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Community July 20, 2026

Monday, July 20: — Howard Area Lions Food Bank distribution, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the former Beech Creek Elementary School. Bring a sturdy box and any empty egg cartons you have. Volunteers are asked to help with filling boxes in the basement and getting them up the steps to cars. — Drawing class at Friendship Community Center in Beech Creek. Class is free for those age 12 and older and runs from 4:30-6 p.m. Those who want to learn to draw are invited, as well as those with more experience who would like to learn to enhance their drawing skills and techniques. The drawing ...

Lonoconus updates board on first weeks at Keystone

Local news July 20, 2026

MILL HALL — Keystone Central School District Interim-Superintendent Dr. Alan Lonconus has been busy getting up-to-date after taking on the role in early July. Lonoconus has returned to the district after previously serving in an interim capacity in 2018. He is filling the spot left vacant by Dr. Francis Redmon in late June. At its voting session last week, Lonconus said it’s been a “steep learning curve these last three weeks.” “A lot has changed since I’ve been here in 2018. There’s a lot of things that are obviously similar but a little bit different,” he said ...

Commonwealth University appoints new director of the Zeigler Institute for Professional Development

Community July 20, 2026

Commonwealth University has named Cait Finn as the new director of the Zeigler Institute for Professional Development (ZIPD), bringing more than 15 years of experience in leadership development, professional coaching, higher education, athletics and organizational consulting to the ...

Keystone Central board hires firm to conduct search for new superintendent

Local news July 20, 2026

MILL HALL — The Keystone Central School District Board of Directors unanimously approved hiring a consulting firm to conduct the search for its next superintendent. During its voting session last week, Board President Elisabeth Lynch said the board heard presentations during an executive session one day prior from proposed consultants — which included Templeton Advantage and BLaST Intermediate Unit 17. Though Dr. Christina Steinbacher-Reed, executive director for BLaST IU17, was unable to attend Thursday’s voting session, Tom Templeton, founder and creative director of ...

Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials in Pa., elsewhere over voter roll access

Local news July 20, 2026

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms. Election officials who do not comply with administration directives to enhance security of ...

Police News - July 20

Police, court and fires July 20, 2026

Harassment CENTRE HALL — A 20-year-old woman from Wilmerding Borough was charged with harassment after an incident at The Meadows Psychiatric Center on June 28, according to state police at Rockview. Police said they responded to the Potter Township facility just before 3 p.m. after receiving a report of harassment and determined the woman had harassed a 36-year-old Johnstown man. Three-vehicle crash MILESBURG — A Howard man was charged with driving at an unsafe speed after causing a chain-reaction, three-vehicle crash near Milesburg, according to state police at ...