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City approves closure of one East Church Street Parking entrance for outdoor dining

LOCK HAVEN - Lock Haven City Council approved a request to close the Grove Street entrance of the East Church Street Parking Lot for outdoor dining. Don Powers, owner of The Old Corner, made the request during Monday night’s city council meeting. The Old Corner is located at the corner of Grove and Church streets and due to its small size and limited indoor capacity caused by COVID-19 restrictions, cannot serve many customers indoors, Powers said. “I can really only get one table inside for health and safety reasons,” Powers said. Once restrictions ease up he said he may be ...

Pennsylvania eases mask mandate for vaccinated people

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has eased its mask mandate to allow people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to gather with other vaccinated people without masks or social distancing, state health officials said Monday. The new rules also apply to vaccinated people gathering with people from a single household who have not been vaccinated but who are considered at low risk of severe disease from the coronavirus — such as vaccinated grandparents visiting with healthy grandchildren. Vaccinated people also no longer have to quarantine following an exposure to someone with ...

Bar service to resume April 4 as Gov. Wolf eases restrictions

As COVID-19 cases have declined and vaccination rates are climbing, Governor Tom Wolf today announced the lifting of some targeted restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, as well as increased gathering limits. Effective April 4, restaurants may resume bar service; alcohol service will be allowed without the purchase of food; the curfew for removing alcoholic drinks from tables will be lifted; and indoor dining capacity will be raised to 75 percent for those restaurants that are currently self-certified and those that undergo the self-certification process, which involves ...

Police: Active shooter incident in Renovo, residents asked to stay indoors

RENOVO - The Renovo Police Department is asking borough residents to stay indoors and shelter in place due to an active shooter incident in the borough. The department shared the following statement on social media Tuesday morning: "Everyone please shelter indoors. Active incident within Renovo Borough. Please call 911 immediately if you notice any suspicious activity."

Active shooter incident reported in Renovo, residents asked to stay indoors

RENOVO - The Renovo Police Department is asking borough residents to stay indoors and shelter in place due to an active shooter incident in the borough. The department shared the following statement on social media Tuesday morning: "Everyone please shelter indoors. Active incident within Renovo Borough. Please call 911 immediately if you notice any suspicious activity."

UPDATE: Active shooter suspect detained by police

RENOVO - An active shooter suspect has been detained by law enforcement in Renovo Borough, Clinton County Emergency Services reported Tuesday morning. The shelter in place has been lifted for all borough residents. The report comes less than an hour after the Renovo Police Department and other law enforcement agencies requested residence shelter in place indoors and in their homes. Further information regarding this incident will be available in a later edition of The Express.