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Clinton up 7; Centre adds 45 COVID-19 cases over weekend

Over the weekend seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Clinton County and Centre saw an increase of 45 cases on Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 284 total cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County. Centre's current total stands at 4,317 cases throughout the county, the department said. Lycoming County added 19 new cases over the weekend bringing the total to 1,014, the department of health said. Statewide, numbers saw another significant increase with 3,969 new cases reported over the weekend, increasing ...

City approves agreement with UPMC Lock Haven

LOCK HAVEN - In its first in-person meeting since early March, Lock Haven City Council approved an agreement with UPMC Lock Haven for payment in lieu of property taxes until 2024. The agreement comes just over a year after Clinton County's Board of Assessment denied the healthcare facility ...

Clinton up 2; Centre adds 42 new COVID-19 cases

Two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Clinton County and Centre saw an increase of 42 cases on Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 275 total cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County. Centre's current total stands at 4,226 cases throughout the county, the department said. Lycoming County added nine new cases bringing the total to 988, the department of health said. Statewide, numbers have seen an increase with 2,641 new cases reported, increasing the total to 1205,517 since the outbreak first began. The ...

Superior Court affirms Groves’ murder conviction

LOCK HAVEN - A state Superior Court panel has affirmed the third-degree murder conviction and sentence in a 1991 Clinton County cold case in which the body never has been found. There was overwhelmingly circumstantial evidence for a jury to find Loyd W. Groves killed Katherine Dolan Heckel, ...

Governor plans to waive Liquor License Fees, Will provide financial relief to restaurants, bars

HARRISBURG — Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday announced a plan to waive liquor license fees to provide financial relief to restaurants and bars, which have faced significant financial impacts during the COVID-19 public health crisis. "As we enter the anticipated fall resurgence of COVID-19 cases, the very contagious nature of this virus makes gathering indoors publicly at full capacity dangerous. Still, we know that restaurant and bar owners in Pennsylvania are committed to keeping their employees and customers safe and the vast majority of these businesses have followed safety ...

U.S. Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count mailed-in ballots received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election, rejecting a Republican plea in the presidential battleground state. The justices divided 4-4 on Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that required county election officials to receive and count mailed-in ballots that arrive up until Nov. 6, even if they don’t have a clear postmark, as long as there is not proof it was mailed after the polls closed. Republicans, including President Donald Trump’s campaign, ...