Noteworthy: October 20, 2012
Food surplus distribution plannedKULPMONT - A food surplus distribution will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday at the borough garage. Residents are reminded to bring their assigned bags.History...
View ArticleMothers of 2 teens sue Swaboski and Brewser's
SUNBURY - The mothers of two teens injured in a March 28 DUI-related accident near Mount Carmel Area Elementary School have filed civil lawsuits against the driver of the vehicle and a Coal Township...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Saturday, October 20, 2012
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court on Monday, Nov. 26, in Northumberland County...
View ArticleShamokin case in Scout files
A 1964 case involving an assistant Scoutmaster in Shamokin that claims he sexually abused two boys is among those detailed in the Boy Scouts secret "perversion files" released Thursday by order of the...
View ArticleFaith Bible to hold revival services
BURNSIDE - Pastor Perry Ross invites the public to revival services to be held at Faith Bible Church. Evangelist William Narehood, of Bellefonte, will give the messages at the services. Narehood is a...
View ArticleOLOL honors senior citizens
COAL TOWNSHIP - The students of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School celebrated Senior Citizen Appreciation Day Wednesday. Approximately 70 senior citizens attended the annual event hosted by the...
View ArticleLegislative open house held at physical therapy office Masser says he will...
ELYSBURG - Pauline Shoffler, of Elysburg, knows the benefit of physical therapy, which helped her to recover when she broke her ankle and put her on the mend after she bruised her ribs.She was so...
View ArticleHalloween events in area communities
Oct. 24SHAMOKIN - Annual Halloween parade, sponsored by First National Bank and The News-Item. Registration and formation begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Claude E. Kehler Jr. Community Park. Parade beings...
View ArticleGrave Robber Run held in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Once again, Mystery Inc. solved the case.A group dressed as Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the rest of the cartoon gang won the inaugural Grave Robbers Run event in Shamokin Saturday afternoon.Kelly...
View ArticleLATS running better than ever
KULPMONT - Mary Ann Arnoldin, 53, does not have access to private transportation and cannot afford to purchase a new car, so the Kulpmont woman depends on Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS)...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, October 21, 2012
Fall foliage cruiseCOAL TOWNSHIP - The No Name Cruisers car club will hold a fall foliage cruise today with anyone from the area welcome to join them.Anyone wishing to participate is asked to meet the...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area lunch menu changes
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School District has announced the following changes in the lunch menus for the elementary and high school for the week of Oct. 22 to 26.The new menus are as...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, October 21, 2012
Marriage licensesEric M. Monroe to Amy Louise Wilk, both of 409 Overlook Blvd., Coal Township. Issued Oct. 18, 2012.Johnathan M. Barnes, of 1125 W. Mulberry St., Coal Township, to Ashley N. Rosini, of...
View ArticleKulpmont Knights' wine festival attracts large crowd
KULPMONT - More than 1,500 people enjoyed a "bit of the grape" Saturday afternoon at the Holy Angels picnic grounds during the Knights of Columbus Wine Festival.Festival-goers came out to enjoy the...
View ArticlePick-up, tractor trailer collide; no one injured
ELYSBURG - Both drivers escaped injury when a pickup truck and tractor-trailer collided at Route 487 and Knoebels Boulevard Monday morning.According to reports from the scene, the driver of the pickup...
View ArticleSt. Pauline Foundation now has help in 50 states
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Kulpmont-based Saint Mother Pauline Foundation now has formal contacts in all 50 states, where people are helping to spread the word about its good deeds.The Rev. Ray Orloski, of...
View ArticleAlleged victims ask for leniency
SUNBURY - A 21-year-old Coal Township man pleaded guilty Monday morning in Northumberland County Court to simple assault, while six other charges, including burglary, were not prosecuted when one of...
View ArticleKeefer appeals prison sentence in truck theft
SUNBURY - A Shamokin salvage yard owner convicted of a felony theft charge earlier this year has filed an amended motion as he appeals his sentencing on claims he had ineffective counsel and errors...
View ArticleDowned tree cause of outage
TREVORTON - A downed tree onto a power line caused 2,272 PPL customers to lose power just after midnight Saturday.Power was knocked out at 12:03 a.m. at the utility's substation on Sunshine Drive just...
View ArticleSASD revamps head lice policy
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area ditched its "no nit" policy when it comes to head lice, and will implement a process that could protect students from being picked on if the bug does find a home in their...
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