WILLIAMSPORT — UPMC Home Healthcare of Central Pennsylvania and Family Hospice are calling on the community to help honor local veterans through donations of homemade blankets
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MILTON — Despite a brief yet refreshing rain which fell this week, Northumberland County and 34 other nearby counties remain under a drought watch.Â
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WATSONTOWN — Missionaries and pastors from the Susquehanna River Valley are implore people to pray for Haiti, as the country is suffering under brutal gang takeovers.Â
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MILTON — Stray cats are everywhere, and despite the popular belief that cats are fine on their own, they struggle to survive outside a loving home.Â
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United in Christ Lutheran Church of West Milton recently donated $1,740 to God's Chuckwagon. The funds were raised through a ham and bean soup sale held during the Milton Harvest Festival. God's Chuckwagon is a mobile soup kitchen which serves meals throughout Northumberland County. From lef…
LEWISBURG — The Union County Trail Authority as been awarded $500,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) through the Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2).
John Taylor, Rotary International Service Chair for Grant Projects from the District 7360 Martinsville Club, was recently a guest of the Lewisburg Sunrise Rotary Club. He chairs work for Global grants. He talked about the water project that helped a community establish its own water supply i…
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LEWISBURG — Emotions ran high as tears were shed and heartfelt tributes were shared in recognition of the years of service of three longtime Lewisburg Area High School (LASD) employees. The trio were recognized during Thursday’s school board meeting.
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LEWISBURG — The community room at the Public Library for Union County in Lewisburg is currently filled with books. Unlike the other books in the library — which are available to borrow — these books can be yours to keep.
WILLIAMSPORT — A federal grant that enhanced services for veteran students at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently ended, but its benefits will endure.
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WILLIAMSPORT — Joining the ranks of Pennsylvania research institutions, Lycoming College recently announced it is the recipient of a five-year NASA Space Grant award that will enable the institution to host 15 astronomy research interns over its duration.
Teajay Aikey, center, president and CEO of the Central PA Chamber of Commerce, spoke recently about the chamber to the Lewisburg Sunrise Rotary Club. She’s flanked by Rotarian Shirley Brough and club President Swan Stull.
Although the Broad Top Area Coal Miners Museum closed its doors for the 2024 season Oct. 27, the Coal Miners Historical Society’s board of directors are planning several off-season activities for 2024-25.
LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society is holding an an online auction, by Auctioneer Michael Weaver of Allenwood. The online auction contains items that have no direct connection to Union County or are duplicates of items already in the collection.
STATE COLLEGE — Pennsylvania and most of its municipalities seem to be on track to commit their roughly $13 billion in federal pandemic relief funding as the Dec. 31 deadline approaches.
LEWISBURG — Dr. Kyle Kopko will present “Pennsylvania’s changing population: How demographics will shape the next 25 years†during a League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area forum, to be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Public Library for Union County Community Room…
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LEWISBURG — Dan Embeck, the current police chief of South Williamsport, will become the new chief of the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department on Dec. 4. The decision was confirmed during a Buffalo Valley Regional Police Commission meeting held Wednesday.
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MILTON — Milton Borough will be preparing and advertising a EMT/Firefighter Active Volunteer Earned Income Tax (EIT) Credit Ordinance. Advertising of the ordinance for future consideration was approved during Wednesday’s council meeting.
LEWISBURG — The East Buffalo Township supervisors are projecting a $6.6 million budget with a slight increase in the fire tax for 2025, as outlined during a meeting held this week.
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MILTON — The selfless service of veterans was saluted during a special event held Wednesday at the Milton Area High School.
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EXCELSIOR — Two vehicles were demolished in a violent head-on crash on Route 901, just east of here, at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
LEWISBURG — The Union-Snyder Agency on Aging Inc. office and all of its senior centers will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Intermediate School has announced its honor roll for the first marking period.
