Heroin bender sparks crime spree
SHAMOKIN - A Coal Township man allegedly told city police he was on a heroin bender when he stole money and more from vehicles to feed his habit. Marquese Seger, 21, of 921 W. Mulberry St., said he...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing in Elysburg heroin OD postponed
CATAWISSA - A preliminary hearing for a Catawissa man charged in connection with the heroin overdose of an Elysburg woman was postponed from Friday until 11 a.m. Jan. 28 before Magisterial District...
View ArticleCollege News: Bloomsburg University
BLOOMSBURG - Cassandra Mace, a junior early childhood education/special education dual major at Bloomsburg University, has been named to the dean's list with a 3.87 grade-point average for the fall...
View ArticleShamokin Area names students of the month
COAL TOWNSHIP -Twelfth-grade student Anthony Shalamanda Jr. and seventh-grade student Abigail Nye have been selected as Students of the Month for November at Shamokin Area Middle-High School. Anthony...
View ArticleCollege News: Shippensburg dean's list
SHIPPENSBURG - Bridget Dunkel, a freshman at Shippensburg University, was named to the dean's list for the fall 2013 semester after earning a 3.72 grade point average. A 2013 graduate of Mount Carmel...
View ArticleGeisinger announces human genetics research collaboration
DANVILLE - Geisinger Health System has announced a plan to collaborate with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. to study the genetic determinants of human disease. During the initial five years, Geisinger...
View ArticleCollege News: Bloomsburg University
BLOOMSBURG - Stefanie Rae Bressi, a daughter of Ray and Theresa Bressi, of Kulpmont, received academic honors at Bloomsburg University by making the university's dean's list for the fall semester.A...
View ArticleShamokin officer asks when budget will be revisited
SHAMOKIN - A city police officer asked council for a time line on revisiting the 2013 budget, which could reinstate two furloughed police officers.Patrolman Nate Rhodes and Cpl. Jarrod Scandle were...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014
Soldiers Circle committee meets todaySHAMOKIN - The Soldiers Circle Veterans Committee will meet at 7 p.m. today at Knockers Billiards and Games, 30 S. Market St. The public is welcome to attend.Boy...
View ArticleShamokin workers to pay $25 per week toward health insurance
SHAMOKIN - City council made official Monday a requirement that all city employees pay $25 weekly toward their health care plans.Existing union contracts already require police officers pay $25 weekly...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics to hold swimming practices at SAHS
COAL TOWNSHIP - Special Olympics PA Northumberland-Snyder is hosting swimming practice from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Friday at Shamokin Area High School pool. Practices will be held every Friday unless...
View ArticleFood safety certification training offered
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture requires "the person in charge" in a food service operation to hold a nationally recognized food protection certificate such as ServSafe®. Establishments not...
View ArticleLourdes grad lends expertise at lecture
UNIVERSITY PARK - John Soubik, of Coal Township, was among several child advocates who spoke at a Penn State-sponsored joint lecture designed to further the discussion on child maltreatment and...
View ArticleCollege News: Slippery Rock
SLIPPERY ROCK - Karissa Cichon, of Natalie, was named to the dean's list at Slippery Rock University for the fall 2013 semester with a 3.6 grade point average. She is a junior majoring in resort...
View ArticleCourt upholds decision to dismiss four felonies in DUI crash
SUNBURY - The state Superior Court affirmed Monday a decision last year by Northumberland County Judge Charles Saylor to dismiss four felony counts of accidents involving death or injury against a...
View ArticleNumidia man charged in child abuse released from jail
BLOOMSBURG - A 25-year-old Numidia man arraigned last month on child abuse charges has been released from Columbia County Prison on his own recognizance after being jailed for approximately one...
View ArticleJudge sides with Line Mtn. wrestler; preliminary injunction granted, but case...
WILLIAMSPORT - Siding with Audriana Beattie, a federal judge has given permission to the Line Mountain seventh-grader to continue wrestling on the district's all-male wrestling team.The preliminary...
View ArticleVerizon erecting tower in Ranshaw
RANSHAW - A 225-foot wireless communications tower is under construction along Route 901 across from the western entrance into Ranshaw.The tower is owned by Verizon Wireless and was estimated in...
View ArticleTreasurer of city has been paying co-pay
SHAMOKIN - Treasurer Brenda Scandle was inaccurately identified in a story published Tuesday as being among a group of city employees who had not been required to pay a co-pay for health...
View Article2 escape injury in Rt. 54 vehicle fire
DOOLEYVILLE - An Elysburg couple escaped injury Tuesday after their vehicle burst into flames along the Strong Connector in Mount Carmel Township.Robert Dluge Sr., 85, of 125 Penn Ave., was driving a...
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