UGI to decrease natural gas rates
READING - UGI Central Penn Gas (UGI CPG) announced Wednesday that customers' purchased gas cost rates will decrease Dec. 1 due to lower wholesale natural gas costs. As a result, the average residential...
View ArticleShamokin man accused in Sunbury stabbing makes bail deal
SUNBURY - A Shamokin man who allegedly stabbed a Sunbury man 10 to 12 times in October was released from Northumberland County Prison this week after reaching a plea deal with the Northumberland County...
View ArticleMCA teachers not sure how much health care will cost
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area teachers can't say for sure how much health care costs are going to rise next year when the district's 114 educators reach the third year of their newly approved...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013
Santa coming to the boroughMOUNT CARMEL - The borough's Santa parade sponsored by the Lions Club, merchants and fire department is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.Donations accepted for typhoon...
View ArticleReport involving handgun unfounded
THARPTOWN - Reports of a handgun tossed from a vehicle traveling over Veterans Memorial Bridge in Sunbury proved unfounded following a traffic stop Wednesday on Route 61 in Coal Township.Another...
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'Help Hope Live' on SaturdayHelp Hope Live for Gary Kehler will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at Brady Fire Company in Ranshaw. The cost is $25 and seating is limited. Admission includes beer, buffet and...
View Article20 Shamokin shops join Small Business Saturday
SHAMOKIN - Who knew "shopping small" could be such a big deal?The Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is thrilled that 20 city businesses have joined in its effort to promote Small Business...
View ArticleThree local malls get earlier start; Kmart opens doors at 6 a.m. today
Of all the early starts to Black Friday, none locally beats the Kmart at the Schuylkill Mall in Frackville, which opens at 6 a.m. today.Not Friday. Today.Big Lots follows at 7 a.m., but other anchors...
View ArticleThankful for...Generous neighbors
If you've ever bought a barbecue chicken dinner that came in a Styrofoam container, an arm's length of raffle tickets at a church hall or a night's worth of food, beer and entertainment for $20,...
View ArticleShamokin must erase $600,000 deficit
SHAMOKIN - City officials have roughly one month to erase a $600,000-plus deficit from the 2014 budget.Councilmembers voted 5-0 during a special meeting Wednesday to adopt a preliminary version of next...
View ArticleMilitary News: NCO of year
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP - Sgt. 1st Class Andrew M. Hardy was selected as non-commissioned officer of the year for 1st Battalion, 166th Regiment (armor) and attended the Regimental NCO of the Year Board on...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, Nov. 29, 2013
Deer display begins todayMOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Lions Club holiday deer display begins today in town park.Extra fencing has been installed as a result of regulations to prevent feeding of the...
View Article'Too good to pass up,' local shoppers get deals at Coal Township Peebles,...
COAL TOWNSHIP - At 5:30 p.m. Thanksgiving evening, there were six cars in the Peebles parking lot at The Plaza at Coal Township. Across Route 61 at Walmart, by contrast, there were maybe six empty...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, Nov. 29, 2013
Driver taken into custodySHAMOKIN - A Paxinos man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence follow a traffic stop at 1:45 a.m. Thursday on Route 61 near Sixth Street in the city.State...
View ArticleFormer hospital auction set for this morning
by peter e. bortner FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Anyone who wants to own the former Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs will get his or her chance when it goes on the auction block at 9 a.m. today at...
View ArticleVolunteers, donors key to free Thanksgiving meals in Shamokin, Kulpmont
SHAMOKIN - Before the WhatNot Shoppe Cafe opened Thursday to serve a free Thanksgiving meal, owner and chief cook Cindy Carpenter heard a knock at the door. It wasn't an anxious diner. It was another...
View ArticleMCA Junior High Pride award winners announced
MOUNT CARMEL -The MCA Junior High Pride award winners for October have been announced. The seventh-grade winner is Ava McGee, a daughter of John and Elizabeth McGee, of Mount Carmel. Ava loves working...
View ArticleMount Carmel Public Library
MOUNT CARMEL - Donations to the Mount Carmel Area Public Library makes a difference in the lives of children and families in local communities. The last day for donations to qualify for a 2013 tax...
View ArticleAuction ends with no sale of Saint Catherine
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - There is no buyer for Saint Catherine Medical Center following a public auction Friday morning; however, there is an interested party.Only one bid was placed on the 101 Broad St....
View ArticleNew documentary goes beyond Centralia mine fire
CENTRALIA - The stories of the current and former residents of Centralia affected by the mine fire and its impact will be part of a new documentary.A few houses still dot the landscape in Centralia,...
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