Northumberland County approves GHS to use bond funds for projects
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners Tuesday gave Geisinger Health System the approval it needs in accordance with state and federal laws to permit the use of bond funds for projects in the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Second phase of renovation at Mountain View completedCOAL TOWNSHIP - Mountain View: A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in conjunction with Complete HealthCare Resources-Eastern Inc., announces that...
View ArticleShamokin man, Coal Township man charged for selling pills
Shamokin and Coal Township police have filed several felony charges against two local men for delivering Oxycodone pills to an informant during separate incidents in November and March. Christopher...
View ArticleSASB passes $29.9M budget
COAL TOWNSHIP - A $29.9 million budget and small tax increase was approved for the Shamokin Area School District, and a former employee asked them to reconsider how some of the money is spent.The...
View ArticleLocal gas prices increase two cents
Susquehanna Valley gas prices increased two cents this week to $3.469 per gallon.NationalToday's national average price for regular unleaded gasoline is $3.61 per gallon. This is 2 cents less expensive...
View ArticleLocal United Way votes to not release $11,300 to Boy Scouts
SUNBURY - The Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way Board voted by majority Tuesday not to release $11,300 of discretionary funding to the Susquehanna Council of Boy Scouts of America after four months...
View ArticleArch Street paving set Thursday in Coal Township; vehicles must be moved
COAL TOWNSHIP — The township street department will pave Arch Street from Ash Street to Woodlawn Avenue Thursday and Friday. All residents must abide by the no parking signs. Any vehicles not removed...
View ArticleMount Carmel Township residents will have three days, not 10, to cut lawn...
ATLAS - The amount of time Mount Carmel Township residents have to cut their grass if it gets too high is about to get shorter.Township supervisors voted Wednesday to advertise an ordinance amendment...
View ArticleNorthumberland County awarded grant for courthouse gas furnace
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) Wednesday approved a grant of more than $114,000 to Northumberland County to assist in converting the county courthouse to a natural...
View ArticleMissing Marion Heights teen found
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Township Police Chief Brian Hollenbush used a bit of trickery to be sure missing teen Mackenzie Greco was coming with him when the chief got close to the boy in the woods...
View ArticleShamokin-Coal Twp library summer reading program starts July 3
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library has announced its summer reading program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 3. The program will be held on consecutive Wednesdays from July 3...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Paving starts today on Arch StreetCOAL TOWNSHIP - The township street department will pave Arch Street from Ash Street to Woodlawn Avenue today and Friday. All residents must abide by the no parking...
View ArticleSTAR pick irks SASB director
COAL TOWNSHIP - Two Shamokin Area School Board Members argued Tuesday over athletic training services provided to the district.Directors Charles Shuey and Edward Griffiths debated the hiring of STAR...
View ArticleGeisinger annual economic impact is reported at $6.1B
DANVILLE - A report by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) indicates Geisinger Health System (GHS) has an annual $6.1 billion positive impact on the local, regional and...
View Article...I'm not a player, I just (candy) crush a lot
A little while back I wrote a column concerning how much time I waste on my iPhone. I went on and on about how it is the most useful and useless device I ever laid my hands on then wrapped it up vowing...
View ArticleMount Carmel relay moves to town park
MOUNT CARMEL - Organizers are "energized" for a new year of Relay for Life in the Mount Carmel area. The annual event begins at 1 p.m. Saturday with a new venue - town park - and ends 24 hours...
View ArticleTwo charged for allegedly selling prescription drugs in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Two people from the Sunbury area have been charged for allegedly selling prescription drugs in Shamokin. Jennifer Wolfe, 40, of 519 N. Fifth St., Sunbury, was committed to Northumberland...
View Article6-year-old Shamokin boy rescued from Norry pool
NORTHUMBERLAND - A 6-year-old Shamokin boy was rescued Wednesday from the bottom of the pool at Liberty Splashdown in Northumberland.According to The Daily Item in Sunbury, the boy, who was not...
View ArticleMount Carmel authority's loan approval request tabled
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Municipal Authority (MCMA) needs borough council to approve a $1.25 million loan for repairs to the plant, but the council members are saying no until more information...
View ArticleTwo men charged with burglary waive hearings
DEN-MAR GARDENS - Two individuals charged in conjunction with a break-in at a home on Florida Lane waived their preliminary hearings Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount...
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