17020 Community Pulse

Pennsylvania communities face mounting pressure as data-center demand boosts natural gas needs, spurring calls to expand fracking setbacks from 500...

September payments included the new COLA plus retroactive July-August catch-up, inflating totals by roughly three months of the increase.

• Average...

Pet owners near 17020 can protect their animals with free rabies and distemper vaccines at the Humane Society of Harrisburg drive-thru clinic on...

The Nyes Rd Bridge will close for beam-setting work this weekend, so local drivers should plan alternate routes.

Pennsylvania communities like those in Perry County near ZIP 17020 could face millions in cleanup costs if data centers close without safeguards. This raises key questions about financial protections and transparency for any new local developments.

• Water supply rule: Senate Bill 1287 requires proof of adequate water before final development approval.
• School taxes: Proposed plan adds annual...

Governor Josh Shapiro has officially declared October 2026 as Local Chamber of Commerce Month in Pennsylvania.

Prosecutors have revised charges against Zachary Conroy in the July attack on his mother in Marysville.

• Original rape and incest counts dropped in...

With just 5 weeks until Nov. 3, Pennsylvania's Secretary of the Commonwealth will release an update on statewide election preparations that local Perry County residents should monitor for any impacts on voting in ZIP 17020.

Rural Pennsylvania communities face growing PFAS exposure risks from decades of sewage sludge applied as fertilizer on farms.

• Private wells hit...

Pennsylvania lacks a statewide energy siting policy, leaving solar projects stalled amid thousands of varying local zoning rules. HB2651 aims to...

Napa County awarded $27 million in wildfire prevention contracts before the federal government moved in April 2025 to end the Building Resilient...

• Sara Agerton (D): Social worker and Mechanicsburg Borough Council member for four years who previously ran for this seat in 2024
• Jeff Clark (R):...

Weis Markets and Sioux Honey Co-op are donating 4,860 pounds of honey to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank on Sept. 30, helping stock its network...

Pennsylvania's 2027 Medicaid updates include 80-hour monthly work requirements with exemptions for those with disabilities, plus eligibility checks...

Proposed Pennsylvania efficiency standards for appliances and water fixtures would save consumers nearly $291 million annually by 2035, reaching $7.7...

• Power outages hit Pennsylvania with about 5,000 customers affected, driven by damaging winds and saturated ground.
• Strong winds of 40-60 mph...

• October highs cool from 68°F on the 1st to 56°F by Halloween, with lows dropping from 47°F to 38°F.
• Warmer start gives way to below-normal...

Central Pennsylvania faces a practical weather alert Sunday as the nor’easter tracks closer.

• Rain window: Expect widespread rain in the Harrisburg...

Geisinger is offering free drive-through veteran appreciation dinners on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• Perry County-area locations:...