Model railroad display opens today
SHAMOKIN - The Lower Anthracite Model Railroad Club will hold an open house, featuring its annual train display, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday. The display is on the second floor of the...
View Article4 board members begin terms at Shamokin Area
SHAMOKIN - Three new school board directors and an incumbent began four-year terms on the Shamokin Area School Board Thursday.Richard Kashnoski, Matthew Losiewicz, Rosalie Smoogen and Edward Griffiths,...
View ArticleACA could burn fire houses; Barletta questions IRS
A local congressman wants answers on whether volunteer firefighting companies could be unintentionally swept into the national health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama.The...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, Dec. 6, 2013
MCA presents holiday concertsMOUNT CARMEL - Students at Mount Carmel Area will perform holiday concerts this month.The junior high chorus and band will present a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, in...
View ArticleNumidia man charged in assault of 2-month-old son
NUMIDIA - A 25-year-old Numidia man with a history of child abuse has been charged with assaulting his 2-month-old son who suffered multiple fractures and bruises in October at the defendant's...
View ArticleBarletta: Lease renewal will save $150 million
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved several measures Wednesday, including a lease renewal for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that will save taxpayers...
View ArticleMasser at hearing on family's behalf, remembers niece as 'sweet, fun-loving'
CATAWISSA - State Rep. Kurt Masser thought it was important that he be present for Thursday's hearing for one of the two men charged in connection with the heroin overdose of his niece, Erika Smith,...
View ArticleGrant gives historic church in Sunbury new life
SUNBURY - Resembling preachers in front of their congregation, local legislators and a state official addressed a small gathering Friday inside historic Albright United Methodist Church.It wasn't a...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013
Tire slash chargesSHAMOKIN - William C. Slusser, 42, of 132 N. Eighth St., is accused of slashing four tires on a vehicle parked in his neighborhood on Thanksgiving Day.The vehicle was parked outside...
View ArticleBrewser's, CSO join forces to help kids stay warm
COAL TOWNSHIP - Brewser's Sports Grille is again partnering with Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc., (CSO) Community Action Agency to sponsor the "Keep Our Kids Warm" program, which provides...
View ArticleChild abuse suspect turns self in, can't post $10K bail
CATAWISSA - Following his arraignment on child abuse charges Friday morning, Matthew J. Sacks denied committing the offenses and said he didn't know why he was being arrested.Sacks, 25, of Numidia, who...
View ArticleChoraliers will perform Christmas concert at Shamokin Area High School Sunday
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Choraliers will present their annual Christmas Concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Shamokin Area High School auditorium. The men and ladies choir group will be under the direction of...
View ArticleJackknifed tanker slams into sedan at Routes 54-61 in Mount Carmel Township
STRONG - A tanker-truck jackknifed when the driver tried to stop on Route 54 at the intersection with Route 61 Friday evening, sending the empty tanker spinning around to the front of the truck and...
View ArticleMore probation for Coal Township drug defendant
WILLIAMSPORT - A federal judge has imposed a new one-year supervised probation period for a Coal Township man charged in connection with a drug bust last December. U.S. Middle District Judge...
View ArticleHealth care, pension part of $800,000 owed by Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Employee pension, health insurance, street lights and legal fees are among the unpaid costs cited by the city as it seeks an emergency loan of $800,000 to pay outstanding bills. A hearing...
View ArticleUPDATED: Police say husband strangled LaFerrara while wife stabbed him
SUNBURY - Police say Miranda K. Barbour didn't act alone when she stabbed Troy LaFerrara to death with a knife last month in her car. Barbour's husband, Elyett, who was hiding in the back seat, held a...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013
Movie tickets available noon to 4SHAMOKIN - Tickets for "Polar Express," which will be shown at 6 p.m. today at the Northumberland County Career and Arts Center, Arch and Eighth streets, will be...
View ArticleChurch News: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013
All Saints All Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont. Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore. Worship service - 9 a.m. Participants - Richard Kovach, lector, and Marsha Karnes,...
View ArticleCrowd gathers to greet Santa, see decorated trees in downtown Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Dave Koyack, his wife, Kay, and stepson, D.J., traveled 210 miles from Oil City Saturday to enjoy three favorite traditions in Shamokin. "We come to see the Downtown Christmas, then visit...
View ArticleSunbury homicide details met with shock; couple held in separate prisons
SUNBURY - Comments posted at stories online about Elyett and Miranda Barbour seem to sum up people's shock and disgust at the revelation that the young married couple allegedly conspired to kill...
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