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The Pine-Richland school board had a full agenda at the Nov. 13 meeting, but the fate of 12 book titles at the high school and middle schools was top of mind. In what appeared to be a direct rebuttal to last month’s school board meeting, more than 30 people addressed

The Pine-Richland school library has not had a formal complaint about a book since July 2013, district Superintendent Brian Miller said at a school board meeting this week. That changed this week when there were complaints filed on more than a dozen separate titles. Former school board member Therese Dawson

Police reported two separate incidents where two candidates had reported either stolen signs or vandalism.

Two Pine-Richland school board members who are running for re-election are upset and speaking out after their signs were stolen and vandalized.

Editor’s note: The Pine Creek Journal is publishing election previews with candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board races only. The preview for the Pine supervisors race will run in the April 27 issue. Democrat and Republican voters in the Pine-Richland School District will be asked to nominate candidates

Faced with soaring coronavirus cases and a decision by the Pine-Richland school board to make masks optional for staff and students, district officials are now considering a plan that would segregate masked and unmasked children in classrooms. Citing the state Supreme Court ruling that the Pennsylvania Department of Health overstepped