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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 conversations with Dr. Elizabeth McGraw, Penn State University Director of the Center for Infectious Disease ...

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; Loyalsock Township, $945,113; Montgomery Area, $1,188,107; Montoursville Area, $1,057,830; Muncy, $872,147...

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 committee of the board to ensure that we use these funds most effectively.” Martin said that the d...

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 located at Woolrich Community United Methodist Church on Park Avenue in Woolrich. They meet every Mon...

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 distribution. “We covered a lot of ground together,” Williams said. “I really feel so grateful that...