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The end of Penn Highlands’ birth services marks another huge maternal care loss for Pennsylvania’s shrinking rural counties.

The end of Penn Highlands’ birth services marks another huge maternal care loss for Pennsylvania’s shrinking rural counties.

ST. MARYS — As a maternity nurse, Jacki Nesbitt has teared up while helping strangers give birth and supported families through loss.

The end of Penn Highlands’ birth services marks another huge maternal care loss for Pennsylvania’s shrinking rural counties.

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EMPORIUM — Cameron County commissioners unveiled their 2024 priorities, aimed at fostering community growth, enhancing infrastructure, improving transparency, ensuring fiscal responsibility and nurturing a positive work environment within the courthouse.

Tuesday’s election of Cameron County commissioners was a close race.

Cameron County has engaged a Richmond, Va., consulting firm as part of a campaign to appeal to tourists, prospective businesses and employers. The project is being spearheaded by Josh Zucal, the county’s marketing director. Zucal was retained earlier this year by Commissioners Lori Reed, James Moate and Ann Losey to fill a grant-funded position created