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Canon-McMillan set to use new crisis alert system

Saving time saves lives. That’s the idea behind the new technology Canon-McMillan School District staff members are wearing at Canon-McMillan School District. The school district is outfitting staff members with wearable panic buttons made by Centegix, which will reduce the response time ...

Number of centenarians expected to quadruple over next 30 years

The U.S. population of centenarians – folks at least 100 years old – is expected to quadruple in the U.S. over the next 30 years, according to the Pew Research Center. The center, citing Census Bureau projections, said the number of centenarians is expected to grow from an estimated ...

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Four local wrestlers advance to Day 2 of NCAA tournament

Lock Haven’s Wyatt Henson and the University of Pittsburgh’s Dayton Pitzer lost in the round of 16 on Thursday evening in the NCAA Division I Individual Wrestling Championships, but the duo advanced to today’s action at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. Virginia Tech’s Mac Church ...

Madness not so easy to figure this year

Last year was easy. UConn was the best team, the clear favorite, at least to me, and I had them easily winning the NCAA men’s basketball championship This year, I’ve been looking at the brackets, the records, all the different rankings and wracked my brain to come up with the 2025 ...

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H-S Athlete of the Week: Kasey Mahoney, Laurel Highlands

Name: Kasey Mahoney School: Laurel Highlands Class: Junior Sport: Swimming Mahoney’s week: Mahoney swam to a fourth-place medal in the 100 breaststroke at last week’s PIAA Class 2A Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium with a time of 56.86. ...

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OP-ED: Unhappy with your choices at the polls? Throw your hat in the ring

If you’re often uninspired by the candidates on your ballot, now may be the time to throw your own hat into the ring. Democracy is not a spectator sport. From the very founding of our nation, citizen involvement has been the backbone of the American government. Active participation sustains ...

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Wintry Exposure

It may be hard to grasp this, but some people haven’t yet had enough winter. At least they hadn’t had enough by late last month. My wife was one of those who couldn’t grasp it, and her observation summed it up. “Do you realize you are going in the opposite direction of 99% of people ...

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