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LEWISBURG — Susquehanna Valley Mediation will offer a free in-person Family Recovery course starting Aug. 25 for residents of Snyder and Union counties who are affected by another’s addiction.The eight-week course will be taught by BALM (Be A Loving Mirror) coach Stacey Karchner, who has been helping families for over eight years. The weekly course starting Aug. 25 is held at the Union County Resource Center, 480 Hafer Road, Lewisburg, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro chided the speculative nature of data center proposals on Tuesday, criticizing developers for pushing projects onto communities that he said would never be built and signing an executive order seeking to establish the nation’s “strictest guardrails.”

SUNBURY — Sunbury officials at all levels are ironing out a plan to work together to fight blight and revitalize the downtown.

MIDDLEBURG — The vacant elections director position in Snyder County has attracted 12 candidates.

DANVILLE — Valley Township and Kulpmont fire departments are among seven volunteer fire departments in Pennsylvania to receive $10,000 grants through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program.

DANVILLE — The Danville Area Community Center is developing a shaded, nature-inspired outdoor play area where children can build, imagine and explore.

LEWISBURG — The borough of Lewisburg is spending an additional $32,600 on work to remove architectural barriers along South Eighth Street and White Pine Alley and improve stormwater management.

MIFFLINBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of raping two young girls over two years in Buffalo Township waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday.All charges filed against Jeffery Scott Burrows, 39, of Mifflinburg, were waived to Union County Court.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove Area School District will undergo a facilities assessment and feasibility study.

Karmelo Anthony, now 19, was sentenced to 35 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in 2025.