What we lost: Pa. school students are anxious, depressed and falling behind during COVID-19
Updated Mar 19, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
Jessica Knapp, left, is executive director of Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania. Angelica DeSantiago, right, is site coordinator at Susquehanna Township Middle School for Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania. | Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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ABOUT THIS SERIES: There is no minimizing the 525,000-plus American lives lost to COVID-19. But something else was lost: the lifestyles, livelihoods and those many seemingly ordinary things we once loved to do all disrupted by the pandemic and resulting societal restrictions. Marking the one-year anniversary of Pennsylvania’s lockdown, PennLive is chronicling the stories of “What We Lost” – people, places and things changed by the coronavirus.
Xpress Half Marathon is raising money for local organizations
Runners are ready to participate in an upcoming race Saturday
Xpress Race preview By Katherine Lee | March 5, 2021 at 7:34 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 7:34 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Runners and walkers of all experience are less than 24 hours away from the 9th Xpress Half Marathon.
The Xpress Half Marathon starts at Memorial Stadium for the three distances. There’s a 5K, 12K, and half marathon.
Kati Welch who has run in this event before says she has lots of reasons to run.
“I love that it supports the community. I love that it supports the pets and my mom’s birthday is actually March 9 so it’s always right around my mom’s birthday so I can do it in honor of her too,” said Kati Welch, who is running the half marathon this year.
The Xpress Half Marathon benefiting P.E.T.S., Communities in Schools
The Xpress Half Marathon benefiting P.E.T.S., Communities in Schools By KAUZ Team | March 3, 2021 at 4:21 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 4:21 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - The proceeds from The Xpress Half Marathon happening on Saturday, March 6 will benefit the P.E.T.S. Underdog Express and Communities in Schools.
This four-hour event will start at Memorial Stadium at 8 a.m., go through Lake Wichita Park and then return to Memorial Stadium.
Entry fees start at $27 and give you access to the event along with T-shirts and medals for finishing. The full marathon, a 12k version and a 5k version are available.