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Bordner graduates basic military training
Travis Bordner
Air Force Airman Travis S. Bordner graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
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Jury rules in favor of Geisinger in malpractice lawsuit
DANVILLE — A Montour County jury deliberated for about two hours Monday to find a Geisinger Medical Center doctor and the medical center not negligent in the case of a man who died five days after surgery for prostate cancer.
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Sisters at Holy Family Convent hear harp's full range from ancient tunes to rock
Among those attending a concert by harpist, composer and director Louis Lynch of Camp Hill Saturday, from left, are Tom Beiter Sr., his wife Tish Beiter and his sister Paula Marie Beiter in Holy Family Convent, Danville.
DANVILLE – While the harp ranks as the world’s second oldest instrument, it can be used to play music from ancient times to rock ‘n’ roll as Louis Lynch demonstrated.
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More security for Danville's spring marathon
DANVILLE — Following the bombings during the Boston Marathon, security measures will be stepped up for Danville’s marathon and half-marathon in May.
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Poll: More than one in four Pennsylvanians obese
Recent polls have found that over one in four of Pennsylvanians are considered obese.
“There are other states that are higher, but we are higher than the average,” said Dr. Christopher Still, Geisinger Medical Center’s medical director for the Center of Nutrition and Weight Management.
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District budget to be voted on in June
School board administrators have tentatively set their June 11 meeting to vote on the budget for the 2013-2014 school year.
Danville is currently examining cuts it can make to reduce a $1.25 million deficit in its budget, a shortfall that will only increase over the years largely due to growing, state-mandated contributions to employee retirement funds and healthcare costs, according to school board president Allan Schappert.
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Walk for Diabetes helps kids and families
Kristine Evina, left, development coordinator with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, speaks to kindergarten students about the kids' walk to cure diabetes. With her, from left, are Dejah Jones and Amelia Benjamin who have Type 1 Diabetes and Benjamin's mother, Michelle Benjamin.
DANVILLE — Amelia Benjamin and Dejah Jones are active first-graders. But 7-year-old Amelia has to take her insulin pump off when she’s in water or doing something active like hip-hop or gymnastics.
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Best Holiday Ever at the Children's Museum
Event Description: April 27, 10-4, Best Holiday Ever! Enjoy all of your favorite holidays on one day under one roof.
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Document shredding offered on April 27
DANVILLE — On April 27, the Danville chapter of the American Red Cross will partner with Prudential Hodrick Realty to offer the public the opportunity to dispose of papers, forms and old tax returns at mobile shredding units at three locations in the region.
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Onesie project helps connect parents at Janet Weis Children's Hospital NICU
Angel and Dorothy Jovel-Martinez create onesies for their daughter, Evangelina, born on Tuesday. The onesie decoration is one of several family support activities offered at Janet Weis Children's Hospital.
DANVILLE — Parents of pre-term babies were invited to decorate “onesie” bodysuits for their infants at a Janet Weis Children’s Hospital event meant to let them connect with other adults with children in the hospital.
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