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South Centre Township resident Lorie Shadle holds up news articles from the 1980s that document how residents tried to prevent the Bloomsburg Municipal Authority from putting sewage sludge as fertilizer on nearby farms. The PA Department of Environmental Protection says those biosolids likely had PFAS, also called 'forever chemicals,' which contaminated groundwater and wells in parts of Columbia County. Residents spoke out at a DEP hearing on Mar. 19 at Lime Ridge Community Center.

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WVIA 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: Rural government and community issues

Isabela Weiss | WVIA News | Report for America

Follow along each day at WVIA.org as we publish '2025 Year in Review,' a week-long series recounting the top stories of the past year through New Year's Day. Today, check out the top news stories from some of the rural communities in our region.

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PA Democrats: TikTok investor spending big on judge retention vote

Sarah Scinto | WVIA News

Democrats say Pennsylvania’s richest man is trying to buy the outcome of the state’s Supreme Court retention race this year. And get the details on WVIA's Building the Future Open House with Haley's Happy Hour.

Coolbaugh Township Supervisor Cara Rogan reads a statement on her behavior towards Amiellya Broxton at the township's Mar. 18 meeting. On Feb. 28, Rogan blocked Broxton's car in a CVS drive-through, yelled and cursed at her for over two minutes. Rogan was stripped of her title as Vice Chair earlier this month.

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Former Coolbaugh Twp. Vice Chair Cara Rogan refuses to resign, says 'transphobic bigots' caused need for increased police protection

Isabela Weiss | WVIA News | Report for America

Cara Rogan announces she will not resign as a Coolbaugh Township supervisor after a video went viral of her yelling and cursing at a woman waiting to pick up medication at a CVS.