Tuesday, May 20, 2025, arrives with a civic duty: the municipal primary election. Polls will open across Mifflin and Juniata counties, offering every registered voter a direct hand in shaping local governance. Local primary elections are where democracy begins. This is not a distant debate; ...

Jason Fink, president and CEO for the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, is right to sound the alarm. Fink detailed in his monthly column in Chamber Connection, provided with last Wednesday’s edition of the Sun-Gazette, the risks of an energy crisis in our state and region. “We ...

We are happy to learn from the office of state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, that the legislator recently attended our region’s National Rifle Association banquet in Hughesville. The state representative discussed his efforts in the legislature to secure concealed-carry rights in ...

The times they are a changin’, especially on progressive climate dogma. On Thursday the House voted in strong bipartisan fashion to overturn the EV mandate the Biden Administration let California impose on the rest of America. The vote was 246-164 for a Congressional Review Act (CRA) ...

Hoping to improve academic success and reduce chronic absences, a high school in Mansfield, Ohio, is piloting a new curriculum to teach teens how to get a good night’s sleep. “It might sound odd to say that kids in high school have to learn the skills to sleep,” Mansfield health ...

When you know where you belong, it’s easier to be yourself. As an adult with autism, Sara Lamb’s search for belonging has been a long road, which is why I wanted to talk to her. Sara described herself as “quirky” and “shy.” When she attended public school as a child, she felt like a ...