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LINKBANCORP, Inc. and GNB Financial Services, Inc. Announce Strategic Combination

LINKBANCORP, Inc. and GNB Financial Services, Inc. Announce Strategic Combination

HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LINKBANCORP, Inc. (OTC Pink: LNKB) and GNB Financial Services, Inc., (OTC Pink: GNBF) today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to combine in a stock and cash transaction, creating a leading Pennsylvania community bank with assets in excess of $800 million and a network of nine offices throughout South Central Pennsylvania.

Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, GNB Financial Services will merge with and into ... Read more

Pa.'s acting Secretary of State warns of possible delays in

Leigh M. Chapman, Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of state, detailed how the state will handle vote counting in the upcoming election and said it will likely take several days until results are complete and certified.

Chapman held a vi ... Read more

Opinion | What if Every Moment Since Jan. 6 Was Just the Cal

Richard Ringer, a 69-year-old Democratic state House candidate in Pennsylvania, is an early riser, and on Monday he was up before 5 a.m. when he heard someone at his garage door. He looked out the window, saw a man with a flashlight, and assumed it w ... Read more

Pennsylvania boy, 7, in critical condition after getting tra

The boy was playing on his family’s farm when he fell into a grain trailer.

A Pennsylvania boy is in critical condition on Wednesday after he fell into a full grain trailer over the weekend.

Wellington Shaffer, 7, was play ... Read more

Fact check: Misleading claim that Pennsylvania sent ballots to 255,000 unverified voters

The claim: Post implies Pennsylvania erred sending ballots to ‘255,000 unverified’ voters for the midterm elections

In the leadup to the midterm elections, some social media users are claiming ballots have been sent to hundreds of thousands of unverified voters in Pennsylvania.

“Crisis in Pennsylvania – 255,000 unverified new voters sent ballots – candidates better contact their lawyers,” reads the headline of an Oct. 26 article by Gateway Pundit, a conservative website that has repeatedly published false c ... Read more

Element Risk Management Acquires Pennsylvania’s Smith Insu

Element Risk Management has acquired Smith Insurance with locations in Hershey and Williamstown, Pennsylvania.

Smith Insurance was founded as a small insurance agency by James J. Smith in 1933. The agency was bought by Bruce Moore in 198 ... Read more

The RiteScreen Company Announces Appointment of Chris Yankow

ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The RiteScreen Company, LLC (www.ritescreen.com), a leading manufacturer of window and patio door screens in North America, announced that Chris Yankowich has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and a m ... Read more

House Members Argue for Puerto Rico Coal Plant Shutdown

WASHINGTON -- A coal-powered electricity plant in Puerto Rico that is releasing toxic coal ash should be shut down immediately because it is harming residents' health, several House members said.

"Whether through production or storage, t ... Read more