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PennDOT announces county maintenance work for this week

LOCK HAVEN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Clinton County the week of July 20. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in Clinton County for the coming week is as follows: Pipe Replacement & Cleaning — Route 120 starting near KD Farm Lane in Chapman Township and continuing eastbound approximately 6.5 miles. Now through Friday, July 24. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight ...

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Good Day and Happy Birthday to Anthony Spangler, of Harrisburg and Heath Hill, of Beech Creek! Word of the Day Sagacious — adj. — wise; discerning. Quote of the Day “If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.” — Roald Dahl Basket Raffle Haven Performing Arts will hold a basket raffle on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raffle will be held at Level Up, 305 Beech Creek Ave, Mill Hall. There will be baskets, hot dogs, baked goods, and a special mystery raffle basket. Each person that buys basket raffle ...

Pa. Solar for Schools program renewed for third year

Pennsylvania’s Solar for Schools program has been renewed for a third year, receiving $25 million in this year’s state budget to help schools utilize solar energy and cut costs. State Rep. Elizabeth Fielder (D-Philadelphia), who chairs the House Energy Committee, first introduced the program in 2024. It provides grants through the state Department of Community and Economic Development to lower the price of installing solar energy systems at schools across the state. “Our schools are not exempt from the affordability crisis facing Pennsylvania,” Fielder wrote in a release. ...

Central PA Civil War Round Table to meet Aug. 4

STATE COLLEGE — The Central PA Civil War Round Table will meet on Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, in the Activities Room of the South Hills School of Business & Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College, beginning at 7 p.m. The featured speaker will be Jonathan A. Noyales who will speak on “After I Am Gone, the Battle for General Philip Sheridan’s Legacy & Memory.” Jonathan Noyalas, from Martinsburg, W. Va., holds the Hugh & Virginia McCormick Chair in Civil War History at Shenandoah University and is the director of Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute. He ...