South Arch Street, between Center Street and Broadway, was temporarily shut down Wednesday afternoon, following a two-vehicle crash which occurred at around noon at the Center Street intersection. Medics on scene were seen tending to at least two occupants of the vehicles. The Milton fire an…
LEWISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has awarded a total of $285,900 to two different projects in Union County. The funds were made possible through the Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2).
To mark World Kindness Day, Lisa Grant of Milton Savings Bank visited businesses in the borough on Wednesday, handing out bags of popcorn from the bank. From left, Grant presents a bag to Debbie Seebold, an advertising representative at The Standard-Journal.
LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg Borough Office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
LEWISBURG — East Buffalo Township, Union County, has been awarded $147,300 from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) through the Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2).
WASHINGTONVILLE — The Montour Area Recreation Commission (MARC) will close a portion of the Chilisuagi Trail at the Montour Preserve from Wednesday, Nov. 13 through Friday, Nov. 15, to allow MARC staff to demolish and reconstruct a trail bridge.
A new yearly grant from Gift of Life will help Geisinger offset some travel expenses for transplant patients and their families. The grant can be used to purchase gas gift cards, and assist with lodging. Participants in the grant presentation includeÂ
MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area School District recently announced the Terrific Kids award winners for October.
The Linn Conservancy has announced that the Dale's Ridge Trail will be closed for rifle hunting season from Saturday, Nov. 30 through Saturday, Dec. 14.
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MIFFLINBURG — Representatives from the Evangelical Community Hospital Foundation joined local residents and organizations to celebrate the area’s most impactful philanthropists during an event held Tuesday afternoon at Rusty Rail Brewing in Mifflinburg.
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MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area School Board Tuesday night discussed transferring $2.5 million between two funds in order to reach the $3 million needed toward its proposed new stadium project.
Nearly three decades ago on a chill, still December afternoon, I watched three majestic trumpeter swans touch down in a Chesapeake salt marsh.
WILLIAMSPORT — About 15 automotive restoration and collision repair students at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently refurbished an iconic car to award-winning results. For one of those students, the experience was more than satisfying – it was personal.
MILTON — The Getting Ahead Foundation has received a $3,000 grant from The Battram Community Fund (BCF) to support its “Getting Ahead with Nutrition†initiative. This grant was made possible through the contributions of Northway Industries, Inc. to the BCF.
BATAVIA, N.Y. – Sample News Group — publisher of more than 75 titles in four states and parent company of The Standard-Journal — has acquired the Bee Newspaper Group publications from the Measer family based in Williamsville, N.Y.
Cindy’s home has so much stuff that she can’t use certain areas. Boxes form an archipelago through her living and dining rooms. Papers blanket a large wooden table.
MIFFLINBURG — KSLA Susquehanna will present Dr. Pam Kastner and Jill Robbins as the keynote speakers during a virtual seminar to be held from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14.
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MIFFLINBURG — A whirlwind of slapstick comedy, chaos and mishaps is about to take center stage as Mifflinburg Area High School (MAHS) presents its fall play, “The Play That Goes Wrong.â€
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LEWISBURG — More than a dozen student actors have been rehearsing tirelessly in preparation for the Lewisburg Area High School (LAHS) fall play, “Laughing Stock.â€
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MILTON — The Milton Area High School Drama Department has embarked on the daring journey of portraying S.E. Hinton’s classic novel “The Outsiders†on stage.
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LEWISBURG — In a thought-provoking post-election discussion held Monday evening, Lewisburg Mayor Kendy Alvarez and former state Rep. Matt Gabler (R-75) shared insights on the state of U.S. politics, local governance and the power of civic engagement.
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TURBOTVILLE — Warrior Run high schoolers are gearing up to present a murder mystery and provide any number of laughs during their fall play.
JERSEY SHORE — Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital’s orthopaedics team recently performed the hospital’s first Mako robotic-assisted joint surgery, a first for the Jersey Shore area.
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