Penn State Selects New VP/General Counsel

UNIVERSITY PARK – Stephen S. Dunham has been named vice president and general counsel for Penn State, pending approval by the Board of Trustees at its July meeting. He will take over for Cynthia Baldwin, who agreed to establish the office and serve on a transitional basis. As vice president and general counsel, Dunham will head [...]

Police Report: LTPD

Police received a report of harassment at Lowe’s. A known person harassed another person about an ongoing incident. Charges are pending. Police responded to a weapons call off of Norman Road. Officers made contact with those involved, who were shooting a shotgun in an unsafe manner. Charges are pending. Police checked the welfare of an [...]

Police Report: CBPD

Police handled a neighbor dispute along Cemetery Road. Police assisted a motorist with their keys locked in a vehicle. Police responded to East Market Street for an act of vandalism. Police responded to a minor vehicle accident along Railroad Street. Police responded to a South Fifth Street residence for a domestic.

Penn State Coaching Staff Lead Football Camps Starting June 2

UNIVERSITY PARK –  Head coach Bill O’Brien and the Penn State football staff will welcome high school players from across the nation to the Nittany Lions’ 38th annual summer football camps, which get under way Saturday, June 2. Penn State will offer five football camp opportunities in June, including two advanced skills camps, in addition [...]

Economic Power of Self-Employment Felt in Rural Counties

UNIVERSITY PARK – People in rural counties who work for themselves may add a boost to local economies, improving income and job growth, according to economists. The share of self-employed workers in nonmetro counties significantly predicted personal income and job growth, as well as declines in family poverty levels, said Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural [...]

Secretary of the Commonwealth Unveils New Process for PA-Born Citizens to Obtain Non-Driver ID

HARRISBURG – Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele announced a new, simplified process for people born in Pennsylvania to get a non-driver photo ID card for voting purposes if they lack an acceptable alternative ID. This innovative system, now in place, can certify the birth records of Pennsylvania natives without the need for them to purchase a duplicate birth certificate [...]

Proposed Criminal Justice Reforms Could Save PA Taxpayers $351 Million

Justice Reinvestment Initiative Receives Public Safety Proposals HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s communities can be safer and its criminal justice system better under a proposed plan that could save taxpayers approximately $351 million while reinvesting nearly $88 million in public safety over a five-year period. Results of a five-month analysis, as well as key policy suggestions for improving the state’s criminal [...]

Work on Route 153 Bridge Job near Penfield Starts Next Week

Rehab work will prolong life of bridge CLEARFIELD – Preliminary work to rehabilitate a bridge on Route 153 near Penfield will get underway next week. The small bridge spans Bennett Branch, just south of Penfield on Route 153 in Huston Township. The rehabilitation work will remove the bridge from PennDOT’s list of structurally deficient bridges. [...]

Pennsylvania Awards $36.1 Million to Strengthen Literacy Programs

HARRISBURG – Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis today announced that more than $36.1 million in federal funding has been awarded to 56 local education agencies to support literacy programs for students from birth through 12th grade. The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant, also referred to as the Keystones to Opportunity grant, is a five-year, competitive federal grant program designed [...]

Obituary Notice: Judy M. London

Judy Marie London, 54, of Charlotte, NC died Tuesday in Grampian. Born Dec. 27, 1957 in Grampian, she was the daughter of John Rea and Virginia (Hess) Rea Weisgarber. Mrs. London was self-employed and operated a landscaping business, an embroidery business and also worked in the oil and gas leasing and titling business. She was [...]

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