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Penn College to provide free oral health care to kids

On Saturday, Nov. 4, Pennsylvania College of Technology will provide free dental care to children and teens age 7 to 18. From 9 a.m. to noon in the college’s Dental Hygiene Clinic, volunteer dentists and dental hygienists and Penn College students will provide free oral screenings, sealants and education during an activity dubbed “Sealant Saturday.” Appointments are required and can be made by calling 570-320-8007. Sealants are clear, protective plastic coatings applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth to help prevent tooth decay. They will be applied as needed and ...

Area high school student learn of construction job opportunities

Students crowd around the Keystone Wood Products Association booth during the PA Build My Future event at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently. The day-long event hosted nearly 1,000 local high school students from about 25 area schools. The event gave them exposure to a wide variety ...

Warrior Run September Students of the Month

Warrior Run Jr./Sr. High School selects four seniors each month to honor as students of the month. Lillian Grace Wertz, Outstanding Senior; Alena Blair Shaffer, Turbotville Lions Club Student of the Month; Hailey Alexis Carper, Watsontown Lions Club Student of the Month; and Grant Timothy ...

CU-Lock Haven to host showing of documentary on Northeastern Pennsylvania

LOCK HAVEN — “NEPADOC,” a new feature-length documentary about intersections of environment, industry and identity in Northeastern Pennsylvania over the last 300 years, will be shown at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven at 6:30 p.m. on Friday in Sloan Auditorium. The idea for “NEPADOC” came from more than a decade of research into the history and culture of the Northeastern region of Pennsylvania (often abbreviated as “NEPA”). Filmed over a period of eight months across more than a dozen Pennsylvania counties, “NEPADOC” is the first feature film by director David ...

Local high school senior named ‘Commended Student’

Ryan Cao, Loyalsock Township High School senior, has been named a “Commended Student” in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to a press release. Cao will be presented a Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. According to ...