Susquehanna University graduate
SELINSGROVE - Scott E. Marcinek, of Coal Township, earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Susquehanna University this summer. Marcinek is a son of...
View ArticleBrewser's SportsGrille marks five years
COAL TOWNSHIP - Brewser's SportsGrille celebrates its five-year anniversary today.Its owners, Dan Hauer and Geno Welsh, credit their employees with working to make the restaurant a success.They can...
View ArticleProperty tax reform bill could get green light this fall
HARRISBURG - A new House bill designed to provide school districts with options to reduce or eliminate property taxes could get a green light for some action this fall. The measure, sponsored by Rep....
View ArticleArt Contest Winners
SHAMOKIN - Four students from Welch Art Studios Shamokin Studio won awards for their artwork at the recent Susquehanna Art Society Juried Show, held at the Degenstein Community Library in...
View ArticleCompletes basic training
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Air Force Airman 1st Class Noah J. Ilgenfritz graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive,...
View ArticleFamilies displaced by apartment fire in Ashland
ASHLAND - Fifteen people were displaced from their homes following a fire at 3 a.m. Monday in an apartment building at 714 W. Centre St.In a telephone interview Monday, Ashland fire Chief Phil Groody...
View ArticleKorean War veterans honored at All Home Days
ELYSBURG - Labor Day weekend across the country usually signifies the end of summer, but state Rep. Kurt Masser (R-107) said the people of Ralpho Township celebrate the holiday in a unique way. It's...
View ArticleMarine veteran honored at MC flag ceremony
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee held its 445th "Changing of the Colors" flag ceremony Aug. 18 at the Susquehanna Bank flag pole, in honor and memory of a U.S. Marine Corps...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013
Sobriety checkpoints plannedPOTTSVILLE - The North Central Highway Safety Network's Regional DUI Enforcement Group and the Coal Township Police Department will be conducting roving patrols and sobriety...
View ArticleNorthumberland County OKs tax-break ordinance
SUNBURY - At a public hearing Tuesday, Northumberland County commissioners unanimously passed a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) ordinance. Read by solicitor Frank Garrigan, the...
View ArticleNorthumberland County to uprgrade computer software for $385k
SUNBURY - A new computer software system unanimously approved by Northumberland County commissioners Tuesday will provide a "paperless" process for the accounting, payroll, purchasing and human...
View ArticleShamokin Area hoping for smoother process with metal detectors today
COAL TOWNSHIP - School officials will shake up the security process this morning at Shamokin Area Middle/High School following a 90-minute delay to the start of school Tuesday. Instead of each student...
View ArticleMount Carmel forced to pay unemployment for retired chief's part-time job layoff
MOUNT CARMEL - The state says Mount Carmel can't get back $10,640 it paid in unemployment compensation to a retired police chief after he was laid off from a job at a private firm. Brian Shurock, who...
View ArticleFoundation poured for AOAA welcome center
The concrete foundation for the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) welcome center has been poured. The center will include an administrative building with an office, conference room and three...
View ArticleNorthumberland County commissioners to meet tonight on row office pay reduction
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners will meet tonight to either lower or maintain the current salaries of elected officials. A public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. in the county...
View ArticleFuel Gauge: Area gas prices spike 12 cents
Susquehanna Valley gas prices rose 12 cents to $3.68 a gallon this week, according to AAA East Central.On the national frontToday's national average price for regular unleaded gasoline is $3.59 per...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Shamokin anniversary committee rescheduled for next weekSHAMOKIN - A meeting of the 150th Shamokin Anniversary Committee has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Knights of Columbus...
View ArticleObama faces Syria test as House holds 1st hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is facing a tougher examination of its plans for military intervention in Syria, squaring off against tea party Republicans and other skeptical House members...
View ArticleOhio man who held 3 women captive found hanged
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The man serving a life prison term for kidnapping three women and repeatedly raping them in his home for nearly a decade has been found dead and is believed to have committed suicide,...
View ArticleSecurity procedure goes on much smoother on second day of school
COAL TOWNSHIP - A rethinking of the security procedure made for a much smoother entry into Shamokin Area Middle/High School for students Wednesday morning, according to the school principal.There were...
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