Project near Trevorton taking longer than expected, Tharptown bridge rehab...
Two major highway projects continue in the greater Shamokin area.At the bridge rehabilitation on Route 61 near Tharptown, concrete for the southbound lanes of the bridge deck was poured on June 6, and...
View ArticleShamokin asks county judge to overturn RTK ruling in health benefits case
SHAMOKIN - The City of Shamokin has turned to Northumberland County Court in its effort to keep private the individual cost of health benefits for elected officials. A petition for review filed June 7...
View ArticleZack in jail since April
SUNBURY - A former substitute teacher at Shamokin Area School District charged with sending several sexually graphic text messages to four girls under the age of 18 is incarcerated at Northumberland...
View ArticleDUI Task Forces remind drivers, boaters to have a safe Fourth of July holiday
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Driving Under the Association reminds drivers and boaters that celebrating Independence Day with family and friends should mean an enjoyable time is shared by everyone,...
View ArticleClover Hose is all set for block party July 4-6 in Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - Clover Hose Fire Company's annual block party will be held Thursday through Saturday, July 4 to 6, on Sixth Street in front of the fire company. Games, food (including the Wilburton Red...
View ArticleSenate committee passes bill on Ashland museum
HARRISBURG - The Museum of Anthracite Mining would be conveyed to Ashland Borough as part of legislation approved by the Senate State Government Committee Tuesday, according to a press release from...
View ArticleGas prices inch up three cents this week in the Susquehanna Valley
Susquehanna Valley gas prices inched up three cents this week to an average of $3.498.On the national frontJust weeks after prices in the Midwest soared to new or near record-highs on regional supply...
View ArticleOrganization News: Northumberland District CCW
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Northumberland District Council of Catholic Women held its deanery meeting June 2 at Our Lady of Hope Church.Deanery president, Elaine Jurgill, called the meeting to order. Members...
View ArticleRosini: Reams may be out of hospital soon
SUNBURY - The teenager who was shot by a Sunbury police officer during a June 5 pursuit in the city remained in fair condition Tuesday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, but could be released...
View ArticleSchool News: NCCTC honor roll
The honor roll for the fourth marking period of the 2012-13 school year at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center has been released. To receive first honors, a student must maintain an...
View ArticleUse caution with these grilling safety tips from the fire bureau
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Fire Bureau and the United State Fire Administration has provided the public with some grilling safety tips. An estimated 5,700 grill fires on residential properties occur...
View ArticleMount Carmel teen arrested on drug offense in OCMD
OCEAN CITY, Md. - A Mount Carmel teen was arrested on a felony drug offense in this resort town eight days after graduating from high school. Ocean City police charged Robert K. Beierschmitt, 19, of...
View ArticleSchool News: OLOL awards
COAL TOWNSHIP - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School recently presented students in first through sixth grade with the following awards:Distinguished Honors (97 percent or above)Fourth grade: Ashley...
View ArticleTwo in custody after alleged theft, threat at Coal Township Walmart
COAL TOWNSHIP - Two Hazleton men were arrested by Coal Township police Tuesday following an alleged theft and gun threat at Wal-Mart Supercenter on Route 61. The incident occurred at 8:15 p.m. and...
View Article$500K Lottery ticket sold at Friendly Choice Food Mart
ASHLAND - The Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday that a Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $500,000 was sold in Ashland.The jackpot-winning ticket was drawn Saturday and sold at Friendly Choice Food Mart,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Trout fishing, Marcellus topic of talkSELINSGROVE - Jon Niles, an ecologist at Susquehanna University who has been studying fish populations in streams and how changes in the environment affect those...
View ArticleDanville-Riverside bridge to be one lane Thursday morning
DANVILLE – Motorists who travel the (Route 54) Danville-Riverside Bridge in Montour and Northumberland counties are advised that deck patching work will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, June 28, 2013
No God's Chuckwagon next weekSHAMOKIN - The God's Chuckwagon mobile soup kitchen will not be serving food in either Shamokin or Mount Carmel the week of July 1. The group will resume serving on Monday,...
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Dying to Live to play benefitMOUNT CARMEL - Dying To Live will perform a benefit for Rosie's Villa (a drug/alcohol rehab center), at 7 p.m. tonight at the old Kluckers and Kream building right before...
View ArticleDoctorate of Podiatric Medicine at Des Moines University
DES MOINES, Iowa - Ashley Mychak of Thomas Road, Elysburg, was awarded a Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine by Des Moines University on Saturday, May 25.While at the university, she received the Scott...
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