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Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish on Fridays in The Daily Item.

DANVILLE — A weekend-long event with fun for all ages will support local children through Make-A-Wish.

DANVILLE — Students, teachers and administrators from Danville Area School District spent part of their Friday celebrating the high school’s recognition as one of the best in Pennsylvania.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Five people, including incumbent Councilmen Charles Stroup and Travis Stevens, are running in the Nov. 4 general election for four seats on Northumberland Borough Council.

MIFFLINBURG — Eins. Zwei. Drei.

ELYSBURG — Within the next month, more than 15,000 people will swarm to the Elysburg Haunted House to be scared stiff by a group of more than 100 volunteers looking to bring joy to children of all ages while celebrating its 50th anniversary.

WATSONTOWN — Several area fire departments responded to a late-night fire Thursday inside the Watsontown Brick Company, at 86 Portmay Road, Watsontown.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania entered its fourth month of the ongoing budget stalemate as top leaders continue to point fingers over who to blame while county governments and public school boards face the prospects of short-term debt and service cuts to maintain operations.

One community in Carbon County is showcasing its creativity with a classic fall staple: scarecrows.

Police responded to the Learn and Grow Early Childhood Center on Friday afternoon after a month-long state investigation found instances of alleged child abuse.