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Michelle “Mick” Kunes Lock Haven I am responding to recent Letters to the Editor to clarify false statements that were made in reference to my role as county treasurer and the staff that serve that office. I would like to note that immediately after winning the Republican nomination in the May primary, I received numerous “Right to Know” requests spanning the 14 years I have been the county treasurer. This number of requests at one time is highly unusual at any time, but appeared even more odd considering the recent primary outcome; however, the office is obligated to ...

Kunes and supporters oppose truth and fact-sharing

Loretta Coltrane Gallagher Township Apparently Michelle “Mick” Kunes and her supporters are not pleased about the truth being shared by the Clukey Campaign and Clukey supporters concerning the performance of the County Treasurer’s Office under the direction of Michelle “Mick” Kunes. Documented facts about inefficiencies in the Kunes’ Treasurer’s Office, discovered through Right to Know requests, have been shared and included in letters to the editor, news releases and social media posts during the 2025 General Election campaign. In the primary, the Clukey Campaign ...

The DUI trap that punishes sobriety

Sean McGowan Beech Creek I’ve had three DUIs in my life — at 18, 26, and 46. They were spaced out enough to be treated as first offenses. The last one, in 2010, came with a BAC over 0.20. That triggered a cascade of license suspensions: one year for the DUI, another for refusing blood extraction, and five more under Pennsylvania’s “habitual offender” designation. I’ve been sober since 2014. But I’ve spent the last decade being jailed, fined and denied occupational licenses — not for drinking, but for driving. I live in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania. It’s rural. ...

Vote Kunes for Treasurer

June Harpster Mill Hall Please vote for Mick Kunes for county treasurer. It sounds like a little nitpicking going on that makes people think she is not a good, true worker but can there be a little personal problem floating around as Pat forgot to mention that Mick was training all new people at the time of those audits and the county does not lose any revenue due to the tax sale she was wrong with the taxes being raised due to not having sales, so sounds like Pat is pulling strings to make Mick look bad, but she is a true hard working county treasurer and is always doing her best ...

Kunes’ lack of timeliness is costly

Robert M. Coltrane, Jr. Gallagher Township During the Oct. 2, 2025, Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Snyder issued a statement expressing concerns with the Treasurer’s Office handling of a recent county real estate tax upset sale and “emphasized the importance of timely notices to avoid losses in tax revenue.” (See The Record, Page A1 and A5, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. See also, Clinton County Government Facebook online.) Snyder noted that “last year, the current real estate taxes contributed $13,379,563 to the county’s budget of $55.4 million” and that $730,000 in ...

Lock Haven deserves leaders who put the community first

Tami Brannan Lock Haven As a current member of city council, I care deeply about the integrity and trust our residents and taxpayers put into our council and city staff. I am writing today because I am concerned about one of the candidates running for city council in our upcoming election, Micah Clausen. Mr. Clausen is a business man who has long lived near Lock Haven, but just purchased a home in the city limits in February 2024 — a property currently listed on multiple commercial real estate sites. According to voter records, he registered to vote at that address in September ...