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Knoebels Amusement Resort will celebrate its 100th anniversary with three days’ worth of events in July.

LEWISBURG — Arby’s in Kelly Township opened Monday.

ELYSBURG — Hidden among the treasures in Knoebels Amusement Resort’s Carousel Museum is the lone surviving horse from the park’s first ride, a steam-powered merry-go-round that welcomed guests when the park opened in 1926.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Not much surprises Point Township Fire Chief James Geise Sr., but being named Pineknotter of the Year on Monday night caught him off guard.

FREEBURG — More than 60 people showed up at Monday night’s meeting to discuss concerns about the impact of a planned solar farm near Freeburg borough’s water treatment plant.

Nearly six hours after Jason A. Heimbach admitted to killing his wife in their McClure home on a 911 call Sunday morning, he died by intentionally crashing his vehicle in Perry Township.

MIDDLEBURG — A California man was sentenced Monday to five years of probation for stalking and threatening 10 people, including two Geisinger nurses, police and several Snyder County residents.

SHAMOKIN — An 18-year-old Danville man who is jailed on $1 million bail while facing felony attempted homicide charges will appear before a Shamokin district judge Wednesday.

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