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In support of WTL selling methane gas produced from our garbage

No good energy should go to waste. That’s true with humans, and that’s true with real energy. In this case, we’re talking about methane gas generated by decomposing garbage at the Wayne Township Landfill at McElhattan. The landfill operator, the Clinton County Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA), is poised with partners to take on a $15 million, methane gas-capture project so methane gas can be sold to UGI Utilities, the region’s natural gas provider. “Hopefully we are flowing gas by April 1,” Landfill Manager Jay Alexander told The Express for a story published last week. ...

Area critical care service in need of critical solutions

Did you know that, by state law, municipalities must provide fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to their residents? That’s right, and it doesn’t matter what a municipality’s capability is — meaning its ability to fund and staff an ambulance service or fire company. Lack of staffing appears to be more of an issue these days than money. And remember, folks, we’re talking about critical, life-saving services. A staffing crunch — a lack of Emergency Medical Technicians or EMTs — is just what rural Western Clinton County is facing. Renovo Ambulance ...

Business startups here build a positive image, vibrancy

e should be proud that Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey stopped by Lock Haven’s business district earlier this week to talk to entrepreneurs to tout the success of new businesses filling storefronts here. In our book, Lock Haven and Clinton County are a leader in new business generation. While admitting that we’ve not been formally tracking the number of startups in the county over say the last 18 months, we’d venture to say based on our coverage of ribbon cuttings and stories that it’s in the dozens. Nationally, new business statistics from 2022 show that over 3.8 million ...

If you resolve to do anything this year …

Get outdoors! The weather today, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, might be rainy, foggy and sort of depressing — save for the much-warmer-then-normal temperature — but just the thought of being able to get outdoors lifts the spirits. Benefits to your health and well-being come first, of course. But the rewards are far-reaching to your community and the businesses and venues that improve your quality of life. A recent report by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — via a webinar sponsored by the Pennsylvania Departments of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and Conservation ...

Don’t wish time away

We never want to wish time away. You won’t catch us saying or writing, “Oh, I wish it were...” No. Life is too precious. Time is too precious. And so here we are... on the doorstep of a New Year. 2023. Can you believe it? New Year resolutions? Sure. Don’t sit idle. Don’t respond or act in anger or hate. Don’t waste so much time on your cell phone... unless it’s to research opportunities to improve your life. Don’t let the silly or little things in life steal your happiness. Live, love and work with passion. Engage others directly in hopeful ...

America needs Christmas, and so much more

Peace on Earth; Good Will Toward Men. This is what the angel proclaimed at the birth of Jesus. In today’s antagonistic world — our world — America and Americans need to try harder to come together to create more “Peace on Earth” and “Good Will Toward Men.” Too much stress and anger permeate our daily lives. Our collective national temperature is too high. Social media too often is used as a public platform and display for aggression and offensive assault on others, simply because of disagreement. And the national, mainstream media bases its coverage on social ...