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Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Mifflinburg wholesale auction

MIFFLINBURG, Pa. (AP) — Christmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country, and there was no shortage of bidders. About 50,000 Christmas trees and enough wreaths, crafts and other seasonal items to fill an airplane hangar were bought and sold by lots and on ...

Legislator still pressing for custody reform

The House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by state Rep. David H. Rowe, R-East Buffalo Township, convened a hearing recently to examine a bill sponsored by Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, to reform Pennsylvania’s child custody laws and ensure children “can maintain meaningful ...

PSU asks state Supreme Court to stop the release of internal trustee documents

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.) Penn State University and the state Department ...

Medical school renames DEI office, recommits to equity

(The Center Square) – While many colleges have been shutting down DEI centers since January to comply with executive orders, Temple University’s medical school is simultaneously rebranding its diversity, equity and inclusion center and doubling down on its commitment to equity. Director ...

Reach Out Mentoring Program brings people together for holiday

DUNNSTOWN — The Thanksgiving season is a time to gather and give thanks for the best things in life. For the Clinton County Reach Out Mentoring Program family — a community-based initiative connecting kids with positive role models — that meant gathering for a Thanksgiving Dinner to ...