After a short retirement, the Rev. Robert Ellis Stump admits to feeling good to be back in the pulpit again. The new pastor of California United Methodist Church has 40 years of experience at United Methodist Churches in Central Pennsylvania. Stump, 65, had retired from the ministry in June ...
Pennsylvania schools are preparing for a major change in how children are taught to read. For the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, which uses methods such as phonics, a method that teaches students to decode words by ...
The communities of McDonald and Mt. Pleasant Township will take the next step in merging their police departments next week, though the unified agency is likely still months away from operating. The Northern Washington County Police Department Commission will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. ...
State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa, a Republican from Smithfield, is seeking her third term in office representing the 51st Legislative District. 鈥淚 entered public service because the Constitution is not optional, liberty is not negotiable, and government must answer to the people 鈥� not the ...
Bentleyville is reopening its 2026 budget, which includes a one-mill tax increase. If approved, it would be the borough鈥檚 first tax increase since 2018. Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Monday to advertise the reopened spending plan for 2026. 鈥淎fter we went through ...
ourse.[/caption] Pennsylvania schools are preparing for a major change in how children are taught to read. For the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, which uses methods such as phonics, a method that teaches students to ...
