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Rolling stops expected on I-81 in East Hanover Township for power line repairs
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Scouts, volunteers make sure veterans’ graves have new flags for holiday
Around two dozen Scouts, their families and a dozen veterans did their annual part Tuesday evening to dress up veterans’ graves before Memorial Day weekend. The group replaced flags at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Danville before visiting five other cemeteries, according to Doug Resseguie, retired Montour County Veterans Affairs coordinator. Last year, the group replaced 1,100 flags at Odd Fellows alone and about 325 more at Fairview Cemetery, Resseguie said.
Bucknell natatorium approved as PIAA swimming and diving competition site
Lewisburg, Pa. — Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium has been approved to remain the site of the PIAA Boys’ and Girls’ Swimming and Diving Championships through 2028, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) announced this week. Located within the Kenneth Langone Athletics and Recreation Center, Kinney Natatorium opened in October of 2002 and has served as the home of Pennsylvania’s high school swimming and diving championship meet every year since 2005, with the exception of 2021 when the event was relocated due to COVID-related restrictions. The...
Storms canceled Memorial Day events across central Pa., but didn’t happen. Why not?
Did rain wash out your Memorial Day plans, only for sun to persist throughout the holiday?. Residents in several municipalities woke up to disappointment to see their annual town parades canceled because of predicted thunderstorms and bad weather. Initial forecasts showed problematic weather beginning as soon as 5 a.m., leading to some of the cancelations. Then projections were pushed back to the afternoon.
Update: Expect strong thunderstorms in Snyder County Monday evening
An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Monday at 5:42 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:15 p.m. for Snyder County. Residents should prepare for wind gusts of up to 55 mph. "At 5:41 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout near...
Building a community, one house and one class at a time
ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) – Housing and education: two of society’s big needs are coming together in the Midstate in a way you won’t see almost anywhere else in America. It’s as impressive as any home remodel. “When you look at the pictures, that tells the tale...
Update: Expect pea-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit Central Pa. Monday
An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Monday at 12:42 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 1:15 a.m. for Dauphin, Lebanon, York and Lancaster counties. The storms are expected to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 55 mph. "At 12:41 a.m., Doppler...
N. Lebanon Twp. officials consider adopting regionalized police force charter
The North Lebanon Township Board of Supervisors moved forward plansfor a potential merger of the North Lebanon and North Cornwall Township police departments. With a 2-1 vote Monday, supervisors voted in favor of having an independent special counsel draft an ordinance approving an intermunicipal charter agreement to form the Lebanon County Regional Police...
Northumberland celebrates 18th Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts
Shamokin, Northumberland Co. — Today was Northumberland County’s 18th annual Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts. This event was set up by the Northumberland County Council of the Arts and closed off 3 blocks on Market Street. “Shamokin always gets a bad rap and say it’s a failing...
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