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Editor’s Note: The Daily Item will publish speeches of valedictorians from high schools across the region in the coming days and weeks.

SUNBURY — A Middleburg man is wanted by Sunbury police after allegedly pulling a knife on another man during an altercation on South Fourth Street on June 30.

SELINSGROVE — A 32-year-old Oklahoma City man is facing felony sex charges involving a Monroe Township minor he met on the internet.

MIFFLINBURG — The Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg celebrated Independence Day during its weekly storytime program on Thursday.

As Fourth of July celebrations near this weekend, a Geisinger nurse is urging the public to prioritize fireworks safety.

LEWISBURG — A Union County woman jumped from a moving vehicle along Route 15 in Lewisburg to escape a man who assaulted her while driving and threatened to shoot her and her son on Monday, according to Buffalo Valley Regional Police.

SUNBURY — Two Sunbury residents face felony robbery charges after city police say a man made verbal threats before flashing a handgun in a dispute over a vehicle.

Crews did not wash the sauce off the roadway because its acidic nature raised concerns about it entering storm drains and nearby waterways.

This time every summer, Northumberland Borough hosts Pineknotter Days.

Communities all across northeastern and central Pennsylvania are preparing to celebrate not only the Fourth of July, but America's 250th birthday.