Fair to honor founding members during event
By Rob Wheary SUNBURY - The 2013 Northumberland County Fair will honor the memory of two of their founding members during the 14th annual event, which was started to promote the agricultural benefits...
View ArticleDean's list at Shippensburg University
COAL TOWNSHIP - Carley Dabulis, of Coal Township, was named to the dean's list at Shippensburg University for the spring semester with a 3.6 grade-point average.Dabulis is majoring in psychology. She...
View ArticleOrangeville man dies in crash
MILLVILLE - An 80-year-old Orangeville man was killed Saturday afternoon when his car crashed into a utility pole along East Main Street near Sunny View Lane in this Columbia County borough.State...
View ArticlePioneer Day held in Ashland
ASHLAND - It was a celebration of community and history during the 21st edition of Pioneer Days at Higher Up Park in Ashland, located near the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train tourist...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, August 18, 2013
Post 92 auxiliary meets todayTREVORTON - The American Legion Post 92 Ladies Auxiliary will have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. today at the post home on Shamokin Street.C.T. to prepare Pine StreetCOAL TOWNSHIP...
View ArticleShamokin mural depicts drug store
SHAMOKIN - A new mural depicting a former drug store in Shamokin debuted in the downtown district Saturday morning. A painting of Central Drug Store was installed in the frame of a window on the Eighth...
View ArticleStudying this fall in Ireland
SELINSGROVE - Susquehanna University student Chris Rowe, of Coal Township, is studying at Dublin City University this fall in Dublin, Ireland. Rowe, a junior majoring in history and secondary...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, August 18, 2013
Marriage licensesLloyd Frank Wright, 8976 Highway One, Angora, Minn., to Patricia Sue Roseman, 137 W. Third St., Mount Carmel. Issued Aug. 15, 2013.Jerry Ketler Troup Jr., 5026 State Route 61, Paxinos,...
View Article48 students set to attend NCCTC full-time this year
Editor's note: This is the first in a series on local schools preparing for the new year. COAL TOWNSHIP - After celebrating its 40th anniversary last year, Northumberland County Career and Technology...
View ArticleOrganization News: Manna for the Many
SHAMOKIN - The quarterly meeting of Manna for the Many Board of Directors was held July 24 at the food pantry.Gene Boughner, board vice president, opened the meeting with prayer. There were several...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, Aug. 19, 2013
Tax dollar fraud can be reportedSUNBURY - Northumberland County Controller Tony Phillips announced the creation of an E-Taxpayer Hotline, where citizens can report waste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement...
View Article1950s posters warned kids of dangers of blasting caps
"Hands Off! Blasting Caps are NOT Toys." That's the caption on the bright yellow display board used in the 1950s to warn children of the dangers of playing with blasting caps. The posters and...
View ArticleKulpmont man spent an interesting career in explosives
Editor Note: This story was published in the August Issue of Coal People magazine. Stevens is a native of Shamokin. KULPMONT - Ron Smith, of Scott Street, has had a very interesting career in a very...
View ArticleTeens attend youth quest
GETTYSBURG - Two area students, Amy Frasch, of Shamokin Area Middle/High School, and Christina Kleman, of Mount Carmel Junior/Senior High School, attended the Richard Bartol Youth Quest from July 28 to...
View ArticleSound Off: Monday, Aug. 19, 2013
Wants money back The city of Shamokin spends money it doesn't have, like on the 99 Steps and the walking bridge. If we had the $9,000 raise and the $2,500 for the grant we didn't get, maybe some of...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, Aug. 19, 2013
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in the office of Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, of Shamokin.n Apartments and Acquisitions, of Allentown, against Brittney...
View ArticleFire destroys barn near Mandata
MANDATA - Several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and exhaustion while battling a two-alarm fire Sunday afternoon at a farm near Line Mountain High School. The barn on Dairy Road is...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013
OLOL orientation plannedCOAL TOWNSHIP - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School will hold a back-to-school orientation for pre-school, kindergarten and first-grade students at 1 p.m. Sunday in the school...
View ArticleMount Carmel gives MCMA consent to pursue loan
MOUNT CARMEL - Members of Mount Carmel Borough Council have given their consent to the Mount Carmel Municipal Authority to move forward with a $1.25 million loan to fund repair of a water tank at the...
View ArticleAOAA welcome center work to start soon
SHAMOKIN - Construction of the welcome center at the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) is expected to begin shortly after a building permit was received from Coal Township, authority members...
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