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Erasing the ravages of time: Workshop teaches headstone cleaning

WILLIAMSPORT — The headstones, forming a concentric circle around the monument dedicated to the soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War, sits atop a hill in Wildwood Cemetery. Time and the environment have obscured the names of those brave soldiers, so the cemetery is planning a ...

Howard Happenings

YARD SALES — Fairview Church will have a Mega Yard Sale at the home of Pastor Dave and Sabrina Etters on June 19-20. Today and tomorrow the sale hours will be from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Payment is by donation to the church. The Etters’ live along Route 150 directly across the highway from the Twin Kiss Restaurant between Howard and Milesburg. Call 814-355-2815 for more info. The church will also be holding another yard sale on Sept. 17-18-19. The money raised will go directly to the Fairview Church. The Etters’ had hoped to have the sale last ...

The Little German Band kicks-off Summer Concert Series Friday

LOCK HAVEN — The Little German Band will be making a return to Triangle Park this Friday, June 19, at 6 p.m., officially kicking off the 2026 Summer Concert Series. Established in 1960, The Little German Band is Centre County’s oldest continuously performing band. Two dozen musicians ...

Around the Town

Good Day and Happy Anniversary to Chad and Cass Clausen, of Castanea, on Thursday! Happy 50th Anniversary to Chuck and Flip VanGorder, of Lock Haven, and to Bob and Cecelia Larsen, of McElhattan! Happy Birthday On Thursday: Ann Williams, of Ridge Crest, Howard; Lisa Stover, of Beech Creek; Herbie Vonada, of Spring Mills, turning 2 years old; Peyton Confer, of Spring Mills; and Jewel Sweetwood, of Jersey Shore! On Friday: Express Managing Editor Laura Jameson; and Connie Stevens, of Lock Haven! Word of the Day Deem – verb – to regard or consider in a specific way; ...

Council approves Talleyrand Stage construction bids

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Borough Council on Monday awarded more than $925,000 in contracts for the Talleyrand Stage project, moving the long-planned park improvement closer to construction. However, attention quickly shifted to lingering questions about its impact on the town’s water supply and restroom requirements tied to the project, including who will fund construction and assume long-term maintenance responsibilities. Council voted 7-1 to award Mid-State Construction the general construction contract for the stage, with a bid of $820,000, and Westmoreland Electric the ...