SCA signs with charter school alternative
CATAWISSA RR - Southern Columbia Area School Board approved a contract Monday night with Behavioral Health Associates to provide online education services as an alternative to charter and cyber-charter...
View ArticlePolice: Funeral home worker befriended Coal Township widow, 82, stole $30K
COAL TOWNSHIP - Authorities allege a woman who was employed at a local funeral home used her position to befriend an elderly female before stealing $30,000 from the victim. Heather Gober, 43, of 12...
View ArticleKraynak trial set for next week
SUNBURY - A bench trial for Dr. Raymond J. Kraynak will be held next week because Northumberland County Judge Charles H. Saylor has denied four of the five discovery evidence requests contained in a...
View ArticleMCA spent summer getting tech upgrades
Editor's note: This is the second article in a series on local schools preparing for the new year. MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area School District spent the summer preparing for the future - a digital...
View Article13 new teachers join MCA faculty
MOUNT CARMEL - A new junior high principal and 13 new teachers will be on staff when the new school year begins Monday at Mount Carmel Area School District.Also, Pete Cheddar, who resigned as MCA's...
View ArticleElysburg Fire Department kicks off 2013 fund drive
The Elysburg Fire Department Emergency Medical Services have mailed their 2013 fund drive requests throughout Ralpho Township and surrounding municipalities for which they provide services to. The...
View ArticleProperty owner found guilty on rubble cleanup citations
MOUNT CARMEL - At his summary trial Tuesday, David Dubbs was asked by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones if he had anything to say in disputing 21 code violations for a pile of charred rubble he...
View ArticleBack to School: High school enrollment up, security heightened at Lourdes
By Mark Gilger COAL TOWNSHIP - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School has experienced a substantial enrollment increase at the high school, has enhanced security measures for the new school year and will...
View ArticleSUV slams into house
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - A man sitting in his Butler Township home was severely injured Tuesday when an SUV slammed into the house, trapping him and the driver. Butler Township police Patrolman Shawn Butler...
View ArticleMount Carmel road repair to fix damage to 18 sections of street
MOUNT CARMEL - The borough is scheduled to start a road repair project costing nearly $350,000 that is expected to alleviate damage to 18 sections of neglected streets and alleys.Eastern Industries,...
View ArticleMembers hear advice on unemployment claims
MOUNT CARMEL - Members got insight into how unemployment compensation claims are processed at Tuesday's luncheon for the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRVCC), held at Mattucci's Willow...
View ArticleSASB adds employees at meeting
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School Board hired several more teachers and other staff during a brief meeting Tuesday night at the high school.Taylor Donahue was hired as an elementary teacher at a...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Sept. 23 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Program on raptor birds plannedBARNESVILLE - Paul Zeph, director of conservation for the Audubon Society in Pennsylvania, will present a program on raptors - hawks, eagles and ospreys - at 8 p.m....
View ArticleElementary school has a new name, but Line Mountain retains sense of community
Editor's note: This is the fourth article in a series on local schools starting a new year. TREVORTON - It will mark a new era when 468 students step into the newly named Line Mountain Elementary...
View ArticleSASB extends transportation contract
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School Board extended its transportation contract with Marvin E. Klinger Inc. of Dornsife.Directors approved a $1,146,400 transportation contract for the 2013-14 school...
View ArticleZerbe opens bids for treatment plant
TREVORTON - The bids are in for a new wastewater treatment plant in Zerbe Township, and they are within the projected budget of loans and grants the township has received for the project.Eight bids for...
View ArticleFirst Trevorton building construction in 1850
TREVORTON - One of the original Trevorton school buildings was destroyed in a fire in 1979.The main portion of the current building was built more than 160 years ago.The 2012-13 elementary school...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013
Senior athletic passes availableCATAWISSA - Athletic passes for senior citizens (62 years and older) will be available at Southern Columbia Area High School office for all home athletic events starting...
View ArticleCOPS confirms deadline issues
SHAMOKIN - A federal agency spokesman confirmed Tuesday that the city clerk's wife did report having encountered computer issues on deadline when she attempted to submit an application for a police...
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