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LEWISBURG — Artists & Artisans — A Cooperative Gallery is hosting a reception for the exhibit “A Painter & A Potter” on Jan. 30.

Hip replacement surgery no longer signals the end of an active lifestyle, and Dennis Hilbert, of Selinsgrove, is living proof. Hilbert, 77, has been lifting weights for decades and has undergone two hip replacements. Now fully recovered and back in the gym, he is encouraging others facing the surgery not to stress, but to focus on proper recovery and long-term strength.

MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area Community Scholarship Trust announced the creation of the “Clair W. and June Shively Bensinger Scholarship.”

LEWISBURG — The Public Library for Union County will present the artwork of James Shaffer in February.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove borough’s $482,775 shortfall in the pending Industrial Road reconstruction project has been reduced by more than half by a state grant.

DANVILLE — The Montour Area Recreation Commission is focusing on the bright side. Coming out of the weekend’s winter storm, they’re preparing for wintertime trail activities.

SUNBURY — After two scheduling conflicts with two hearings regarding a December stabbing, both defendants will appear for preliminary hearings Tuesday.

SUNBURY — Sunbury streets department crews worked through the past two nights and are prepared to keep pushing through until the streets are clear for residents, according to officials.

LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg School District will spend more than $10,000 to upgrade its security system as part of a pilot program.

HARRISBURG — xAI, the company behind the post-Twitter social media website X and the chatbot Grok, is called on by 35 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s Dave Sunday, to act further to prevent the AI-powered chatbot from being used to create nonconsensual sexually suggestive images and child sexual abuse material.