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SARAH ELIZABETH STOLTZFUS Sarah Elizabeth Stoltzfus was born at 9:51 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, to Ivan and Mattie Stoltzfus of Rebersburg. Sarah was 7 pounds, 8 ounces and 19 ¾ inches. EMILY JAYNE PEACHEY Emily Jayne Peachey was born at 11:58 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2026, at home to David and Suzanne Peachey of Belleville. Emily was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 20 ½ inches. SAMUEL JOHN PEACHEY Samuel John Peachey was born at 3:38 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home to Eli and Elizabeth Peachey of Belleville. Samuel was 6 pounds, 8 ounces and 18 ...

Outdoors

County Observer

OUTDOORS: Spook a flock of wild turkeys, then call them back By David Thompson The hunting season that opens Oct. 31 will give hunters opportunities to put a wild turkey on the dinner table on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day if they can wait that long. A turkey raised on acorns, beechnuts, wild plants, and grain remaining in farmland after harvest is a bit drier and less fatty than a supermarket turkey. The latter turkey is juicier, but a wild turkey dinner has been traditional among hunters ever since the early colonists in America gathered with Native Americans to break ...

Big Valley Rural

County Observer

Sadie Peachey Greetings to all on this cold, frosty morning. The second morning with frost, bringing an end to flowers and more. A nice day for wedding preparation days, one here in the valley at Israel and Naomi Swarey's and one at cousin John and Mary Kanagy's in Jackson, Ohio. A travel bus was to start for that one this evening for the wedding tomorrow. A six- or seven-hour drive. Wednesday the 14th, a busload went to the same area for a wedding at cousins Stephen and Katie Kanagy's for their daughter Sylvia and Samuel, son of Daniel and Mary Peachey. I went along with that bus in ...

McVeytown

County Observer

Sarah Esh Pine Glen Church of the Brethren Community Meals will start again on Friday, November 6, 2026, between 11:30 and 12:30. There will be NO elevator to the basement. Menu: Filled Meatloaf, Parslied Potatoes, Corn and dessert; as always, only eat-in. Come and join in the meal and fellowship. In the morning worship at Pine Glen Church of Brethren, Sunday, October 25, 2026, a friendly welcome to each of you to our worship service today! May the Lord open your hearts and minds today and every day. Worship leader Pete Boozel welcomed everyone. The announcements were asked for. The ...

Foundation donates care packages to cancer patients

Local News

STATE COLLEGE — The Emily Whitehead Foundation recently donated 25 care packages to cancer patients at Mount Nittany Health, a hospital where the foundation's namesake received treatment as a child. The packages, known as "Believe Bundles," contain practical and comfort items selected by the foundation's patient community for individuals undergoing cancer treatment. Emily Whitehead was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 5 and received some of her medical care at Mount Nittany Health. After conventional treatments were unsuccessful, she became the first child in the ...

Poll: Affordability, jobs and economy top concerns for nearly 6 in 10 voters

PA News

(The Center Square) – A new survey of registered voters in Pennsylvania found that nearly 60% believe the commonwealth is on the wrong track, with affordability dominating their concerns. The results were discussed during a recent media call examining the issues driving voters’ concerns and their support for proposed policy reforms. The poll, commissioned by the Commonwealth Foundation and conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, surveyed Pennsylvania voters to gauge support for reforms included in the foundation’s latest Better Pennsylvania Agenda, a 25-point policy plan ...