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Kids’ emergency preparedness course offered

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PORT ROYAL — Heather Heckert’s crusade to make certain area children are prepared for emergencies started from personal experience. “It started with the fact that I had an older family member with heart problems, and I was trying to teach my daughter to call 911 and what to say if she ...

Mass casualty incident response training provided

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LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County High School hosted a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) training for emergency responders from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the weekend. A mass casualty incident is a disaster, either man made or natural where the number of patients exceeds the amount of healthcare ...

Calendar

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The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require ...

In the region

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Nittany Writers to host author STATE COLLEGE — The Nittany Valley Writers Network will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Schlow Library Community Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Guest speaker, Eva J. Pell, will discuss “My Unlikely Journey — From Scientist to ...

Police reports

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Two arrested in burglary incident EAST WATERFORD — On Monday, March 18 around 12:30 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown responded to a report that a burglary had taken place at a residence on Pumping Station Road, Lack Township. According to the report, various items were reported ...

Geisinger recognized for its diabetes care

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LEWISTOWN — Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital is among four hospitals named Recognized Leaders in Caring for People Living with Diabetes, a designation bestowed by the Leapfrog Group in Collaboration with the American Diabetes Association. Other recognized hospitals included Geisinger Medical ...