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Business

MCS Bank names Harford to board of trustees

MILROY — Joseph P. Harford Ph.D has been appointed to the MCS Bank Board of Trustees. Harford is an accomplished business leader, entrepreneur, educator and community advocate with over 25 years of progressive executive experience spanning cybersecurity, enterprise risk, business operations, ...

Wawa sets April 30 opening for Yeagertown store

YEAGERTOWN — Wawa has announced plans to open its first State College-area location on Thursday, April 30, in Yeagertown. The new store, located at 13100 Ferguson Valley Road in Mifflin County, will offer made-to-order food, beverages, convenience items and fuel. A grand opening ceremony is ...

MCIDC highlights regional growth at industrial development forum

STATE COLLEGE — The Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation partnered with Focus Central Pennsylvania to host the 2026 Industrial Development Forum, drawing a sold-out crowd of more than 280 attendees. The event, held March 11 at the Nittany Lion Inn, brought together ...

Penn Highlands Healthcare earns multiple awards and accreditations

HUNTINGDON — Penn Highlands Healthcare and two of its hospitals have received several prestigious awards and accreditations, the health system announced. For the fifth consecutive year, Penn Highlands Healthcare was recognized as one of Pennsylvania Business Central’s Top 100 ...

Geisinger to assess community health needs

LEWISTOWN — Geisinger will begin a community-wide assessment of health needs this week, seeking input from residents across central Pennsylvania, including the Lewistown area. The health system announced it will launch its triennial Community Health Needs Assessment on Monday, in ...

Instagram unsafe for teens despite promises, report says

Despite years of congressional hearings, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the harms of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect children with its “woefully ineffective” safety measures, according to a new report from former ...