. Women likely know about puberty, pregnancy and the general years of menstruation. They have also likely heard of menopause, or when a woman’s menstruation and ability to have ...