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MARRIAGES LICENSES — Elizabeth Renee Dercole and Matthew Allen Stabley on March 14. — Travis J. Polzella and Brooke M. Miller on March 17. DIVORCES RECORDED No divorces recorded. DEEDS RECORDED — Dotty Brown, also known as Dotty J. Brown, by her Agent, Debra J. Reeder, to Hunter W. Welch for $233,000, property in Castanea Township. — From House to Home Properties LLC and sole member Erica M. Hardy to Patricia Bechdel for $292,900, property in Woodward Township. — UPMC Susquehanna Lock Haven now known as UPMC Lock Haven and President Ronald J. Reynolds to 24 ...

Police news – March 22

DUI SWISSDALE — Shauna Seyler, 42, of Haneyville, was charged with three counts of drug related DUI and a summary traffic offense stemming from an incident that occurred on the evening of Feb. 14 along Coudersport Pike in Woodward Township, according to the Woodward Township Police Department. After a motorist allegedly reported Seyler was repeatedly departing her lane, Woodward Township Police located the vehicle and subsequently arrested her for driving under the influence of a controlled substance. A blood draw determined the presence of a Schedule I controlled substance in her ...

Police news – March 21

Stolen vehicle LOCK HAVEN — The Woodward Township Police Department received a report of a 2023 Toyota Camry stolen from the parking lot of the Nittany Minit Mart on March 6 at approximately 9:25 p.m. The vehicle was located by Lock Haven City Police officers parked in front of 204 Bellefonte Ave., police said. This investigation is ongoing. Criminal mischief RENOVO — The Renovo Police Department has charged Christopher Hotchkiss, 39, of Renovo, with misdemeanor criminal mischief stemming from an incident occurring on March 3 around 10:45 a.m. at Wert’s Garage along the ...

Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule for March 17 – March 21

(Editor’s Note: The Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule listed below is not in its entirety. The Express does not list cases involving PFAs, minors and other sensitive civil cases.) LOCK HAVEN — The following schedule for March 17 to March 21 is provided by the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas and is subject to change depending on the needs of the court system. Domestic relations hearings are also restricted and are not listed. Abbreviations — CR denotes criminal procedures; CV civil procedures. Names listed first are the names of the defendants and names near ...

Proceedings from district judges

LOCK HAVEN — The following court proceedings were held before district judges: — Charles W. Miller, of Renovo, charged with simple assault and harassment-subject other to physical contact, dismissed. — Kenneth Eugene Orwig, of Renovo, charged with aggravated indecent assault-complainant suffers mental trauma/injury, aggravated indecent assault without consent, four counts of indecent assault of a person with a mental disability, four counts of indecent assault-without consent of other and two counts of indecent exposure, waived for court. — Teisa Anastasia Meixel, of Lock ...

Sentencings from Clinton County

LOCK HAVEN — The information in sentencings is obtained from public record. It is the policy of The Express that this information will not be withheld from publication. — Tracey Lynn Hill, charged with retail theft, sentenced to three months to 23 months in the Clinton County Correctional Facility. — Ayanna Irene Young, charged with criminal trespass and simple assault, placed on probation for three years. — Jamie Sue Dershem, charged with simple assault, hindering apprehension/prosecution, tampering with/fabricating physical evidence and corruption of minors, sentenced to ...