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Study suggests a third of wild bee species in state have declined in abundance

STATE COLLEGE — Over a six-year period in southcentral Pennsylvania, measures of biodiversity among wild bee communities declined and one-third of species experienced decreases in abundance, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers. Findings from their recently published study, the ...

Game Commissioner’s elk cam back for another season

HARRISBURG — Can’t wait for the September peak of Pennsylvania’s elk rut? Get a jumpstart now with the Game Commission’s Elk Cam. The Game Commission again has installed a camera on State Game Lands 311 in Elk County, in a field that typically is a hub of elk activity as the bugling season heats up. Video and sound from the camera are being livestreamed at www.pgc.pa.gov, and viewers can expect not only to see elk, but turkeys, deer and other wildlife, as well. Elk, which in the coming weeks will ramp up activity – with bulls becoming more vocal and competing with one another ...

Soccer star, ESPN host speaks at Kiwanis Salute

Julie Foudy didn’t hesitate for a second when she was asked what her favorite moment has been at the Little League World Series as an ESPN broadcaster so far. Foudy met a young man named Isaac Postma, a 21-year-old who has spinal muscular atrophy type 1. Lying flat on a bed at the front ...

Elections board notifies public on direct mailings

Lycoming County’s Board of Elections notified the public Thursday that two political advocacy groups, the Voter Participation Center (VPC) and the Center for Voter Information (CVI), will conduct unsolicited direct mailings to Pennsylvania residents that contain voter registration applications and mail ballot applications. “These unsolicited mailings are NOT affiliated with or endorsed by the Lycoming County Board of Elections,” a news release from the board said. The two organizations bear all responsibility for the mailings, including any incorrect information they may ...

Students assist with health, safety at Little League World Series

Nine students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s paramedic program will be part of the health care team at the 2022 Little League Baseball World Series, scheduled for Aug. 17 through Aug. 28. In addition, a student in Penn College’s emergency management & homeland security major is ...