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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 the basement of the facility, houses the HVAC system which purifies air quality outside the pool, co...

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. He has also implemented a computer-based reporting system, significantly increasing the efficiency...

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 staff members and our bus drivers … are still eligible under this plan. All of them have been ask...

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 a story about the program. However, due to the closure, the story was never finished. “PSEA came l...

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