Woman in first same-sex Pa. marriage graduated from SCA
LIMERICK - One of the women who took part Wednesday in the first same-sex marriage ceremony in Pennsylvania history is a graduate of Southern Columbia Area High School, the (Bloomsbvurg) Press...
View ArticleGusick files amended complaint on Shamokin emergency work
SHAMOKIN - A local contractor hasn't given up in his pursuit of a $98,500 invoice submitted to City Hall last year for an emergency demolition on North Shamokin Street.An amended complaint was filed...
View ArticleShamokin mayor in 'good condition' after fall
SHAMOKIN - Mayor George Rozinskie is in "good condition" after being hospitalized after he fell inside his home early Tuesday morning, according to his wife.Georgette Rozinskie said doctors haven't yet...
View ArticleSaturday Spirit: God's love energizes us for life's climbs
I had a fairly good imagination as a kid. Just ask some of my teachers about the excuses I gave for not having my homework done. However, a recent eight-hour round trip by car reminded me of how...
View ArticleTwo accused of stealing computer tablets from Coal Township store
COAL TOWNSHIP - A Shamokin woman and a Coal Township man are accused of stealing four computer tablets from Walmart Supercenter across from the Coal Township Plaza between 10:42 and 11:15 p.m. Monday,...
View ArticlePolice continue investigation of Coal Township ATV fatality
COAL TOWNSHIP - Police are continuing their investigation of an ATV accident Sunday afternoon that claimed the life of a Gordon man. It's possible trespassing charges will be filed against three...
View ArticleDucks drop in Shamokin
The Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce's duck drop took place Saturday afternoon in Shamokin, where hundreds od ducks were dropped off the Liberty Street bridge into Shamokin Creek behind OIP.
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Move vehicles for Shamokin pavingSHAMOKIN - The city will begin its 2013 bituminous paving project, weather permitting, beginning Monday.The following streets are set for paving: North Marshall Street...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Marriage licenses Aaron Nathaniel Perron and Danielle Claire Oggler, both of 224 Front St., Mount Carmel. Issued July 25. William C. Rennard Sr. and Susan J. Kline, both of 221 Park St., Mount Carmel....
View ArticlePine Grove man killed in crash on Route 443
FRIEDENSBURG - A Pine Grove man was killed near here in Wayne Township Friday night when the Jeep in which he was a passenger swerved to avoid a deer, according to state police at Schuylkill...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Trike crashMANDATA - A 53-year-old Dalmatia man was airlifted Saturday after crashing a motorcycle into a fence and a tree along Route 225 in Lower Mahanoy Township, about 1 1/2 miles south of Mandata,...
View ArticleTafner to be free Aug. 23; her local properties are in tax sales
Thea Tafner is in the final month of her federal prison term, but it doesn’t appear she’ll have any local properties to come back to when she’s freed. Tafner’s Rush Township property, once occupied by...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
SAHS looking for guard membersCOAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area High School band is looking for students to become guard members for the 2013-14 high school marching band. Students in grades eight to 12...
View ArticleKeystone Health Information Exchange expands to include critical heart...
DANVILLE - Doctors in emergency departments across central and northeast Pennsylvania are now able to utilize the Keystone Health Information Exchange (KeyHIE®) to access a patient's heart monitoring...
View ArticleRenters term Elysburg building fire suspicious
ELYSBURG - The cause of Sunday's fire at a mostly vacant commercial building on East Mill Street may be suspicious in nature, according to Vic Lisiewski and Tim Eckert, who rent the property from owner...
View ArticleSentencing once again stalled for informant charged in drug case
SUNBURY - An informant charged by Shamokin and Coal Township police with drug-related offenses showed up late for his sentencing Monday morning, prompting President Judge Robert B. Sacavage to continue...
View ArticleCoroner's office seeks public help in finding relative of woman found dead
SHAMOKIN - The Northumberland County Coroner's Office seeks the public's assistance in locating "blood" relatives of 68-year-old Anna Mae Walters who was found dead Friday in her Pine Street home....
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Save energy, stay safe this summerSome things are just a given. Water is wet, the sky is blue and summer in Pennsylvania can be pretty This week is a perfect example of the latter. While not all that...
View ArticleLocal students part of 'TRiO'
BLOOMSBURG - Students from Mount Carmel Area, North Schuylkill, Shamokin Area and five other high schools are participating in the TRiO Upward Bound program this summer at Bloomsburg University. It...
View ArticleKoontz gets 3 months
SUNBURY - "I don't believe in the law. This tells me that you can go out the mountain, party, kill your best friend and only get 90 days in jail."That was the reaction Monday morning from a very...
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