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Lebanon Fair Milk Auction Winner Donates Winnings to Bereaved Farm Families
LEBANON, Pa. — The biggest announcement of the Lebanon Area Fair’s youth dairy show is usually supreme champion honors. This year, there was even bigger news to follow. After Landen Copenhaver’s Holstein, WSC Solomon Maddawg-ET, took the top award, the audience awaited the traditional auctioning of a gallon of the winning bovine’s milk, with proceeds going to the exhibitor.
Two more Columbia Borough employees resign
The resignation of Finance Manager Tammy Bennett (above) was announced at Tuesday’s Columbia Borough Council meeting. Highway maintenance worker Robert Warfel also resigned. During last night’s Columbia Borough Council meeting, two more employee resignations were announced. Finance Manager Tammy Bennett, who also served as the borough’s deputy tax...
PennDOT to offer more detailed look at State College Area Connector options at public meeting
PennDOT will hold a public meeting Aug. 15 about plans for the U.S. Route 322 State College Area Connector project, giving the public a chance to see street-level details about the options being considered for the first time. The public meeting, being held in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration,...
Bellisario College student takes every available opportunity at CW internship
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Derrick Stilley knows he has the talent and charisma to be a leading voice in sports. He also knows thousands of other college students have the same dream. That’s why he’s spending his Penn State career taking every opportunity to stand out. Stilley’s...
School districts turn to savings and investments — not referendums — to pay for building projects
Two Centre County school districts have major building projects in the works — and plans to pay for them without significant tax increases or voter referendums. The Bellefonte Area School District has already broken ground for its new $55 million elementary school. Ken Bean, the district’s director of fiscal...
Broadband authority OKs $20M for laptops
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority voted Thursday to spend $20 million on more than 14,000 laptops to grow internet access in the commonwealth. The unanimous vote allows the Authority to award between 20 and 200 laptops to libraries, schools, municipalities and other groups. So far, 130 groups have applied to the program and applications are open through August 19, said Julia Brinjac, digital equity program manager...
Pennsylvania Based Fulton Bank Closing Branches In PA, NY, NJ
The closures at the following Fulton Bank branches will happen on or around November 22, 2024:. 1701 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA. 1220 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. 8000 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. 2100 Street Road, Bensalem, PA. 1460 East Route 70, Cherry Hill, NJ. 514 North Kings Highway,...
Reforming juvenile justice system benefits kids, communities
We are youth advocates who were incarcerated at the ages of 14 and 15. We don’t want the juvenile legal system to do to others what it did to us and our peers. When a juvenile under 18 comes into the justice system, the juvenile must be treated not as adult, but as a child, a kid.
DelGrosso's Amusement Park celebrates the 100th birthday of its carousel
Thursday is National Carousel Day. DelGrosso’s Amusement Park in Tipton, near Altoona, is celebrating the day and the 100th anniversary of its own carousel. The Herschell-Spillman Carousel is one of the first sights guests see entering DelGrosso’s Park. The “Wurlitzer Band Organ” plays big band music from paper scrolls as 36 hand-carved and hand-painted horses rise and fall.
Saint Francis Women's Lacrosse Earns IWLCA Academic Recognition
LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis University women's lacrosse team has been named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Squad. The team has been named to the Honor Squad for the ninth straight year and 14th in the last 16 years. In addition, Olivia Baldini...
Men’s and Women’s Tennis Earn Multiple ITA Academic Awards
LORETTO, Pa. - The Red Flash had 12 total student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes and both the men's and women's programs were named an ITA All-Academic Team. In order to be named an ITA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average for the academic year. A program must have a team-average grade point average of 3.2 for the academic year in order to be eligible for an All-Academic Team recognition. The men's and women's teams each had six student-athletes named ITA Scholar-Athletes. For the men's team, Marc Fuste, Alan Gonzalez, Matthew Kozar, Kevin Kruzel, Patrick Reese...
Crews battle Lancaster County house fire
Firefighters are battling a house fire in Lancaster County Thursday morning. Lititz Fire Company made a Facebook post around 6:30 a.m. telling drivers to avoid the house fire located at the first block of West Orange Street, Lititz. The roads are closed between Broad and Spruce Streets due to a first alarm fire, firefighters said.
Movies and TV shows casting in Lancaster
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey. Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Lancaster, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they're looking to fill. Grusho Anna // Shutterstock.
UPMC Harrisburg launching free fitness programs, live demonstrations
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — UPMC Harrisburg is launching a new initiative for summer 2024 to provide free, accessible fitness opportunities for the Harrisburg community. UPMC Healthy Harrisburg is hosting class demonstrations on Tuesday, July 23, at their new location at 1000 Paxton St., in Harrisburg. The program’s new location provides a larger exercise space and additional free parking.
UHS Breakdown: How to survive the PSU Flu, other on-campus ailments
As the fall semester draws closer for students and staff, the State College population is expected to rise by several thousand, nearly overnight. Jam-packed sidewalks and lecture halls often become a breeding ground for illnesses, such as the common cold, flu and COVID-19, to circulate among the student body. With...
License replacement events set for Elk, Clearfield Counties
(WTAJ) — Pennsylvania state representatives have announced that they’ll be hosting two license replacement events in Elk and Clearfield Counties. State Reps. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) said they’re partnering with local law enforcement to help residents get their license plates that have become difficult to read replaced. Here’s when and where they’ll […]
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