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Programs fill kids’ nutritional needs during summer

With the end of the school year, many districts have discontinued providing meals for students, leaving them without access to food and nutrition for the summer. To fill this void, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is sponsoring three sites in the city where children can go to get meals for ...

UPMC officials give update on virus rates and precautions

“The young and healthy need to be extra vigilant. It (COVID-19) is not a one size fits all,” Donald Yealy, UPMC senior medical director and chair of emergency medicine said in a briefing on Wednesday with Tami Minnier, UPMC chief quality officer. The two professionals updated locals on the severity of the virus, precautions on the second wave and testing capabilities adapting as we progress into the fall cold and flu season. “The total cases of COVID-19 among the UPMC system has been on a downward trend for weeks,” Yealy added. He added that the total of positive cases ...

Fireworks show moves to fairgrounds

There will be fireworks on July 4, and people can view them inside or outside their vehicles at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville. The site will hosting a park-and-watch-only fireworks show at 9:40 p.m., with the gate open by 7 p.m., according to Van Michael, general manager, ...

City sidewalk canvass takes backseat amid COVID-19 pandemic

Before COVID-19, the city Bureau of Codes was tasked by a prior administration with inspecting every square inch of sidewalk and if any cracks, lumps or heaves were found requiring homeowners to fix it on their dime. “Nobody is putting sidewalk inspection at a higher priority these ...

Commissioners nix plan to fund move of ManorCare patients

Lycoming County commissioners rejected a request to help fund a plan to move patients from a nursing care facility where a number of personnel and patients have been infected by the coronavirus. The vote was 2-1 against providing $250,000 in county funding to support the plan involving transitioning ManorCare Jersey Shore patients to a hotel. Commissioners Tony Mussare and Scott Metzger voted against the funding. Commissioner Rick Mirabito voted in favor. Mirabito said he could not understand his colleagues failing to support the plan when county dollars are used for other ...

Fauci hopeful for a vaccine by late 2020, early 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress on Tuesday — issuing a plea for people to avoid crowds and wear masks just hours before mask-shunning President Donald Trump was set to hold a campaign rally in ...