North Schuylkill grads celebrate success, greet future
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Just after Friday's scorching sun mercifully dipped behind the mountains west of North Schuylkill Junior-Senior High School, throwing shade on a thankfully cooled commencement crowd...
View ArticleCollege news: Local woman to attend Ph.D. program at University of South...
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Aubrey Lynne Stover, a daughter of Denise Stover, of Shamokin, and Joel Stover, of Mifflinburg, has been accepted to The University of South Carolina for the counselor education and...
View ArticleFact finder gives details in MCA dispute
MOUNT CARMEL - Raises and contributions to health care costs are at the center of the ongoing teacher contract negotiations in the Mount Carmel Area School District.The district's 109 teachers have...
View ArticleNo charges for Galla's brother
Charges are not expected to be filed against the brother of former policeman Anthony J. Galla, who was killed by a U.S. Marshals Task Force Tuesday night in a hotel room in Upper Darby after shooting a...
View ArticleLine Mountain says goodbye to Class of 2013
MANDATA - The valedictorian of Line Mountain's Class of 2013 took a page from pop culture, and quantum mechanics, while preparing his speech for Friday's graduation ceremony.Valedictorian and class...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Illegal immigration discussion plannedELYSBURG - How to respond to illegal immigration will be discussed at Lifetree Cafe from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Elysburg Presbyterian Church, 320 W. Valley Ave.The...
View ArticleUS district judge adopts opinion in Kaleta Sunshine Law lawsuit
WILLIAMSPORT - Last month's recommendation by a federal judge to continue a lawsuit against Northumberland County Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Stephen Bridy and the county on a Sunshine Law violation...
View ArticleRottweiler's owner turns self in to police, posts bail
COAL TOWNSHIP - The owner of a Rottweiler that bit a Kulpmont man last week was committed to Northumberland County Prison Thursday morning after turning herself over to authorities. She later posted...
View ArticleTickets available in Mustang raffle to help fire department
SUNBURY - The Sunbury Fire Department is conducting its sixth annual Mustang Raffle to raise money for the department.This year's raffle continues with the Mustang Club of America styling for the car,...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sunday, June 2, 2013
Child found SHAMOKIN - A 7-year-old girl who wandered from her home at 236 S. Sixth St. on Friday was found unharmed in the city's Fifth Ward about 30 minutes after she was reported missing. Patrolman...
View ArticleCAFO case in Columbia County Court Monday
BEAR GAP - Joel and Sarah Knoebel want the 57 residents who have appealed their plan to build two large chicken barns in Cleveland Township to post a $151,100 bond, money they'd receive if Columbia...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, June 2, 2013
Marriage licenses Fard Karriem to Melinda J. Hassinger, both of 930 Chestnut St., P.O. Box 1, Shamokin. Issued Friday. Randy Allen Swavely, 819 W. Sixth St., Mount Carmel, to Diane E. Sala, 312 W....
View ArticlePump holds key to opening for Shamokin pool
SHAMOKIN - The flip of a switch later this week will determine whether or not the Lawton W. Shroyer Memorial Swimming Pool will open on time. The 400,000-gallon pool on South Rock Street will be...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday June 2, 2013
Ribbon-cutting set at playgroundKULPMONT - A ribbon-cutting and celebration for the new playground at the Terry-Miriello Field is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 12.Anyone who donated time,...
View ArticleWaltersheid ordains four new priests
HARRISBURG - Four men were ordained into the priesthood for the Diocese of Harrisburg at St. Patrick Cathedral Saturday. Kevin Lee Kayda, Stephen Philip Kelley, Daniel Kevin Richards and Mark Thomas...
View ArticleGeisinger earns 'gold' as a best employer
DANVILLE - The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of large U.S. employers, recognized Geisinger Health System (GHS) with its Gold Award for ongoing commitment and dedication to...
View ArticleGood deals found at first St. Pauline auction in Kulpmont
KULPMONT - The Saint Mother Pauline Foundation held its first auction Saturday, with proceeds benefiting its children's charities. The foundation hosts Camp Pauline, a diabetes camp, as well as an...
View ArticleGirl treated, released after hit by car
SHAMOKIN - An 8-year-old girl suffered multiple injuries Monday afternoon when she was hit by a car driven by a woman who left the scene.Patrolman Jarrod Scandle said Destiny Rubio, of 40 S. Anthracite...
View ArticleJudge wants CAFO notes
BLOOMSBURG - A Columbia County judge ordered the attorneys in a Cleveland Township appeals case to transcribe testimony at the next zoning board hearing before deciding whether residents fighting...
View ArticleCollege News: Mortensen and Gergen
Two grandsons of a Mount Carmel man recently graduated from universities while another grandson completed his sophomore year of college.James Philip Mortensen, a son of Susan and Glenn Mortensen, of...
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