🌱 Why a Klingerstown man now faces serious charges as a caretaker
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- Why a Klingerstown man now faces serious charges as a caretaker
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📰 News we're reading
• Father Charged After State Police Allege Assault on Care-Dependent Son in Upper Mahantango Township (skooknews.com) — A Klingerstown resident has been charged after state police say a domestic dispute at an Upper Mahantango Township home left his care-dependent, wheelchair-using adult son with visible injuries. Troopers allege the father was the aggressor and that the son acted in self-defense. The man is free on bail, with a preliminary hearing set for August 10. 
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WVSD Summer Meal Distribution
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National Farmers’ Market Week at the Commons →
Selinsgrove Commons, 2 N Market St, Selinsgrove
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IU 29 Paraprofessional Training
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Pre-K Orientation
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IU 29 Induction - New Teachers
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WV Viking Foundation - Monthly Meeting →
Williams Valley SD Board Room
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Kindergarten Readiness
Shamokin Area SD Coal Township, PA 17866
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School Board Meeting
Williams Valley SD Tower City, PA 17980
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Flower Bouquet Workshop @ Smucker Gardens →
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Knitter & Crocheter Group →
Rudy Gelnett Memorial Library, 1 N High St, Selinsgrove
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WVSD New Teachers and Substitute Orientation
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NEW TEACHER INDUCTION
Shamokin Area SD Coal Township, PA 17866
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Schuylkill County Obituaries for August 3rd, 2026 (skooknews.com)
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- Schuylkill League football teams gather for 23rd media day (republicanherald.com)
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