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DMVA offers help locating lost records

PA News July 10, 2026

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is encouraging veterans who have misplaced their military discharge paperwork to seek assistance in obtaining replacement records needed to access benefits. The department can help veterans locate a DD Form 214, commonly known as a DD-214, which is issued when a service member retires, separates or is discharged from active duty. The document is often required to verify military service when applying for veterans benefits, retirement, employment or membership in veterans organizations. DMVA can also help ...

MY Work program gives students summer job experience

PA News July 10, 2026

From staff reports MARYSVILLE — Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Nancy A. Walker visited Marysville on Thursday to meet with high school students with disabilities participating in the department’s MY Work summer employment program. Created by the Department of Labor & Industry’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, the MY Work program connects students with disabilities to paid work opportunities in their communities. According to the department, students who gain paid work experience before graduating are four times more likely to obtain competitive ...

Mount Nittany workers authorize 5-day strike beginning July 27

PA News July 10, 2026

From staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Union employees at Mount Nittany Medical Center have voted to authorize a five-day strike beginning July 27 after contract negotiations failed to produce a new labor agreement. According to SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, approximately 950 hospital workers voted July 8 to authorize the strike, with 98% voting in favor. The union said members will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the vote and urge hospital officials to invest in employees and patient care. The union said workers are seeking wage increases that keep pace with ...

Geisinger Lewistown to expand hospital entrance screenings

Local News July 10, 2026

From staff reports DANVILLE — Geisinger Health is continuing its rollout of security screenings at hospital entrances across central and northeastern Pennsylvania, with Geisinger Lewistown Hospital expected to begin screening visitors this fall. The health system announced that Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital and Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital will become the next facilities to implement screenings when they begin July 13. Since March, Geisinger has introduced weapons screenings at the public entrances of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, Geisinger ...

Road work begins Monday in Juniata Co.

Local News July 10, 2026

From staff reports THOMPSONTOWN — Motorists should expect delays next week as milling, paving and sidewalk improvements begin on several roads in Juniata County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Beginning Monday, July 13, crews will install Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps along Route 333 and Route 3002 (Main Street Road) in Thompsontown Borough. Flaggers will direct traffic through the work zone. Milling and paving operations are scheduled to begin Tuesday, July 14, on Route 333 and on Routes 2004 (Cunningham Road) and 2005 (Center ...

Man charged after meth found in backpack

Local News July 10, 2026

From staff reports LEWISTOWN — A man wanted on an outstanding warrant is facing felony drug charges after police allegedly found methamphetamine inside a backpack he left in a residence while attempting to avoid arrest. According to the Lewistown Police Department, officers observed Rodney L. Frymyer Jr., 30, who has no fixed address, walking on South Pine Road on July 2. Officers were aware an arrest warrant had been issued by the Mifflin County District Attorney’s Office for failure to appear on a previous drug paraphernalia charge. Police said Frymyer entered a residence in ...