LM administrator raises will be performance based
MANDATA - The Line Mountain School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a new Act 93 agreement involving most administrators. Retroactive to July 1 and effective through June 30, 2018, the agreement...
View ArticleTen-digit dialing starts Sept. 21
The change from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) of mandatory ten-digit dialing is set to begin in less than two weeks for residential and business customers within the existing 570...
View ArticleShamokin woman sought on drug charges
SHAMOKIN - A 24-year-old Shamokin woman who remained at large Wednesday has been charged with multiple felony offenses involving the delivery of heroin and cocaine in the city and Coal Township.Five...
View ArticleKerry talks tough in Syria encounter with Russia
GENEVA (AP) — Striking a tough tone, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened swiftly convened talks with Russia on Syria's chemical weapons Thursday by bluntly rejecting a Syrian pledge to begin a...
View ArticleShamokin woman wanted on drug charges apprehended
COAL TOWNSHIP — A Shamokin woman wanted on multiple felony drug charges was taken into custody late Wednesday night and committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury. Sarah Ann Karpinski, 24,...
View ArticleArea students complete program at LPN Center
SUNBURY - Parents, spouses and part- and full-time employees were among the graduating class of the Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center's 12-month, full-time program. Commencement was held in the...
View ArticleOrganization News: Rainbow Club
COAL TOWNSHIP - The monthly meeting of the Rainbow Club was held in the Our Lady of Hope parish hall. President Ruth Romanoski called the meeting to order with prayer and the Pledge of...
View ArticleEvangelical acquires SUN Ortho
LEWISBURG - Evangelical Community Hospital has acquired SUN Orthopaedic Group Inc., it was announced Friday.Under the partnership, SUN Ortho's staff combines with Evangelical's staff and facilities,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013
PA German class scheduledKLINGERSTOWN - The Line Mountain Charge, Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches, will hold its annual elementary Pennsylvania German language...
View ArticlePoint Twp. awaits word on grant payback reversal
POINT TOWNSHIP - A township official said supervisors are still in the dark about concerns of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in relation to a botched grant program for low-...
View ArticleShamokin cannot confirm its COPS grant pay motion
SHAMOKIN - An audio recording of a city councilman's motion to hire a firm headed by the city clerk's wife does not exist, according to the city clerk himself."We reconvened and I did not remember to...
View ArticleATR hopes for 500 at Geisinger ride today
COAL TOWNSHIP - The president of a nonprofit behind today's benefit trail ride for the Children's Miracle Network at the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) hopes to use off-roading events to...
View ArticleOrganization News: Northumberland Council of Catholic Women
MOUNT CARMEL - The Northumberland Deanery Council of Catholic Women held its annual celebration for couples married 25 years or more with a Mass and special blessing by the Rev. Frank Karwacki at Our...
View ArticleKulpmont K of C to sponsor second annual wine fest
KULPMONT - The Kulpmont Knights of Columbus will sponsor the second annual Wine Fest at Holy Angels picnic grounds from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.The Knights expect participation by 12 wineries,...
View ArticleBoys, grades 1 to 5, invited to join Scouting
Cub Scout packs throughout the Susquehanna Valley are inviting boys in fourth through sixth grades to join. Boys and an adult are encouraged to attend the location of their choice to learn more and...
View ArticleAOAA authority votes to grant work extension
SHAMOKIN - The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) Authority voted Monday to grant a 29-day extension to the general contractor who is overseeing the construction of its $1.6 million welcome...
View ArticleJudge feels for Dubbs, but says fines stand in Kulpmont debris case
SUNBURY - David Dubbs didn't get any further in county court in his quest for leniency over daily fines for not cleaning up debris from a fire that destroyed his Kulpmont home in January. Following an...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013
Fire company grants availableHARRISBURG - Fire companies and volunteer ambulance services throughout the state are encouraged by state Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-108, to submit an application for...
View ArticleSecond attempt the charm for father-son hiking team
In a Father's Day article in The News-Item about climbing mountains in New Hampshire, one mountain, Mount Potash, poised a challenge for this father-son team this past May. We were unable to climb this...
View ArticleVeterans eligible for diploma
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Veterans Affairs Department reminds area school districts about "Operation Recognition," a program that authorizes the issuance of high school diplomas to any honorably...
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