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MIDDLEBURG  — Snyder County has has hired Duane McMullen to serve as chief tax assessor, effective Monday.

MIDDLEBURG — A 1.9 mill tax increase is proposed in the Midd-West School District's $43.48 million preliminary spending plan for 2025-26.

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LEWISBURG — Lewisburg is upgrading its security system server at the borough office and also plans to install 11 digital parking meters.

MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Borough Council members are seeking a grant through the state Department of Community and Economic Development to fund improvements at the Mifflinburg Community Park.

SUNBURY — Individuals with outstanding warrants or fines are asked to contact either the Sunbury Police Department or the office of District Judge Rachel-Wiest Benner to get more information.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove Area School District’s proposed $53.1 million 2025-26 budget includes a 2.5 mill tax increase.

DANVILLE — A Northumberland man faces felony charges in Montour County after police said he delivered Percocet pills that resulted in death.

According to PennDOT, demolition of the Skinners Falls Bridge in Wayne County will start Thursday morning. Restrictions are in place for recreation users.

WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced its plans to remove a Wayne County bridge.

PennDOT says the removal of the Skinners Falls Bridge is set to begin Thursday morning, starting on the New York side of the bridge.

According to PennDOT, the decision to remove the bridge comes after inspections found "critical structural failures."

In October of 2024, an inspection found the bridge superstructure in critical condition and that the superstructure had failed.