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Skill games become illegal and small business workers lose their jobs

PA News October 13, 2026

(The Center Square) - The last day of legality arrived Tuesday for an estimated 70,000 so-called "skill games" that were pulling in money at clubs and small businesses across Pennsylvania - and with it came the end of a job for at least some people. Ralph Elia, who operates four bars in Berks County in the southeastern part of the state, was among what was expected to be a significant number of small business owners who would be forced to let employees go. The electronic games - ruled this year to be illegal slot machines by the state Supreme Court - were bringing in 80% of the net ...

Calendar

Local News October 13, 2026

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 a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information. Submit items at least one week ...

Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on ICE detention and other immigration issues

PA News October 13, 2026

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s next governor will shape the commonwealth’s ongoing response to the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportation, as well as a slew of other immigration issues. The two major party candidates for the office have starkly different approaches. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat seeking a second term, has publicly criticized ICE tactics. He vowed to use “every tool” to stop the agency’s plans to convert two large, vacant warehouses into mass detention centers. After his administration cited environmental laws to bar federal officials from ...

Birth Announcements

Local News October 13, 2026

MAMY LIZBETH PEACHEY Mamy Lizbeth Peachey was born at 1:24 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, at Geisinger Lewistown to Jonathon and Rachel Peachey of McVeytown. Mamy was 4 pounds, 9 ounces and 17 ¾ inches. ADLER SAMUEL GARMAN Adler Samuel Garman was born at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to Nicholas and Grace Garman of Warriors Mark. Adler was 8 pounds, 10 ounces and 19 ½ inches. ALBERT ENOS YODER Albert Enos Yoder was stillborn at 5:49 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Safe Pastures to Alvin and Hettie Yoder of Belleville. Albert was 3 pounds, 2 ounces and 11 ...

Outdoors

Local News October 13, 2026

OUTDOORS: Leaves are appreciated when colorful or brown and dry by David Thompson Colorful fall leaves will soon be appreciated, while old, dry leaves on the ground are ignored. The latter leaves, however, aren’t overlooked by hunters. One mid-October afternoon I was bowhunting deer before owning a manufactured tree stand. I found in the woods where a tree had partially fallen and was wedged in a notch on a standing tree. I climbed up the leaning tree to the notch, where there was a place to stand and watch for deer. This “tree stand” was about 12 feet off the ...

Granville

Local News October 13, 2026

JoAnn Plank Greetings everyone. Welcome to October. As the leaves begin to fall and change colors, so do the temperatures. Most of us look forward to this time of year after a very warm summer. By now, most of us have brought the light jackets to the front of the closet. Thinking of that first frost coming up as well. If you look really closely, you might spy a bit of red and green behind all these garden tools. The holiday season is right around the corner. For now, we are just trying to get all the necessary last-minute yard work done and store the mower for another season. 2026 ...