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SHAMOKIN — Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. on Monday received a $500 donation from First Commonwealth Bank, made through the bank’s holiday giving program.

DANVILLE — Geisinger Chief Medical Officer Jason Mitchell will serve a three-year term on the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s board of directors.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove Area School District is increasing substitute teacher pay to attract more applicants.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Three pigs were saved in the Poconos after their owner abandoned them in the snowy woods. Rangers at Delaware Water Gap Park said they found three pigs on the Pennsylvania side of the park on Monday after someone abandoned them. Workers were able to safely capture the wayward hogs and happily rehomed them [...]

SELINSGROVE — One week after the Pennsylvania Legislature required all schools to notify employees and student families of weapon-related incidents on campus, Selinsgrove Elementary School had to send out a notice Monday.

SUNBURY — The Sunbury Fire Department had a busy 2025 and got praised for their efforts Monday by the police chief and City Council.

Two groups coordinate rides, errands, and a 24-hour phone line to help immigrants navigate daily life and document encounters with federal immigration authorities.

LEWISBURG — The 61st branch of Members 1st Federal Credit Union opened inside the Giant Food Store in Lewisburg on Monday.

The average gas prices increased by 4 cents this week to $2.88 a gallon across the Susquehanna Valley to $2.88 a gallon, according to a AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday.

SUNBURY — Day 1 of a two-day trial for a 36-year-old Shamokin man accused of sexually assaulting a then-9-year-old in 2015 will begin Tuesday.