Basement fire displaces three in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - Three people were displaced after a basement fire Tuesday afternoon at 230 Coal St., Shamokin.Deputy Chief Jason Zimmerman said Larry Palmer, Caroline Palmer and Dawn Leggins were displaced...
View ArticleCourt overrules preliminary objections in Gilligbauer lawsuit
SUNBURY - A Northumberland County judge has overruled preliminary objections filed by a city mechanic in a dormant lawsuit brought against him by the City of Shamokin.The order was issued Dec. 30 by...
View ArticleSuperior Court upholds sentence in infant's hyperthermia death
SUNBURY - The state Superior Court has upheld the 1- to 5-year state prison sentence of a woman in connection with the 2010 hyperthermia death of her infant daughter.The sentence was imposed last year...
View ArticleFour homeless after fire near Dornsife
DORNSIFE - Four people, including two children, escaped unharmed from their burning home around 1:15 a.m. Thursday. Frank Dipremo, his girlfriend, Sue Hancock, and her two children, ages 13 and 16,...
View ArticleUnemployment tax services office at Career Center closes
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Unemployment Tax Services field accounting service office located in Room 205 of the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center, 2 E. Arch St., closed permanently on...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Friday, Jan. 10, 2014
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court March 17 at Northumberland County Courthouse,...
View ArticleCT board awards contract for community development work, fuel
COAL TOWNSHIP - During a brief regular meeting Thursday evening, Coal Township commissioners approved contracts for community development work and the purchase of fuel.They voted unanimously to appoint...
View ArticleEarly childhood education programs win children's books at bingo
NORTHUMBERLAND - More than 50 parents and guests of Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) early childhood education programs won children's books as bingo prizes in an event held at Townside...
View ArticleCecilian Club to present concert Monday
SHAMOKIN - The Cecilian Club will present a concert at 7 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist ChurchThis month's concert theme is "D-lightful," with all selections beginning with the letter "D," by a...
View Article'Major announcement' expected about Penn St. coach
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's search for a new football coach might be over. Penn State officials are summoning reporters who cover the football team to Beaver Stadium for what it calls a...
View ArticleNeighboring counties vary in pay for coroner staff
SHAMOKIN - Deputy coroners in two counties neighboring Northumberland County receive full-time benefits, while four other neighboring counties don't offer benefits for their deputies. In two of those...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014
Final day for tree pickupKULPMONT - The last day for Christmas tree collection in Kulpmont Borough will be Friday, Jan. 17. Residents on Chestnut Street must place their tree in the alley to be...
View ArticleFederal prisoners will be sought for Shamokin Cemetery cleanup
SHAMOKIN - Federal inmates are being sought to help clean up the Shamokin Cemetery as well as downtown sidewalks and storefronts ahead of the city's 150th anniversary celebration.Jeffrey Fromm, who is...
View ArticleFight continues over deputy pay
SUNBURY - Northumberland County employs 113 part-time workers.If commissioners allow the two deputy coroners, considered by the county among the part-timers, to continue to receive full-time benefits,...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014
Marriage licensesAndrew Jonathan Miller to Amy Nicole Lenig, both of 3440 Old State Road, Leck Kill. Issued Jan. 11.Joseph Loduca to April L. McGovern, both of 191 E. Dewart St., Shamokin. To be issued...
View ArticleFormer Lackawanna County police chief spends retirement indulging passion for...
Plenty of people throughout the Abingtons know Wesley Dunn from his many years keeping the streets safe, first as the police chief of South Abington Township, then Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County.What...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, Jan. 13, 2014
Women strength training classes SUNBURY - Penn State Extension, in collaboration with researchers at Tufts University, will offer strength training and nutrition classes at the extension office, 443...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities: Week of Jan. 13-19
Shamokin-Coal Township Monday - Morning cards, board games, puzzles and movie, 8:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; walk a mile, 9:30 a.m., Shamokin high students giving...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, Jan. 13, 2014
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial district court: Hugh A. Jones, Mount Carmel Apartments and Acquisitions against Robert and Melissa Zimmerman, all of Mount...
View ArticleCode officer pushes for inspections on rentals in city
SHAMOKIN - The city's code officer has asked that council members amend the landlord-tenant ordinance to allow for inspections of rental properties. Rick Bozza has been advocating for such a provision...
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