DEP, partners laud Turtle Creek improvement Portions of watershed removed from federal impaired waters list
LEWISBURG — Local, state and federal officials stood on the banks of Turtle Creek in southeastern Union County on Thursday to celebrate and tour the improvements of the waterway. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw Breaks Down Bill On Pennsylvania Skill Games Legislation
Pennsylvania Senator Gene Yaw’s (R-23) has been one of the lone lawmakers who has been in favor of skill games since the beginning. Yaw (above) proposed Senate Bill 706, which is a comprehensive piece of legislation that regulates and taxes Pennsylvania skill games. [Read More]
Child care crisis explored at Center for Rural Pennsylvania hearing
MAR LIN — Most parents of young children in the Schuylkill County workforce need child care services, and those who are not in the workforce are absent because child care is not available or they can’t afford it. [Read More]
Regional elected officials learn how to respond to medical emergencies
A bleeding extremity. An opioid overdose. A heart arrhythmia or cardiac arrest incident. An individual despondent and considering suicide. [Read More]
A Q&A with state Sen. Gene Yaw, chair of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
As chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, state Sen. Gene Yaw plays a major role in determining the direction the state Senate takes on energy policy. [Read More]
Carbon capture and storage can keep rural economies strong
Rural communities have an important role to play in advancing and shaping the transition to low- carbon energy and manufacturing across the United States. [Read More]