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These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When
These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of business. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, has announced plans to close all 963 of its remaining stores nationwide, including the remaining 64 locations in Pennsylvania. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when they declared bankruptcy over the summer. More than 6% of all Big Lots were located in the commonwealth, with the most stores located in Texas.  The last day of business is expected to be in mid-February, according to sources familiar with the closures. While offi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials
PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials A 13-year-old boy passed away less than four days before starting eighth grade, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School Principal Michael Sokalzuk told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  Jaxon Snyder, of Lewisburg, died after "a brief and unexpected illness," on Monday evening, Aug. 19, Sokalzuk said.  The statement from the school reads in full: "The entire Lewisburg Area School District, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School, and Lewisburg community mourns the passing of 8th grade student Jaxon Snyder. Jaxon passed away after a brief and unexpected illness. Jaxon was a mo…

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by Jillian Pikora