Loganton News

Gospel singer Timothy Wright was critically injured in a crash in central Pennsylvania that killed his wife and a wrong-way driver who hit their vehicle, police said.

Wright, 61, was injured Friday night along with his 14-year-old grandson, D.J. Wright, and both were taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, according to a hospital spokesman.

Betty Wright, 58, of Roosevelt, N.Y., died in the three-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Greene Township, state police said.

The driver of the wrong-way car, John Pick, 44, of Lewisburg, also died, police said.

A 2-year-old boy died in a crash late Sunday night on state Route 192 in Gregg Township after the car he was riding in struck a horse head-on that had escaped from a farm, police said.

A theft of some valuable antique coins is coming to light in Clinton County. State police said the owner of the coins recently discovered thousands of dollars of the collection is missing. via WNEP

Meetings to focus on gypsy moth measures Gypsy moths - what to expect this year and what can be done to minimize their impact - will be the subject of three community meetings that will be held at various ... via Centre Daily Times

A 26-year-old man found dead in a home in Loganton Township, Clinton County, Tuesday morning died of an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound, according a news release from Clinton County District Attorney ... via Centre Daily Times

The left lane of Interstate 80 westbound is closed at this time between mile marker 188 and mile marker 187 in Clinton County. via GantDaily.com

Charges have been filed in the shooting death of a soldier formerly from Clinton County. via PAHomepage.com

“It is minimized by others who don't respect our job. Without these vehicles, without the armor, without the route clearance, without our jobs, the mission doesn't happen.”

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Mechanics from the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, turn wrenches through tight, cramped spaces while "greased-up and getting dirty" ... via The Leaf-Chronicle

“I just basically broke down and cried again... Then, I told Kaitlyn her mother and brother were dead”

Wednesday was an emotional day in Centre County Court as William MacIntyre III testified in the civil trial stemming from a deadly pileup on Interstate 80 nearly six years ago that resulted in the death of six ... via Lock Haven Express

“I loved horses since I was little, and my parents could never afford one”

Lisa Smith found homes for more than 250 horses. After 250, she stopped counting. via Citizensvoice.com

Eleven Sugar Valley Charter School students were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of Route 880 and Route 477 in the borough, state police at Lamar said. via Lock Haven Express

“Janet and I were talking, and we both have special memories of the wide participation we say by the community with the hayride”

Area residents who are fans of Halloween remember with much fondness and a few screams, the annual Haunted Hayride in Loganton which attracted thousands to this community each October. via Lock Haven Express

“It would cost millions of taxpayers dollars to change a system that doesn't need changed”

The Clinton County Sewer Authority has facilitated $13 million in grants and loans for sewer system work - affecting thousands of users - since it was formed early last year. via Lock Haven Express

“Since that day we've experienced everything from joy to sorrow to heartache and even boredom... I'm so very proud of each and every one of you ... Thank you for the wonderful welcome home.”

U.S. Army Spc. Shawn A. Harter gets a hug from his mother, Melodye Grimes of Lock Haven, as he arrived by bus at the Army Reserve Center in McElhattan after a year in Iraq. via Lock Haven Express

“All these officeholders shall also be entitled to reimbursement of expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties in keeping with general county policy.”

By SCOTT JOHNSON - sjohnson@lockhaven.com LOCK HAVEN - One of the major changes in government in the proposed Clinton County Home Rule Charter is the replacement of the three current full-time commissioners ... via Lock Haven Express

“And that started the alarms going off in engineering.”

By WENDY STIVER - wstiver@lockhaven.com LOCK HAVEN - The state has given the okay for the city to draw water from the Susquehanna River to meet demand. via Lock Haven Express

“The project was protracted over several years”

The city has installed these pumps from Godwin Pumps of America to move the best water out of Ohl Reservoir to Keller Reservoir where it will flow to the filtration plant. via Lock Haven Express