Penns Valley
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Community Members Hope to Save Millheim Town Clock
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A piece of Millheim’s history faces an uncertain future, and members of the Penns Valley borough community are hoping to restore it to its former glory. The 140-year-old town clock hasn’t operated in decades, and now the tower in which it resides at 117 Penn Street is in danger of no longer being able to…
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Grange Fair Unveils 2025 Grandstand Headline Performers
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The Centre County Grange Fair may be months away, but it’s never too early to start planning for “the best days of summer.” Organizers on Friday announced the lineup of headline performers who will take the Grandstand stage during the 151st encampment and fair Aug. 15-23 in Centre Hall No surprise: the acts lean heavily…
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1 Person Flown to Hospital After Single-Vehicle Crash in Penns Valley
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A Spring Mills woman was seriously injured in a high-speed, single-vehicle crash Thursday in Potter Township, according to state police at Rockview. The crash happened at about 5:40 p.m. on the 3400 block of Route 45/Penns Valley Pike. According to a crash report, the 36-year-old woman was driving a 2013 Nissan Rogue eastbound “at a…
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Court Documents Offer New Information on Charges Against Gregg Township Secretary Accused of Stealing $533K
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State police say the former secretary/treasurer of a Penns Valley township accused of stealing nearly $533,000 used a municipal credit card for personal expenses for more than five years and gave fraudulent budget reports to cover her tracks, according to court documents. A criminal complaint details how Pamela D. Hackenburg, 55, of Union County, allegedly…
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Former Secretary of Penns Valley Township Where $533K Went Missing Charged with Theft
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The former secretary/treasurer of Gregg Township has been charged with theft after nearly $533,000 in municipal funds went missing. Pamela D. Hackenburg, 55, of Union County, was arrested by state police Wednesday on felony charges of theft, identity theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud. A criminal complaint detailing the charges was not available…
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Celebration to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of ‘The Aaronsburg Story’
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“The Aaronsburg Story” was a historic event that gripped an audience of more than 40,000 people on Oct. 23, 1949, and local residents will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the occasion at Salem Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Penns Valley School District Identifies Student Allegedly Responsible for Bomb Threats
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Penns Valley Area School District officials say the student responsible for two bomb threats this week has been identified. State police “took the student from the building today and there are no plans for the student to return,” Superintendent Brian Griffith wrote in a message to the Penns Valley community Thursday on Facebook. The threats,…
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Penns Valley Food Pantry Expanding Service Area
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After nearly 41 years of operation, the Centre Hall/Potter Township Food Pantry is expanding its services beyond Centre Hall and Potter Township and changing its name to reflect the areas it will serve.
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Wert’s Woodworking Is a Team Effort
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Retirement gave John Wert more time to do what he loved—crafting beautiful things out of wood with his grandfather’s tools—but he never imagined it would grow into the business it has become today.
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Passing the Crown: Teaghan Bair Reflects on Her Year as Centre County Grange Fair Queen
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CENTRE HALL — As the Centre County Grange Fair celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, Teaghan Bair, the 2023 fair queen, reflected on her Grange Fair journey before passing off the crown and setting the stage for another year of tradition and community spirit. Bair, a Centre Hall native, has been attending the fair her…