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Masks will be required in PA schools

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania K-12 schools, Gov. Tom Wolf was set to announce Tuesday, reversing course amid a statewide COVID-19 resurgence that is filling hospital beds just as students return to class. The Department of Health order will take effect Tuesday, Sept. 7 — a week or more after the start of school in many districts — and will require students, teachers and staff to wear masks when inside, according to two people briefed on the plan. The people were not authorized to release details ahead of an official announcement and spoke on ...

DLH announces schedule change for Pedestrian Mall

LOCK HAVEN - Those who haven't had the chance to dine on Main Street this summer will only have two more chances to do so. Changes have been made to the Pedestrian Mall's schedule, leaving only two more street closures ä Aug. 27, 28 and Sept. 10, 11. "As summer unfortunately is coming to an end, we had a few small changes in regards to the Pedestrian Mall and Market Village on Main. There are only 2 more Saturdays left for the Market and only two weekends that the Main Street will be closed," Downtown Lock Haven Inc. Manager Kira Rosamilia said. The Pedestrian Mall was originally ...

INCA concert moved to Riverview Park Saturday

LOCKPORT — The Summer Concert Series feature band this weekend, Inca Band, will play Saturday at 6:30 p.m., in Riverview Park along Farrandsville Road in Woodward Township as the last concert on/at the river this summer as part of the series. High water from recent rain has made the floating stage at Corman Amphitheatre inaccessible and the township has graciously agreed to allow the band to play at the park, said Kasey Campbell, who coordinates the series. Campbell is working to coordinate a stage for the band at the park, so stay tuned in case of any changes. Meanwhile, patrons ...

West Pharmaceutical announces expansion

JERSEY SHORE - West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. will be expanding at its Jersey Shore and Williamsport facilities. The Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, announced that West Pharmaceutical, a global leader in innovative, high-quality injectable solutions and services, will continue its expansion at its Jersey Shore and Williamsport facilities in Lycoming County, as well as continue its growth at the company’s headquarters in Exton, PA. West is expanding current operations at both their Jersey Shore and Williamsport ...

Outage affects Piper Building, commissioners meeting held outside

LOCK HAVEN - The commissioners' voting session wasn't the biggest news to come out of the Piper Building Thursday morning. County workers were sent home as they arrived Thursday due to a power outage at the building located along Piper Way in Lock Haven. No other buildings were effected by the outage. Chairman Miles Kessinger said the power had been out since Wednesday evening at about 5:50 p.m. with the backup generator working to keep the county servers up and running. However, the generator overheated sometime Thursday morning and shut off, turning off the servers, he ...

State system integration moves forward

HARRISBURG - The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has voted unanimously to move ahead with combining six universities within the 14-school system. The vote came about 2:45 p.m. at the board's quarterly meeting and following hours of discussion and comment. The vote begins the process of integrating Lock Haven, Mansfield and Bloomsburg universities in the east, and Clarion, California and Edinboro in the west. A majority of board members talked about not seeing any other way forward as the system faces significant financial challenges because ...