Proposals aim for efficiency
MOUNT CARMEL - Proposals to approve an automated substitute calling system, a performance tracker for students and new electronic software to evaluate teachers were discussed at Monday night's work...
View ArticlePastor's new vestments prove Bible is not boring
SHAMOKIN - The Rev. David M. Byerly, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Shamokin, surprised his congregation recently by wearing some unusual vestments to launch into the fall season. His "high priest"...
View ArticleGunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former Navy reservist who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had been hearing voices and was being treated for mental illness in the weeks before the shooting rampage,...
View ArticleFuel Gauge: Local gas prices fall almost six cents
Susquehanna Valley gas prices fell almost six cents to $3.60 a gallon this week, according to AAA East Central.On the national frontTuesday's national average price for regular unleaded gasoline is...
View ArticleShamokin Housing Authority chair charged with harassing public housing residents
SHAMOKIN - The chairman of the Shamokin Housing Authority has been charged with harassing residents at two complexes managed by the agency. City Police Patrolman Raymond Siko II on Tuesday charged...
View ArticleStudy fiinds pig manure is associated with MRSA
DANVILLE - Researchers from Geisinger's Henry Hood Center for Health Research and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time found an association between living in...
View ArticleCoal Township police secure PLCB underage drinking grant
COAL TOWNSHIP - The police department, through the township board of commissioners, announced that it has received a $39,500 grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) to combat underage...
View ArticleChimes go silent as large crane removes tower from Shamokin church
SHAMOKIN - When Sunday service was to begin at St. John's United Church of Christ, chimes housed in a wood-framed tower atop the church were played by the organist. They were played again at the end,...
View ArticleLease on for another month between Shamokin Area, Northwestern
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District and Northwestern Human Services are currently operating on a month-to-month lease agreement at Northwestern Academy. The district and the private firm...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Republican women plan conferenceWEST MILTON - SUN Area Council of Republican Women together with other area councils will host the North-Central Regional Pennsylvania Federation of Republican Women...
View ArticleKraynak's appeal of driver's license suspension denied
SUNBURY - Less than three weeks after being convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, Dr. Raymond J. Kraynak Jr. now faces the loss of his operator's license for one year. During a two-hour...
View ArticleNCCTC to offer adult courses again
COAL TOWNSHIP - Evening courses for adults are again being offered at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center (NCCTC).There are 17 courses or workshops offered beginning the week of Oct. 7:...
View ArticleWelfare recipient numbers down 21 percent in Northumberland County
There are 21 percent fewer people receiving cash welfare in Northumberland County now than in 2011. The number of participants in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fell from...
View ArticleShamokin police: Defendant gave false address
SHAMOKIN - City police said Friday that an address provided by one of three men charged in connection with an incident on Thursday was false. Albert Scicchitano, 51, who was charged with hindering...
View ArticleAtlas man charged in 3-county chase free on bail
CATAWISSA - The Atlas man who allegedly led police on a vehicle pursuit through three counties Aug. 25 was released from Columbia County Prison Friday on $50,000 unsecured bail. Robert Clair Miller,...
View ArticleMan wanted in Cressona robbery
CRESSONA - State police at Schuylkill Haven are looking for a man who robbed the Mobile Gas station about 10 p.m. Thursday. Troopers said the man entered the building at 20 Pottsville St. wielding a...
View ArticleWWII vets who served in same battalion meet 70 years later
KULPMONT - More than 180 years of combined living history met for the first time at Serenity Gardens Assisted Living Community Friday morning. Resident Ralph Long, 92, welcomed Maynard Boop, 93, of...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013
SASB committee to meet Sept. 25 COAL TOWNSHIP - The building and grounds committee of the Shamokin Area School Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the board conference room of the middle/high...
View ArticleLocal chiefs believe bust sends strong message
SHAMOKIN - Local police chiefs believe Thursday's bust of 16 people suspected in an international heroin and cocaine ring will not only disrupt drug trafficking in the area, but will lead to a decrease...
View ArticleFormer officer accused of stealing $127K from Legion
MONTOURSVILLE - A former officer of a Lycoming County American Legion is accused of defrauding the organization of $127,020.88, according to state police. Jess P. Hackenburg, 69, of Montoursville, was...
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