Kevin Mertz

1 day ago | standard-journal.com | Kevin Mertz

LEWISBURG — Wawa has announced that its first Union County location will open at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 5. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 8:30 at the store, located at 113 business lane, just off of Route 15 in Kelly Township. During the grand opening event, Wawa will announce community partnerships and support for local organizations. “We are excited to continue our expansion in Central Pennsylvania with our first store in Union County,” said Jim Magee, director of Store Operations.

4 days ago | standard-journal.com | Kevin Mertz

Skip to main content You have permission to edit this article. SELINSGROVE — Rick Eckert, of York, won Saturday's super late model feature at Selinsgrove Speedway. Eckert also won the track's season opener in April. Other Saturday night winners at Selinsgrove were Lane Snook in limited late models, Krutz Kepner in Pa. Sprint Cars and Jaden Geesaman in the roadrunner division.

6 days ago | standard-journal.com | Kevin Mertz

Two weeks ago, I made my first visit of the 2025 season to the Selinsgrove Speedway. Right out of the gate, several things impressed me. This marks the first year the speedway is being promoted by SCD Management, led by Paula Schick, Jenna Mowery and Colin Rice. The trio faced a tall task when they took over as the individual who had promoted the track over the last two years canceled most of the track’s 2024 races as civil claims continued to pile up against her, alleging unpaid bills.

1 week ago | standard-journal.com | Kevin Mertz

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1 week ago | standard-journal.com | Kevin Mertz

With the warmer weather we’ve had over the last couple of weeks, I couldn’t help but remember that April isn’t always like that. In fact, I remember several times in late April where snow has even fallen from the sky. One particular date on which that happened was April 21, 2002. I was sitting in the grandstands at the now-shuttered Nazareth Speedway, in the Lehigh Valley, on that date. kAmxE >2J 92G6 366? @?6 @7 E96 4@=56DE x’G6 366? H9:=6 2EE6?5:?8 2?