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Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Offered by Penn Highlands DuBois and Penn Highlands Life’s Journey OB/GYN

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The American Cancer Society has been sharing some great news about breast cancer. Women diagnosed with breast cancer are having more positive outcomes largely due to advances in treatment and earlier detection.

Breast Care Services at Penn Highlands DuBois and Penn Highlands Life’s Journey OB/GYN are conducting a free breast and cervical screening to help promote women’s health and breast cancer awareness. The event will be held on Monday, October 27, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Imaging Services Suite in the Penn Highlands DuBois Center of Excellence located at 123 Hospital Ave., DuBois, Pennsylvania.

“Our free screenings provide a great opportunity to detect abnormalities before symptoms are even present,” said Ashley Parsons, MSN, FNP, NP-C, IBCLC, NCMP, a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner at Penn Highlands Life’s Journey OB/GYN. “Early detection often requires less invasive and aggressive treatments and has more positive outcomes.”

A free clinical breast exam, mammogram, pelvic exam and pap smear are available to women with or without insurance who meet eligibility requirements.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Danielle Assalone, RN, BSN, at 814-375-3336.

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Penn Highlands Healthcare was officially formed in 2011 and is comprised of nine hospitals. Penn Highlands Brookville, Penn Highlands Clearfield, Penn Highlands Connellsville, Penn Highlands DuBois, Penn Highlands Elk, Penn Highlands Huntingdon, Penn Highlands Mon Valley, Penn Highlands Tyrone have served area communities for the past 100+ years. Penn Highlands State College is a new state-of-the-art hospital that opened in 2024. The health system’s business continuum also includes a home care agency, long-term care facilities and residential senior living communities, as well as durable medical equipment companies and retail pharmacies.

Penn Highlands Healthcare has evolved into an organization with approximately 6,200 employees in 150+ locations throughout 26 counties in Pennsylvania that include community medical buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers and physician practices. The facilities have a total of 1,396 inpatient, skilled nursing and personal care beds.  The system, which has 849 physicians and 427 advanced practice providers on staff, offers a wide range of care and treatments with specialty units for cancer, cardiovascular/thoracic, neurosurgery, pulmonology, neonatal and high-risk pregnancy patients. Being focused on what is important – patients and families – makes Penn Highlands Healthcare a great choice for healthcare in the region.

Dr. April Detar honored by International College of Dentists

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The International College of Dentists, USA Section presented a local dental practitioner, Dr. April Detar, with a membership plaque, a gold lapel pin and an engraved gold key symbolic of this Fellowship for conspicuous service rendered in the art and science of dentistry.

The International College of Dentists (ICD) is the preeminent honor society of the world’s outstanding dentists involved in “Serving Others”. The ICD is dedicated to the recognition of outstanding professional achievement, meritorious service and continued progress in the profession of dentistry for the benefit of all humankind.

Dr. Detar exemplifies the core values of integrity, leadership and service and was inducted as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists at its 91st Annual Convocation on September 13th, 2025, in San Diego, California.

In an impressive ceremony, over 350 dentists from the United States were inducted into the USA Section of the International College of Dentists. The ICD’s Global College, with representative chapters in more than 140 countries, has over 12,000 members, including approximately 6,000 in Section I, the USA Section.

Keller Engineers Annual Golf Outing Raises $13K for American Rescue Workers

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Keller Engineers, Inc., recently presented a check containing the proceeds from the 21st Annual Keller Open/Paul Kirby Jr. Memorial Golf Outing to Chris Fuska, Director of the American Rescue Workers. Thanks to the generosity of local sponsors, contributors, volunteers, and golfers, this year’s check totaled $13,000! One hundred percent of this donation stays in the region to help those in need with food, clothing, household items, and more.

Reliance Bank to Open a Branch in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

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Reliance Bank, a community-focused financial institution, is excited to announce its plans to open a new branch in Bellefonte in early 2026 pending regulatory approval.

Reliance Bank has been actively lending in Bellefonte for the past twenty years since opening its State College branch at 100 Hawbaker Industrial Drive. The new Centre County-based branch will be located at 801 E. Bishop Street, a site formerly occupied by PNC Bank.

This strategic expansion represents Reliance Bank’s commitment to serving the growing needs of its current customer base and the Centre County community.

“Centre County is experiencing a great deal of growth, and it’s important that we’re there for existing and prospective customers and their evolving needs,” said Phil Freeman, Reliance Bank President and CEO.  “We have been specifically asked to add a branch in Bellefonte, and we’re thrilled to be delivering on that now.”

Preparations for the branch opening are already underway, with a grand opening set for early 2026.

About Reliance Bank

Reliance Bank is a community bank serving Central Pennsylvania. Products and services include checking and savings accounts, personal loans, mortgages, lines of credit, commercial loans, agricultural loans, cash management, digital banking, and more. Reliance Bank prides itself on providing exceptional personal and commercial banking services since 1940. For more information, visit www.reliancebank.bank. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

Geisinger to host appreciation dinners to honor local military veterans

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Drive-through event to take place at 12 locations

DANVILLE, Pa. – To thank local military veterans for their service, Geisinger will host drive-through veteran appreciation dinners at 12 locations across the health system’s service area from 3 to 5: 30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. The Geisinger Healthplex State College location will serve meals from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

The dinners for U.S. military veterans and a guest are offered at no cost to participants.

Geisinger will provide these dinners at a drive-through event. Last year’s event served about 2,500 meals. 

Servings are limited, and those interested are encouraged to sign up now. Veterans can make a reservation for themselves and one guest by visiting go.geisinger.org/vetsdinner2025 or calling 570-293-7200. The deadline to register is Thursday, Oct. 30.

Locations are:

Bloomsburg: Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, 549 Fair St. (main entrance)

Danville: Geisinger Multi-Specialty Clinic Danville, 35 Justin Drive, Building 2

Jersey Shore: Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital, 1020 Thompson St.

Lewistown: Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, 400 Highland Ave. (third-floor entrance)

Mifflintown: Geisinger Family Health Associates Mifflintown, 27 CJEMS Lane

Mount Pocono: Geisinger Mount Pocono, 126 Market Way

Muncy: Geisinger Medical Center Muncy, 255 Route 220 Highway

Pittston: Geisinger Healthplex CenterPoint, 1201 Oak St.

Scranton: Nay Aug Park, 500 Arthur Ave.

Shamokin: Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital, 4200 Hospital Road, Coal Township

State College: Geisinger Healthplex State College, 132 Abigail Lane, Port Matilda

Wilkes-Barre: Behind Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, at 50 Roosevelt Terrace

About Geisinger

Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates more than $8 billion in annual revenues across 163 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and is conducting more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With more than 27,000 employees, including 1,800 employed physicians and 5,200 registered nurses, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers, having an estimated economic impact of $16.8 billion on the state’s economy. In 2024, Geisinger joined Risant Health, a nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

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