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Bellefonte Boro accepts McKean’s resignation

Local news July 25, 2026

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Borough Council will be searching for another new member following the resignation of Shawna McKean this week. Council accepted McKean’s resignation at its regular meeting Monday night, with many expressing regret at the action. McKean, who represents the West Ward, was elected in 2021. She is the second resignation on council following Randy Brachbill, who served the South Ward, and resigned earlier this year. McKean’s resignation is effective Aug. 31, though she noted she wouldn’t be able to attend council’s Aug. 3 meeting due to a scheduling ...

Mandatory child death review program gets fraction of requested funding as counties struggle

Local news July 25, 2026

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health received $242,000 in this year’s budget to help county teams review the deaths of children, a state mandate many have struggled to keep up with. The allocation is a fraction of the $2.5 million that Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed earlier ...

PSP: Colebrook Twp. park victim of multiple incidents of property damage

Police, court and fires July 25, 2026

FARRANDSVILLE — State police at Lamar are investigating multiple incidents of criminal mischief and property damage, including burned objects that took place over multiple years, at Colebrook Community Park along Farrandsville Road. According to police, between July 10, 2021, and July 10, 2026, multiple instances of damage have been reported in the park. Recently, between July 8 and July 10, unknown actors burned multiple 6x6 posts, two picnic tables, plastic electrical conduit, building siding and damaged other boards on the picnic tables, police said. It was further reported ...

Walk by Faith program schedule

Religion July 25, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — Covenant United Methodist Church, 44 W. Main St., Lock Haven, has announced the schedule for its 2026 Walk by Faith program during the month of August and heading into the months of fall. The program will run each Wednesday at 6 p.m. weather permitting. Participants can walk at their own pace, get lots of fresh air and fellowship with one another while enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. Questions can be directed to Fran Decker at 570-748-4302 or 570-263-2084. Below is a list of dates and locations for each walk for August and throughout the remaining weeks ...

LH JAMS Music and Art Festival returns Aug 6

Local news July 25, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — The Clinton County Arts Council’s annual LH JAMS Music and Arts Festival is back again this year, running from Aug. 6 through Aug. 8 in and around downtown Lock Haven. “The entire LH JAMS festival offers the very best of music, downtown restaurant cafe seating, premier ...

Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

Religion July 25, 2026

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos, clad in flowing white and gold vestments, intones prayers in a small, dark chapel separated only by curtains from the bustling daily life of a new monastery nestled within a ...