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PPL shifts power line route, but farmers remain concerned

Property owners who will be impacted by proposed PPL transmission lines serving a proposed data center in Union County were able to speak with representatives on the various aspects of the project at an open house this week. Earlier this year, the company had presented options for the ...

Candidates push for voters to turn out, turn the state red

Pennsylvania is a state that, simply put, has areas of high Republican and high Democrat voter turnout. “I’m in not only because the Democrats could take full control of the government,” Republican lieutenant governor candidate Jason Richey recently said at the annual Lycoming County ...

Montoursville school district absorbing higher health care rates

Health insurance costs are expected to rise significantly in the Montoursville Area School District in the coming year. And the 14.4 percent increase likely to be included in next year’s spending plan is only part of a trend not likely to end anytime soon, district officials reported at ...

Parents seek information on programs for their children with special needs

They came seeking information. One parent had no services for their child with a disability. The services are there, they just didn’t know how or where to access them. Other parents questioned why they couldn’t travel to visit families out of state with their child. They wanted to ...

Hughesville nears approval of data center ordinance

Hughesville Borough Council is nearing approval of an ordinance covering the operation and location of data centers in the community. Borough solicitor Zachary DuGan told council at its most recent meeting he is preparing such an ordinance that would restrict the facilities to industrial ...