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Good news in good supply in Lock Haven

While the outside world has been suffering through strife and struggle, area officials and residents have been working tirelessly to improve the quality of life in our rural bubble, and we would like to call extra attention to some of those benefits. Perhaps the most visible recent improvement is the expansion of the benches in Lock Haven, the first of which was installed in 2024 in front of Downtown Lock Haven Inc. — an organization whose purpose is to bring folks near and far to the central business district to support local shops. Now, 26 more will join that first installation, ...

Progress is inspiring to us, and we hope you as well

Every year at the start of March, The Express runs our Progress sections: four days (now stretching to five!) where we work with a wide range of local advertisers to share their stories with you. For some businesses, it’s their anniversary. Others are announcing themselves in the section for the first time, and still others are many-year veterans of the section who use the space to explain the changes, growth and new products that their businesses now offer. It’s a celebration of local business seen on a once-in-a-year scale. Of course, not every business in the area ...

Rural challenges continue to grow, but we are not expendable

Yesterday, we ran an opinion piece by Salena Zito about — broadly — the evolution of the Rust Belt and the comparisons of the silence then to the ruckus now regarding the jobs being lost by government workers. If you haven’t read it, we would highly recommend it, however, this section particularly stood out to us: “The people here, it seems, were expendable to the elite. They had no college education, did not live in the right ZIP codes, and besides, someone overseas could do what they do. Had the Mahoning Valley been hit by a rocket, the region would have looked no less ...

You should read this

Nobody reads the paper. We hear this pretty often. For a variety of reasons, people seem to be under the impression that we are struggling — or, as one commenter said on our Facebook page a few days ago, “withering on the vine.” The Express still delivers nearly 4,000 papers to subscribers daily. If you’re one of them, thank you for your support! Chances are, though, you’re reading this on your phone or computer. Our website, www.lockhaven.com, averages 7,000 unique visitors daily, and that number surges into the tens of thousands during major news events. With ...

Centre County Conservation District to be applauded

Last week at the Centre County Commissioner’s meeting, the board approved a project to transform a 0.2-acre turf area in front of the Willowbank Building into a meadow with native shrubs, trees and flowers. This project represents a fusion of environmentalism and practicality that we think that more local governments should be looking into. Pursuing conservation initiatives such as this can make our world a greener, better place while providing habitat for native species which have suffered the consequences of dwindling living space as humans have expanded our suburbian sprawl far ...

No kings in our America

“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” — President Donald J. Trump. This was posted by Trump on his Truth Social Wednesday evening. The official White House Twitter account repeated the message, but added a picture of Trump in a crown standing in front of the New York skyline. Trump made the post as he directed his administration to halt recently-implemented congestion tolls in New York City — which, to be fair, many of us agree with. While congestion tolling is an interesting idea, we take issue with the unequal ...