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UNIVERSITY PARK — After three weeks of testing as required under a state monitoring program for bird flu in dairy cattle, animal health experts in Pen...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Nearly $1 million in grants to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities has been allotted to Pennsylvani...

DuBOIS — Penn Highlands Healthcare announced Douglas Winner has joined the health system as its new chief financial officer (CFO). In this role he wil...

Aging in place is so important to many older Pennsylvanians and their families. The same can be said for parents who wish to care for their physically...

DuBOIS — As we age, our needs can vary greatly from person to person. Some seniors, who do not require 24-hour care, may benefit from living independe...

KANE — Charlotte Floravit, chief executive officer at The Lutheran Home at Kane, announced registered nurse Karen Joshnick, director of quality, has r...

When we talk about catching waves over the summer, this is not the kind of wave we mean. Because as summer winds down, it’s not ocean waves many of us...

MEDFORD, Mass. — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “y...

HARRISBURG (TNS) —If you’ve noticed that more and more people are coming down with a case of COVID, you’re not wrong. The bad news is cases are on the...

Editor’s note: “What’s on Your Mind?” is a weekly series where we ask members of our local community to share what has been occupying their thoughts a...

DuBOIS — Approximately 39% of adults suffer from back pain, and each year nearly 7 million people in the U.S. experience a herniated disc. Also called...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Depending on where you live and how you want to use it, it is pretty easy to get marijuana in the U.S. At first medical marijuana, wh...

STRESS: Maybe it’s the times we live in, but anxiety levels are rising across the United States. What county would you suppose is the most stressed? A...

Bradford Ecumenical Home Inc. is celebrating 35 years of service to the Bradford community. Following a catastrophic fire at the former Dresser Memori...

DuBOIS — Many newborns in the Maternal and Child Center at Penn Highlands DuBois are breastfed; however, you may be surprised to learn that not all of...

The YWCA Bradford Board of Directors announced Angela Erway has been appointed executive director, to succeed current director Vanessa Castano. With m...

Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, announced their August 2024 Star Award win...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital (OGH), a member hospital of Kaleida Health, celebrated another first performed by Dr. Thomas Langan, vascular sur...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (North Central) announced a new in-person public works safety co...

COUDERSPORT — A coalition to help inmates transition from jail to life outside prison walls is gaining momentum and is now ready to develop a strategi...