State officials, Dec. 10, announced what they called "temporary" mitigation measures intended to stop the recent surge of COVID-19 positive cases and fatalities. The measures take effect at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 12) and are set to expire at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, according to the announcement....
According to the official PIAA District 11 website, the D11-1A championship football game between Williams Valley and Tri-Valley is postponed, with a new date to be announced. The game had been scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at North Schuylkill High School, Ashland. Tri-Valley High School is on remote...
Millersburg's District 3, Class 1A volleyball semifinal matchup will not be broadcast by the host school, Lititz Christian, whose team also is playing the Indians. "We will not be able to livestream the game on Saturday due to PIAA regulations regarding livestreaming," a school official told the newspaper. First serve...
Halifax Area School District Superintendent Dr. David Hatfield released the following statement late in the afternoon of Nov. 2: "Today, Halifax Area School District confirmed that an Elementary Teacher tested positive for COVID-19. An additional elementary staff member is now awaiting test results. "We have contacted The Department of Health...
NEWS UPDATE Police: Fire victims were 17, 18 Shortly after 6 a.m. this morning (Sept. 30), state police updated the identity of the two victims from the previous day’s fire in Williamstown. They are Logan Mitchell, 18; and a young woman, age 17, police said. State police will not release...
State police at Lykens confirmed that Linda Lira, 73, of Lykens died from injuries she received in a two-vehicle crash Sept. 5 on Route 209, east of Elizabethville. The crash occurred around 10:47 a.m. near the Tractor Supply store. According to police, Lira was driving toward Elizabethville when a 2001...
ELIZABETHVILLE • An employee at the Northern Dauphin Human Services Center has tested positive for COVID-19, according to officials with Dauphin County which operates the center. ‘‘The employee has not been at the center since March 20, 2020, and has sought medical care. This is the first confirmed positive case...
The afternoon of April 1, Gov. Tom Wolf placed the entire state of Pennsylvania under ‘‘stay at home’’ orders to take effect at 8 p.m. April 1 and to continue through at least Thursday, April 30. According to the governor’s order, the following activities are still permitted: • Any travel...
HARRISBURG • The $247 million budget passed Dec. 12 by the Dauphin County Board of Commissioners includes $11 million for a program that should impact several Sentinel-area municipalities. The county’s municipal bridge project is a first of its kind in Pennsylvania, the county said in a press release. Under the...
