MILL HALL For students at Bucktail High School and Central Mountan Middle School, there is good news on the horizon. They’re heading back to in-person c
CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com
MILL HALL Elementary school students in the Keystone Central School District will be returning to classrooms next week.
KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced in a news release that elementary students would return to classrooms starting Monday, Jan. 25.
“Earlier this month we learned of a new recommendation from the PA DOH and PDE regarding elementary students and their return to in-person instruction as soon as possible. Based on my conversations with Dr. Elizabeth McGraw, Penn State University Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, I believe that our elementary staff and students can safely return next week even though our community spread remains in the substantial range,” Martin said in the release. “Our administrators have been working on plans to have our elementary students return to school five days per week while meeting the mandated safety requirements of six feet of distance at any time when a child
CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com
MILL HALL For teachers in the Keystone Central School District, Monday was a day for “professional development,” while students enjoyed a day off for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Today, classes at KCSD resumed. This week, Cohort 1 will be in-person today and Wednesday, while Cohort 2 will be remote today and Wednesday. The Cohorts will switch roles on Thursday and Friday.
KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin recently updated families with a schedule through the end of the month. Although there has been an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the community, KCSD plans to continue on schedule at least for now.
Free meal
distribution
Free meals, seven breakfast and seven lunches, are bundled weekly and available for pick up at multiple locations. The meals are available to any child in the community between ages 1 and 18 and is funded by the US Department of Agriculture. Meals can be picked up at the following locations on Tuesday, Jan. 19 or Thurdsay, Jan. 21 between 5 and 6 p.m.: Bucktail High School main entrance. Central Mountain High School bus loop entrance in parking lot “B” Robb Elementary main entrance
Food collection
As a celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr Day and in conjunction with the Biden Inauguration, there will be a collection of non-perishable food items on Jan. 16-18. Drop box sites are located at: Avenue 209, 209 Bellefonte Ave.; the Black’s front porch at 28 S. Summit St.; Lock Haven; Liberty Book Shop, 1 E. Park St.. Avis; The Knarr’s front porch, 807 Park Ave., Woolrich.
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Anson Stover
Local Humanitarian group Advocates United for Humanity Founders are devastated over the death of 9-year-old Anson Stover, a fourth-grader at Robb Elementary, who was found dead in his home. An autopsy revealed he died from unspeakable abuse.
In cases like this, authorities ask if anyone has any information on the case to report it but all too often people fear reporting what they see, hear or suspect in fear of being wrong and held accountable. If someone files a report of suspected child abuse in good faith and no evidence is found. There is no harm done.