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LAURA JAMESON ljameson@lockhaven.com LAURA JAMESON/THE EXPRESS Lock Haven YMCA Associate Executive Director Beth Bartlett stands in the shallow end of the now emptied pool. Issues with the pool’s HVAC system and its Pool Pak resulted in the pool’s closure in June 2020. LOCK HAVEN — The River Valley Regional Lock Haven YMCA’s swimming pool is in need of major repairs. Since June of 2020 the facility’s pool has been closed due to issues with its Pool Pak. The Pool Pak, located in ...

ZACH HANNA LOCK HAVEN — Clinton County Coroner Zach Hanna is seeking the Democratic nomination and a third term as coroner in the May primary election. A 2003 graduate of Central Mountain High School, Hanna is a 2008 graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. He previously worked as Deputy Coroner and Office Manager under predecessor Donald “Woozy” Walker. Hanna, a Democrat, has conducted and/or overseen over 700 death investigations since taking office as coroner in 2014....

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com MILL HALL — More than 200 staff members at the Keystone Central School District will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine very soon. KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced during Thursday night’s school board work session that up to 228 KCSD staff members will have access to vaccines starting on Wednesday, March 10. “Pennsylvania has created an opportunity for school staff to be prioritized in the vaccination process,” Martin explained. “Our...

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com BELLEFONTE — In spite of COVID-19, school closures and snow days, the Bellefonte READS program continues to grow. At Tuesday night’s Bellefonte school board meeting, interim superintendent Tammie Burnaford highlighted the success of the reading program. “We did Bellefonte READS the week before we shut down (in 2020),” Burnaford reminded the board. According to Burnaford, the Pennsylvania State Education Association came to the school last year to do ...

MILL HALL — For students at Bucktail High School and Central Mountan Middle School, there is good news on the horizon. They’re heading back to in-person c

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com MILL HALL — Elementary school students in the Keystone Central School District will be returning to classrooms next week. KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced in a news release that elementary students would return to classrooms starting Monday, Jan. 25. “Earlier this month we learned of a new recommendation from the PA DOH and PDE regarding elementary students and their return to in-person instruction as soon as possible. Based on my conversat...

pcrossley@sungazette.com The Williamsport Area School District is expected to receive almost $9 million as part of the $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds being dedicated by the Wolf administration to help K-12 school districts and charter schools statewide provide much needed financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local districts and the amount of funds available are: Canton, $1,258,598; East Lycoming, $1,140,294; Jersey Shore Area, $1,871,138; Keystone Central, $5,316,886; Loyals...

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com MILL HALL — The Keystone Central School District will receive $4.8 million in federal stimulus money, superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced during this week’s school board voting meeting, which was held via Zoom. “This equates to four times the amount that we had previously received,” Martin noted, “and we have two years to utilize these funds to assist us with costs associated with pandemic. We will be planning very carefully with the finance ...

Word of the Day Quote of the Day — Michelle Obama Hire a student! The Keystone Central School District’s Career and Technology Center is looking to partner with local employers to provide paid work experience to 12th grade students. If your business currently has an employee shortage and your’re looking to hire, contact Daci Killinger, cooperative education coordinator for Keystone Central CTA at 570-893-4900 ext 4511 or email dkillinger@kcsd.us. Join Boy Scouts Scouts BSA Troop 66 is l...

CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com BELLEFONTE — Over the past several months, Centre County government has made the most of the CARES Act county relief block grant. At Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners’ meeting, COVID-19 grant coordinator Mary Kay Williams presented a “high level overview” of how the funds have been distributed throughout the county. Williams, who joined the staff “five months and one week ago,” talked at length about the funds and broke down the process of distr...