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PIAA clears fall school sports to begin

The governing body for Pennsylvania interscholastic sports decided Friday to move forward with the fall season, rejecting the governor’s recommendation that all youth sports be postponed until 2021 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The board of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association had delayed the start of fall sports by two weeks after Gov. Tom Wolf on Aug. 6 urged that scholastic and recreational youth sports be put off until January, citing the pandemic. The PIAA had said it was blindsided and “tremendously disappointed” by Wolf’s recommendation — ...

Clinton, Centre, Lycoming add one new COVID-19 case each

Clinton County added one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 129 total cases of COVID-19 in the county. Of those 114 are confirmed and 15 are probable. So far 2,984 people have tested negative to the virus. Both Centre and Lycoming counties also saw an increase of one new case. Centre currently has 363 confirmed and 44 probable cases with 11,242 residents testing negative for the virus, the department said. Lycoming has 430 confirmed cases and 27 probable with 9,903 residents testing ...

Clinton County unchanged; Centre adds seven cases of COVID-19

Clinton County did not add any new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 128 total cases of COVID-19 in the county. Of those 113 are confirmed and 15 are probable. So far 2,958 people have tested negative to the virus. Centre County saw an increase of seven cases with 362 considered confirmed and 44 probable, the department said. Lycoming County saw an increase of four with 429 confirmed cases and 27 probable, the department of health said. Statewide, 570 new cases were reported, ...

LH council tables use request for Freedom Fest event at amphitheater

LOCK HAVEN - Lock Haven City Council tabled a request Monday night for use of the J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater made by the Trump Victory Organization until their Sept. 14 meeting. The request came Monday afternoon and was added to the agenda at the last minute and did not include a COVID-19 safety plan or proof of liability insurance, City Manager Gregory Wilson said. The city has required every organization that requests use of city property submit a virus safety plan. The Freedom Fest Veterans event would be held on Sept. 19 from 2 to 6 p.m., Wilson said. He noted that up to ...

Three new COVID-19 cases reported in Clinton County

Clinton County added three new case of COVID-19 on Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 128 total cases of COVID-19 in the county. Of those 113 are confirmed and 15 are probable. So far 2,796 people have tested negative to the virus. Centre County's cases increased by six with 347 considered confirmed and 39 probable, the department said. Lycoming County saw a large increase of four with 404 confirmed cases and 26 probable, the department of health said. Statewide, 829 new cases were reported, increasing the ...

One new COVID-19 case in Clinton County

Clinton County added one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the outbreak first began there have been 125 total cases of COVID-19 in the county. Of those 110 are confirmed and 15 are probable. So far 2,796 people have tested negative to the virus. Centre County's cases increased by three with 341 considered confirmed and 39 probable, the department said. Lycoming County saw a large increase of 15 with 399 confirmed cases and 27 probable, the department of health said. Statewide, 991 new cases were reported, increasing the ...