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Caleb Balas, Nikolas Kistner and Alexis McGrady

From kindergarten to college

They first met in kindergarten, and now they’re in college together. Caleb Balas, Nikolas Kistner and Alexis McGrady are 2024 graduates of Hanover Area High School who are all continuing their education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

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A life of service: Wilkes-Barre alumnus makes a difference

Penn State graduate John Krohn, who served in Iraq and worked to implement protection around energy infrastructure in Ukraine, is now the deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy.

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