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SELINSGROVE — For more than a decade, Janie Coyne and Marsha Lemons have overseen the holiday decorations in downtown Selinsgrove.

DANVILLE — Hospital officials on Thursday showcased a new inpatient medical-surgical unit at Geisinger Medical Center that is projected to open this summer.

MILTON — The upper portion of the former St. John’s United Church of Christ, at 18 N. Arch St., which partially collapsed May 9, has been deemed “in critical danger” by an engineer.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Nineteen Northumberland Christian School seniors graduated Thursday night in an hour-long commencement ceremony that featured a speech by author Miriam Illgenfritz, the mother of 16 children who have all attended NCS.

LEWISBURG — The public is invited to a community safety workshop on June 22 to discuss making East Buffalo Township safer for transportation.

LEWISBURG — Pennsylvania American Water issued a notice of planned hydrant flushing for customers in Lewisburg Borough, East Buffalo Township, Kelly Township and Buffalo Township.

DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dupont Borough will receive more than $125,000 thanks to local taxpayer dollars from Mohegan Pennsylvania. The grant funding will go toward replacing two older police vehicles. Dupont is pushing to maintain 24-hour police coverage, and this funding could be key. Dupont Mayor Elaine Hallo said, "They aged out. They mileage [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — City officials in Scranton have successfully filled every lifeguard position for pools and splash pads, clearing the way for a full season of safe swimming for residents. This staffing achievement ensures that the city's aquatic facilities will be fully supervised throughout the summer months. The City of Scranton needed to [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies came together in Wilkes-Barre on Friday to announce four arrests in a machine gun trafficking conspiracy in Luzerne County. “The short of the story is if you come to the City of Wilkes-Barre and break the law you go to jail,” said Wilkes-Barre [...]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thousands of cheap books will be up for grabs at an annual sale in Monroe County. The Eastern Monroe Public Library is gearing up for their annual book sales in Stroudsburg, starting with the children's book sale this weekend. The library's larger used book sale and biggest fundraiser will be [...]