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Law firm named to ‘best lawyers’ list for 13th year

Marshall, Parker & Weber, LLC, an elder law and estate planning law firm, has been named as a “Best Law Firm” in Elder Law for 2026 by Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for both Trusts and Estates Law and Elder Law. According to a news release, this is the 13th consecutive year that the firm has received a “Best Law Firms” designation. Managing Attorney Tammy A. Weber and Attorney Matthew J. Parker were recently selected for individual inclusion in the separate Best Lawyers in America 2026 Edition. Inclusion in Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” is based on “a rigorous ...

‘Realtor of the Year’ named

The West Branch Valley Association of Realtors presented Betty Steinbacher with the 2025 Realtor of the Year award at the group’s annual membership meeting held on October 23rd in South Williamsport, a news release said. Steinbacher is a graduate of Lycoming College and went on to ...

Global Entrepreneurship Week coming

Entrepreneurs, students, small business owners, and community members across central Pennsylvania are invited to attend a weeklong “celebration of innovation, creativity, and business development,” according to a news release, during Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 17–23, hosted by the Penn State Small Business Development Center. According to Tim Keohane, director of the Penn State SBDC, Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State connects aspiring and current entrepreneurs with the resources, insights, and networks they need to succeed. Through more than 25 in-person and ...

Wall Street drifts near its record heights

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is drifting near its record heights on Tuesday as the floodgates open for companies reporting how much profit they made during the summer. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in morning trading and is sitting 0.4% below its all-time high set earlier this month. ...

Schon’s Hardware Ag and Feed closes up shop

It was a bittersweet moment as the closed sign flipped for the final time at Schon’s Hardware Ag and Feed as owner Clyde Schon stepped away from the business he has managed for over 50 years. Schon purchased the Cogan Station business in 1973, along with his brothers, John, Cecil and ...

Family opens thrift store, plans nonprofit spotlights

LOCK HAVEN — Give Back: A Community Thrift Store has announced their grand opening set for today at 10 a.m., during their ribbon cutting ceremony at 111 E. Main St., Lock Haven, on Thursday, Oct. 9. Reviving the original Salvation Army thrift store, now known as Give Back, is the Hilty ...