Man wanted for threatening ex, her kids is in custody
SHAMOKIN - A 26-year-old Philadelphia man wanted for threatening the lives of his ex-girlfriend and her children was taken into custody Saturday after arriving in the city by bus.Christopher Clark got...
View ArticleShamokin tattoo parlor may not be razed for railroad project
SHAMOKIN - A local tattoo parlor may not be razed after all as part of a railroad safety project. City council was following a proposal based on discussions with the railroad's operating authority to...
View ArticleLocal Toys for Tots to stuff ambulance in Coal Township
SHAMOKIN - The local coordinator for Toys for Tots says the need for donations is as high as it's ever been.Donations, however, are slow coming in, according to Rose Bridgeford, of Shamokin.She's...
View ArticleLandlord-tenant disputes: Week of Nov. 18, 2013
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial district court: Hugh A. Jones, Mount Carmel Keith R. Martin, of Milton, awarded $1,344.15 on Nov. 14 from Jennifer Geesey...
View Article3 say good-bye to Shamokin Area School Board
COAL TOWNSHIP - Tuesday night marked the final meeting for three outgoing Shamokin Area School Board members. President Brian Persing, former president Tracey Witmer and member Treina Mariano...
View ArticleKulpmont man hospitalized after crash along Route 901
LOCUST GAP - A Kulpmont man was flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after loosing control of his car and crashing it into a tree between here and Locust Summit early Tuesday. Wade Smink, 38,...
View ArticleChamber talk focuses on ACA
SHAMOKIN - Mark Bernini, of Apex Insurance Group, Mount Carmel, said the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect everyone, and that the government is putting the burden on employers.During an informal...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Sealing on Route 147 starting todayNORTHUMBERLAND - A PennDOT maintenance crew in will restrict traffic on a section of Route 147 (Duke, Front, Water and King streets) in the borough for crack sealing...
View ArticleNorthumberland County budget remains stalled
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners once again failed to pass a tentative budget for 2014 Tuesday, meaning they must approve the spending plan at their Dec. 3 meeting or conduct a special...
View ArticleShamokin council OKs 1st reading on loan to cover 'unfunded debt'
SHAMOKIN - City council voted last week to approve the first reading of an ordinance to authorize a loan to cover "unfunded debt" through year's end. If final approval is given by a vote of city...
View ArticleCoal Township Police: Cadets captured in a few hours
COAL TOWNSHIP - The four cadets who ran away from Northwestern Academy Monday were apprehended at 10:45 p.m. Monday night by academy staff, according to the Coal Township Police Department. The teens...
View ArticleNorthumberland County judicial sale nets $189,728
SUNBURY - One hundred and eight properties sold at a Northumberland County judicial sale Thursday generated $189,728.35. Proceeds from the sale will be distributed to the county, municipalities and...
View ArticleAudit finds SCA internal controls in good shape
CATAWISSA RR - Southern Columbia Area School District received some good news at the school board meeting Monday night.Ken Wagner, with Wagner, Dreese, Elsasser & Associates PC, presented the...
View ArticleGas prices steady at $3.32 a gallon this week
Susquehanna Valley gas prices remain at $3.32 a gallon this week, according to AAA East Central.On the national frontAfter falling to a multi-year low of $3.18 per gallon last Tuesday, the national...
View ArticleVacant Shamokin Street lot to be purchased from county repository for $1
SHAMOKIN - The city will purchase a vacant lot on Shamokin Street from county repository for $1.The lot at 709-715 N. Shamokin St. was cleared of debris last year after the former Shamokin Health Spa...
View ArticleNorthumberland County reverses on blight house, gives deed back for Shamokin...
SUNBURY - Sunbury resident Keith Musser is once again responsible for a dilapidated house in Shamokin he said he mistakenly purchased two years ago at a county judicial sale. Northumberland County...
View ArticleCulver, Masser pleased with House approval of transportation plan
HARRISBURG - A House transportation funding plan approved on a third try Tuesday night, local legislators Lynda Schlegel-Culver and Kurt Masser were looking forward to the Central Susquehanna Valley...
View ArticleShamokin church is victim in theft of tools from Coal Township house remodel
COAL TOWNSHIP - Paul Eby expressed disbelief when volunteer workers called Tuesday to tell him that thousands of dollars worth of tools had been stolen from a church-owned double home under remodel.But...
View ArticleThanksgiving liturgy held at OLOL
COAL TOWNSHIP - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School held its annual Thanksgiving liturgy Wednesday. The Rev. Alfred Sceski, chaplain, was celebrant for the special liturgy. The Revs. Andrew Stahmer and...
View ArticleShamokin woman awarded competitive scholarship for degree in medical imaging
DALLAS, Pa. - Samantha Weikel, of Shamokin, a member of the class of 2015 at Misericordia University, was like most high school students working their way toward graduation and eventually college. She...
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