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The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy. The conflict is driving up energy, grain and fertilizer prices and threatening food shortages in poor countries. It's also destabilizing fragile states such as Pakistan and complicating options for the inflation fighters at central banks like the Federal Reserve. And it's proving to be a new burden for American consumers already fed up with the high cost of living. Much of the pain is being caused by an effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of the world's oil.

LEWISBURG — The League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area is seeking information from local write-in candidates who wish to appear in the upcoming Union County Voters Guide.

SELINSGROVE — The Regional Engagement Center will hold a free community art show and contest April 11.

A 77-year-old Milton woman has died after she was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on Friday in Montandon.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Colonists found themselves moving from the big city to Valley towns in the 18th century looking for fresh air, opportunity and an escape from epidemics.

The Susquehanna River serves as a vital corridor within the Atlantic Flyway, one of four major migratory bird routes in North America. Stretching more than 3,000 miles from Arctic tundra to the Caribbean and South America, the Atlantic Flyway supports more than 500 bird species.

LEWISBURG — Food trucks in East Buffalo Township will soon be banned from staying in one place for more than three days.

SUNBURY — An internal review from a third-party found no fraud or criminal activity at the Sunbury Ice Rink.

President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, having her replace her late husband.

Using the affected bandages or wound care products could lead to serious and possibly deadly infections.