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What Farmers and Consumers Need to Know About PFAS, or 'Forever Chemicals'
MANHEIM, Pa. — A class of substances known as “forever chemicals” are increasingly coming into the spotlight, and farms can be within reach of their potential impacts. Faith Kibuye gave an overview of the topic and Penn State’s involvement with it during the Farming for Success field day Aug. 1 at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
‘A class act’: PIAA football official Jeff White has earned his stripes
It’s been said the best referees or officials are the ones who go unnoticed during the duration of the game. If that’s true, Jeff White has been invisible to football coaches, players and fans for quite some time. Call it a passion or love of competition, but being...
Illegal Bets On Little League World Series Sent to Police by PGCB
Pennsylvania is among the states that currently allow wagers on both professional and collegiate sports events. While such wagers are permitted, the gambling regulations in the state prohibit betting activity involving high-school athletes and amateur athletic events, with the exception of tournaments that have secured specific approval from the gambling regulator, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB).
Gov. Shapiro accuses Donald Trump of promoting "antisemitic tropes"
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro accused Donald Trump of promoting "antisemitic tropes" after the former president called him a "highly overrated Jewish governor."The former president made the comment on his social media site, Truth Social, just after midnight Thursday. Shapiro addressed the Democratic National Convention a few hours earlier."I think it's clear over the last few weeks, Donald Trump is obsessed with me and obsessed with continuing to spew hate and division in our politics," Shapiro said. "He's someone who's routinely peddled antisemitic tropes like this."Rabbi Beth Janus is co-president of the Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia,...
Pennsylvania schools now required to have security thanks to code change | Today in Pa.
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Medically Tailored Nutrition Improving Health Outcomes, Reducing Costs
A recently released study says Pennsylvania has the potential to realize the second highest level of health care cost savings in the nation if medically tailored meals or MTMs, a proven treatment for reducing hospital admissions, readmissions and ER visits, were accessible for more patients with health issues from diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease to cancer and HIV.
VP Nominee Tim Walz Gets Caught Up in Wawa/Sheetz Debate
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz neatly sidestepped the Wawa-Sheetz debate here in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s decades-long Sheetz or Wawa debate has latched on to Democratic Vice President nominee Tim Walz, writes Bill Shannon for YourErie. Walz, current governor of Minnesota, was having breakfast Monday with Pennsylvania delegates when the...
Library grant funds set to boost Barbours Link Library
Williamsport, Pa. — Thanks to new grant funding, the James V. Brown Library's link library is getting some upgrades. The library recently earned $4,500 in grant funding from the Plunketts Creek Township Foundation Fund at the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania. The funds will be used to enhance the Barbours Link Library and purchase new computers for staff and public use. Funding also will support the purchase of new...
Women’s Soccer Cruises to 3-0 Win over UMBC
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Henna Andican, Teresa Deda, and Katie Connell all scored their second goals of the young season, and the Bucknell women's soccer team turned in a complete performance at both ends of the field in a 3-0 blanking of UMBC on Thursday night at Emmitt Field. The Bison improved to 2-0-1 on the season heading into a highly anticipated home matchup with No. 7 Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Pa. cops and corrections officers want access to more opioid overdose treatments
Corrections officers and police officers are calling on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to expand the list of medications they are provided to treat and reverse opioid overdoses. They are part of a coalition of 18 organizations and individuals asking the administration to update the state directive to allow access...
Motorcycle crash leaves one dead
KINGSTON, Pa. — A person was killed after a motorcycle crash late Thursday night in Luzerne County. It happened at Rutter Avenue and the North Cross Valley Expressway ramp in Kingston. The coroner says the person riding the motorcycle was killed. The crash is under investigation. Check back for...
PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials
A 13-year-old boy passed away less than four days before starting eighth grade, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School Principal Michael Sokalzuk told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Jaxon Snyder, of Lewisburg, died after "a brief and unexpected illness," on Monday evening, Aug. 19, Sok…
Bucknell Football to Host Gridiron Club Preseason Reception Monday at Bull Run Tap House
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell football head coach Dave Cecchini and select student-athletes will be featured at the Gridiron Club Preseason Reception at Bull Run Tap House in downtown Lewisburg at noon on Monday, Aug. 26. The reception kicks off the first game week of the season, as the Bison...
Kennedy siblings rip RFK Jr. for endorsing Trump: ‘A betrayal’ of family values
Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s extended family called it a “betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear” on Friday after the independent presidential candidate announced that he was endorsing former President Trump. “We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a…
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