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Nathan Lesh elected to statewide FFA office
Nathan Lesh, a Greenwood High School graduate, has been elected vice president for the Pennsylvania FFA. Lesh, who did not grow up on a farm, found his passion for agriculture at a young age by planting a broccoli plant in his family’s garden. That early interest led him to join his school’s unofficial middle school FFA chapter, where he eventually became president. His involvement in FFA continued through high school, where he served as the chapter’s treasurer and then president — in addition to being class president and National Honor Society president.
Pa. amusement park’s owner set to merge with new company
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Fair announced it expects its planned merger with Six Flags to be complete by Monday, July 1. The company also announced the senior management team that will lead the new amusement park behemoth – and it looks a lot like Cedar Fair’s current management team.
Overseer set for central Pa. health facility that closed amid 2 execs’ suicides
A Lancaster County judge appointed a temporary receiver to oversee the company that runs Retreat Behavioral Health operations in Pennsylvania, including an Ephrata center. Judge Jeffrey Conrad’s order Thursday follows the abrupt shuttering of Retreat’s addiction and mental health treatment centers in three states within the past week, leaving in limbo nearly 650 employees and the discharge of patients.
Bill passes PA house aimed at helping first-time homebuyers
(WJET/WFXP)– Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed a bill Friday morning the author said will help residents save up for buying their first house and increase the number of first-time homebuyers. The House passed H.B. 126 proposed by State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro which would allow first-time homebuyers to deposit cash into a savings account held in […]
Bucks County, Pennsylvania Game Commission Observing a Rare Medical Occurrence in Local Rabbits
Due to a recent development in animal research, Bucks County and state officials are on the lookout for a developing medical situation. Greg Vellner wrote about the news for The Reporter. The Pennsylvania Game Commission, along with several Bucks County officials, have set up a.research initiatives to monitor Rabbit Hemorrhagic...
These women are getting paid to drive around and eat ice cream
PHILADELPHIA — The results of the search for the American Dairy Association North East’s first chief ice cream officer are in:. Maddie Smith and Mia Svirsky, two friends from Washington, D.C., have won the coveted job of traveling around Pennsylvania, eating lots of ice cream at 18 local creameries and sharing their experiences on social media.
Eleven people now banned from gambling in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Eleven people are now banned from gambling online (iGaming) in Pennsylvania. During its monthly meeting, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted to ban eleven people who were investigated for fraudulent iGaming transactions. The Board’s Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement found these individuals to be fraudulent in two ways: The Board further […]
SCOTUS ruling on homelessness could affect Pa., advocates say
In the most significant U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness in decades, the court ruled Friday that cities can punish people for sleeping in public places, even if they have nowhere else to go. The decision applies to cities in nine Western states that were previously barred from enforcing camping...
Why a Pennsylvania Republican leader hopes Biden stays in the race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — With elected Democrats quietly — and unelected left-leaning voices loudly — calling for President Biden to consider giving up his race for re-election, an ostensibly-surprising voice called Friday for Biden to remain on the ticket. “Joe Biden absolutely needs to remain on the ballot,” said State Rep. Seth Grove (R-York Co.) […]
Supreme Court suspends Pa. attorney for failing to disclose DUIs, embezzlement
A central Pennsylvania attorney was suspended by the state Supreme Court after an investigation found he failed to disclose multiple DUI convictions, misappropriated payments from clients while working at several law firms and sent inappropriate messages — including soliciting drugs — to clients who retained him between 2022 and 2024, according to a report from the court’s Office of Disciplinary Council (ODC).
Argall legislation to expand parental rights in Pa. schools passes Senate
WILKES-BARRE — Sen. Dave Argall, chair of the Senate Education Committee, this week guided legislation to expand parental rights in Pennsylvania schools to final passage in the Senate. “Too many parents feel they have been cut out of the classroom,” said Argall, R-Pottsville. “Broadening the rights of parents to...
Pa. General Assembly moves to increase salaries for local officials
Borough council members and mayors could be getting pay increase and an incentive to attend meetings after Friday’s passage of a bill in the state House. A closely matching bill for second-class township supervisors is right on its heels and it could be voted as early as next week.
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