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DANVILLE — Montour Commissioners, at their Tuesday meeting, unanimously passed the amended Ordinance 1-2026, the data center ordinance.

DANVILLE — Geisinger has earned Hospital and Health System Association statewide recognition for its community health push and helping patients access resources that can keep them healthier. 

Fundraising and grant-writing efforts are underway in Sunbury to help offset the nearly $16,000 cost of construction and placement of a Safe Haven Baby Box at the police station on Arch Street.

William Montgomery, founder of Danville, was here in 1776 when the United States of America was born. Having moved to the area in 1774 from Chester County, Pennsylvania, he served as a major general in the 9th Militia during the Revolutionary War.

LEWISBURG — Union County has nearly $50,000 in projects that could be funded through the Pennsylvania Counties Risk Pool and the Pennsylvania Counties Workers’ Compensation Trust.

SUNBURY — A felony sexual assault trial set to begin Tuesday was continued at the last minute because of several issues, according to Northumberland County officials.

LEWISBURG — The East Buffalo Township supervisors approved a feasibility study to determine the economic benefits of installing solar panels on the roof of the township garage.

The AgriStress Helpline had a surge in calls from Pennsylvania farmers in its first year. But since 2024, usage has dropped.

Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down. Block Communications said that the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, publisher of the digital-only Baltimore Banner, had agreed to buy the Post-Gazette. The newspaper dates its history to 1786, and if it had been closed, it would have left Pittsburgh as the nation’s largest community without a city-based newspaper. Terms of the deal were not closed.

MILTON — New hire testing for the Milton Police Department will be held Tuesday, said Milton Police Chief Curt Zettlemoyer at this week's Borough meeting.