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September 27, 2019

DiamondBack Truck Covers of Philipsburg in Centre County was recently presented with the Pennsylvania Small Business of the Year award by U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township. DiamondBack founders and owners Ethan Wendle and Matt Chverchko were also been named SBA's Pennsylvania's Persons of the Year. In presenting the award, Rep.

September 18, 2019

Friends, partners, volunteers and donors of the Food Bank gathered Tuesday morning at the local food bank site to honor the 2019 Hunger Hero Award winners.

September 17, 2019

"I rise today to recognize the community development and revitalization efforts of Clarion, Pennsylvania," Thompson said in the September 10, 2019 issue.

"Recently (July 22), I was back in my district, touring Clarion's growing downtown region, meeting with small business owners and community leaders, and the progress and growth that I saw were truly exciting."

September 13, 2019

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-15th District, and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8th District, have introduced the Abandoned Mine Land Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4248) to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) trust fund.

Issues:Agriculture
September 13, 2019

Congressman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, lauded the end of the Waters of the United States Rule.

Issues:Agriculture
September 11, 2019

Two Pennsylvania congressmen, including Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land trust fund established 42 years ago.

Issues:Agriculture
September 6, 2019

Back-to-school season is giving some Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers a chance to renew their fight for whole milk in schools.

Issues:Agriculture
September 4, 2019

"This site here in Warren County. This is about national security."

And a desire to "identify concerns" and see how manufacturers "interface" with the federal government brought Congressman Glenn Thompson to Ellwood National Forge on Tuesday morning.

September 3, 2019

Living up to their bright red "Polk Center Strong" T-shirts, a throng of more than 500 area residents rallied Monday morning in Franklin to protest the proposed closing of Polk State Center.

Issues:Healthcare
August 29, 2019

What began as a Penn State engineering entrepreneurial class project has grown into a national company, and its owners will be recognized Thursday with the Pennsylvania Small Business of the Year award.