(Editor’s note: This is the next in a series of 13 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday.) America would not be the nation it is today without its vast stores of natural resources. Coal, timber, oil and natural gas have fueled America for generations. When it comes to ...
MONDAY — Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Willowbank Building, 420 Holmes St., Bellefonte. — Dunnstown Fire Company offers a Cash Bingo every Monday night at the fire station at 119 Woodward Ave., Lock Haven. Bingo starts at 6 p.m. and all proceeds help to support the fire company’s needs. TUESDAY — Porter Township Community Library will be having their Summer Library program on Tuesdays in June, from 9-11 a.m., at the library. The June 30 session will be a picnic held at Recreation Park. Stories, activities, crafts, games, snacks and book selections will ...
BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners adopted two proclamations last week focused on protecting vulnerable communities and fostering safer environments. The commissioners designated June 2026 as Elder Abuse Prevention Month and issued a proclamation highlighting the importance of gun violence prevention and secure firearm storage. Safe and Secure Firearm Storage Month In 2025, there were 17 deaths by suicide, nine of which involved firearms. In the first five months of 2026, there have been 10 deaths by suicide, two of which involved firearms, according to a ...
JERSEY SHORE — The weather has warmed up and summer is here. Topics of town recreation took center focus at the June Jersey Shore Borough Council Meeting. One such topic was the newly revived Jersey Shore Bombers Basketball program. Volunteers requested use of the basketball courts, on Thompson Street, in August for a tournament. “I’m here on behalf of Bombers, because (president) Jon Boob could not be here tonight,” Heidi Roupp, a coach and member of the Bombers’ board of directors, said. She explained the program began in the late 90s and early 2000s and eventually ...
MILL HALL — Determination, grit, and athletic excellence were on display throughout Centre and Clinton counties in the Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania. The event began on Sunday, June 14th, with a 1.2-mile open-water swim loop in the Foster Sayers Reservoir at Bald Eagle State Park, featuring a ...
Good Day and Happy Birthday to Crusen Stover! Happy Anniversary to Andy and Sherrie Stover, of Beech Creek! Word of the Day Vindicate — verb — to free from blame; to show someone is not guilty. Quote of the Day “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” — Winston Churchill St. Paul Food Pantry St. Paul Food Pantry, 6220 Nittany Valley Drive, Mill Hall, (1 mile north of the I-80 interchange on Route 64), is open the second and fourth Wednesday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. No documentation is required. You may ...
