Plans for a public memorial service for Penn State football icon Joe Paterno, to be held Thursday in the Bryce Jordan Center, were announced today. Koch Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements for the family, said there will be a public viewing from 1 to 11 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. to noon [...]

It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe Paterno passed away earlier today. His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled. He died as he lived. He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had [...]

I don’t know about you, but Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback is required reading for me every week – not so much for the football stuff, but because of the extras he adds to the reports of game results – and he didn’t disappoint me today: “I asked Emily Kaplan, a friend of mine from [...]

Everyone in BearCountry has been touched by some aspect of the scandal at Penn State, from anger to despair. But, finally, school trustees moved forward Wednesday, according to SI.com’s Andy Staples: “Now, the university community needs to repair itself. Wednesday’s board of trustees meeting was a good start. Finally, someone at Penn State showed some [...]

WQBR is all over the Clinton County Commissioners candidate forum this Thursday, sponsored by the Lock Haven Express – station owner and Good News magazine editor Karyn Stratton will be one of the questioners…the forum starts at 6:30 at the Red Eye Center in Flemington… Help the 19th Annual Bear Christmas Wish… Free Food Monday: [...]

Don’t miss this week’s interview with Lock Haven YMCA executive director Cheryl Orndorf and co-worker Leila Fredrick on Good News Live! – Sunday morning @ 10 on WQBR! Find out more about the Y’s new programs @ www.lockhavenymca.com… AND… Hear all about the Second Annual Fall Festival at the McElhattan United Methodist Church, coming up [...]

Dr.  Dave here – Sunday at 10 am I talk with Tammy Miller, head of the new organization In Your Shoes. Tammy is trying to help as many kids as she can to pay the fees to allow them to play on a sports team in Clinton County. Contribute to the project if you can, [...]

The American Veterans Traveling Tribute Memorial Wall has arrived in Lock Haven, and I urge you to take the time to see it. Schedule: Friday, September 16:  Education Day  8:30 a.m. -Sugar Valley Charter students visit – WWII presentation by Logan Coney, C.E.O. of SVRCS  10:00 a.m. – Students from KCSD will be bused in [...]

What were you doing? I’ve heard that question more and more often as the ten year anniversary of that horrible day gets closer. I was sitting on the couch in our living room with our almost two year old son Ryan asleep on my shoulder.  I tried to avoid waking him as I clicked on [...]