I’ve always enjoyed her style of writing. “I’ve watched Lana over the years go from a young reporter who wrote the most amazing articles about the people and happenings of our town and surrounding areas. One of Lana’s biggest fans, the late Eleanor Kodish, talked glowingly of her friend at a ceremony a few years back. She also has been honored by various community groups for her support of their cause and mission through stories and volunteerism. She had an angel figurine on her desk, and some of her staff thought it was watching over everything - a collective guardian angel warding off mistakes and lending aid in all the things a managing editor does. The wall next to Lana’s desk is covered high and wide with photos, accolades and all sorts of mementoes. The readers could always tell that Lana loved being part of a small town and a close-knit community. She brought the community a little closer. Because of Lana, readers got to know their neighbors - their trials and triumphs - a little better. She loved to tell their inspirational stories. Lana had a special place in her heart for families who managed to triumph in the shadow of tragedy and adversity. She also gave priority to local crime and criminal court cases. She covered every election as the voting results came in. Her favorite articles included kids and their achievements, especially the Clinton County Fair, Keystone Little League, the Pennsylvania State Flaming Foliage Festival and anything related to local veterans. She mentored new writers and especially enjoyed mentoring student writers and giving them a voice in the newspaper. She was a morning person and was often the first person in The Express building each day.Īs managing editor, she was part of the team through which local news flowed. While her boys were young, she would get up in the wee hours of the morning to type her stories. She then joined the Williamsport Sun-Gazette as its Clinton County reporter before coming to The Express in 1996. She started her journalism career at the Daily Item in Sunbury and later worked at the Grit newspaper. Lana was the Managing Editor of The Express community newspaper. Lana surprised Donnie on their 25th anniversary with his first Farmall tractor.Ī community journalist for some 45 years, Lana’s stories about people, their triumphs and their hardships, touched so many lives over the years. She and Donnie both loved Farmall tractors and often attended tractor shows and events together. She was a former board member of the local Salvation Army and the Clinton County Community Foundation, and she had served on the Penn College Magazine Advisory Committee. She was especially involved in their sports teams and loved to cheer them on. Lana was active in her church and with her grandchildren. Local people loved to shop there for unique and delightful items. Several decades ago, Lana and her mother owned and operated Heaven to Seven, next to The Express in Lock Haven, selling baby clothes and gifts. She was especially close to her mother, brothers, her sons, Nate, Trent and Scottie, and her grandchildren. She lived in Pine Creek Township with her husband, Donnie.īut that’s just the beginning of her story. Lana was a Lock Haven native and attended Lock Haven State College before transferring to Williamsport Area Community College where she graduated with a degree in Journalism. Her beloved mother only just passed this past June at age 99. 27, 2022, after a bravely fought battle against cancer.īorn in 1948 in Lock Haven, Lana was the daughter of Raymond S. These words describe Lana Muthler, a hard-working community journalist who left this Earth to be with her mother, dad, two brothers and grandparents in heaven on Tuesday, Dec. “A family woman, a community force, an intelligent observer.”
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