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Mount Nittany, state confirm two positive measles cases

From staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health have confirmed two positive measles cases that may have exposed patients and visitors at two Mount Nittany Health facilities. According to Mount Nittany Health, potential exposure occurred at Mount Nittany Health – Toftrees, 164 Greenview Drive, from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, July 31, and at the Mount Nittany Medical Center Emergency Department, 155 Wellness Way, from noon Friday, July 31, until 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. The health system said it is actively identifying and contacting ...

Pa attorney general backing hemp product ban

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s chief law enforcement officer is urging congressional leaders to allow an impending overhaul of how the country treats hemp-derived products to go into effect in three months. Republican Dave Sunday joined more than 30 state attorneys general in a letter arguing the merits of the crackdown, saying it would clarify for police the legal status of certain “intoxicating products” containing THC, a chemical found in cannabis plants that can produce a high. District attorneys across the state say they are scrambling to protect kids and adult consumers from ...

Lewistown man charged with sexually assaulting a child

LEWISTOWN — A Delaware County man is facing dozens of felony charges after Lewistown police allege he repeatedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old child over multiple occasions earlier this year. Russell Elwood Stabley IV, 38, of Delta, was charged Aug. 7 with six counts each of rape, rape of a child and statutory sexual assault, four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, 10 counts of sexual assault, three counts each of corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children. Stabley was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Craig A. Weston, ...

August brings a variety of programs free at Little Buffalo State Park

NEWPORT — August arrives quietly at Little Buffalo State Park in Newport, the kind of quiet that settles over Holman Lake before the first boats push off. The mornings carry a thin veil of mist, the trails breathe that warm, earthy scent of midsummer, and the woods feel full of small motion ...

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Borough approves bid to pave 2 alleys

LEWISTOWN — The Lewistown Borough Council accepted Grannas Brothers’ bid to pave Lehigh Alley for $139,191 and Susquehanna Avenue for $85,130, and certified its 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project on Monday. Grannas Brothers, a contractor that specializes in asphalt ...