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DANVILLE — Montour County sheriff’s deputies will work an additional five hours a week after Sheriff Willian McKenna and the salary board met halfway Tuesday.

DANVILLE — Montour County's burn ban will be upheld for two more weeks, county commissioners said Tuesday.

NORTHUMBERLAND — On April 24-25, individuals with outstanding warrants for crimes and unpaid parking tickets in Northumberland Borough will be apprehended and taken before a judge to resolve the outstanding warrants.

WASHINGTONVILLE — Volunteers are needed to assist in Washingtonville Borough’s 11th annual beautification day Saturday.

Advocates called the ruling a missed opportunity to create more transparency around the state legislature and multimillion-dollar lobbying industry.

SUNBURY — Congressman Dan Meuser, R-9 Dallas, will host a telephone town hall for constituents of the Ninth District at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, when he will provide a legislative update from Washington and answer questions about the issues most important to them.

LEWISBURG— Bucknell’s 13th BizPitch competition — an event similar to TV’s Shark Tank — showcased six new businesses by 12 students, who presented their ideas to a panel of alumni entrepreneurs Monday night on campus at the Terrace Room in the Elaine Langone Center.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove borough council declined to waive a street cut moratorium to allow UGI to replace an underground main line.

SELINSGROVE — Officer Alan Lynn was sworn-in as a Selinsgrove borough police officer Monday.

SHAMOKIN DAM —  Shamokin Dam is selling an 11th Avenue house to Word of Hope Mennonite Church for $211,750 and using the proceeds for improvements to Weller Park.