Volunteers needed as children's advocates
LEWISBURG - Susquehanna Valley CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) - Voices for Children is seeking volunteers to serve as court-appointed advocates on behalf of abused and neglected children in...
View ArticleVideo recordings of Northumberland County meetings to be on website
SUNBURY - Northumberland County public meetings will be recorded on video and later uploaded to the Internet for county residents to view at their leisure. The practice started with Tuesday's...
View ArticleHonor roll: Our Lady of Lourdes
COAL TOWNSHIP - Our Lady for Lourdes Regional School has announced the second quarter honor roll for students from seventh through 12th grades.Distinguished honorsJuniors - Jessica DeLong, Dakota...
View ArticleSchool News: MCA Merit Award - high school level
The Mount Carmel Area Board of Education Merit Award winner for November at the high school level is senior Justin Weaver, a son of Karen and Harry Weaver, of Kulpmont.Weaver is a member of the...
View ArticleBloomsburg community center burns
BLOOMSBURG - A fire extensively damaged a historic building in the downtown district Thursday, damaging several small businesses and the works of local artists. Fire and smoke swept through the Moose...
View ArticleCollege News: West Chester University
MARION HEIGHTS - Gabrielle Toni Dallazia, a daughter of Tony and Diane Dallazia, of Marion Heights, graduated Dec. 18 from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science in secondary education.She...
View ArticleNorthumberland County Prison guard may face jail after all
A former correctional officer at Northumberland County Prison, convicted in 2006 of felony drug-related charges but later acquitted by a county judge, may have to serve his original two- to four-year...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, Jan. 31, 2014
Contract details still under discussionMANDATA - Line Mountain School Board members are still discussing what information should be released on the district website from the teacher union's...
View ArticleMCA Merit Award - elementary level
The Mount Carmel Area Board of Education Merit Award winner for November at the elementary school level is third-grade student Blake Wise.Wise is a son of Thomas and Tara Wise, of Mount Carmel. His...
View ArticleDairy princess visits Shamokin Area Annex
COAL TOWNSHIP - SUN Area Dairy Princess Ashley Wetzel visited Shamokin Area Elementary Annex School kindergarten and first grade students Jan. 22 and 23. Wetzel read a story called "Pobody's Nerfect,"...
View ArticleCollege News: King's College
WILKES-BARRE - Anthony S. Anonia, of Paxinos, was named to the dean's list at King's College for the fall semester with a 3.9 grade-point average. He is a freshman enrolled in the 3 + 2 engineering...
View ArticleMCA set to host annual Coaches Vs. Cancer tournament Saturday
MOUNT CARMEL – The second annual Coaches vs. Cancer basketball tournament between rivals Mount Carmel Area and Southern Area will take place at the Mount Carmel Area high school gym Saturday. Tipoff...
View ArticlePolice: Kulpmont woman had sex with teen at academy
SHAMOKIN - A Kulpmont woman is accused of having sex last fall with a 17-year-old male detainee at Northwestern Academy, Coal Township, where she worked for a food service subcontractor. The...
View ArticleBloomsburg fire not suspicious
BLOOMSBURG - Thursday's fire that caused approximately $1 million damage to a historic building in the downtown district is not suspicious.Although the exact cause of the blaze at the Moose Exchange...
View ArticleShamokin parade to honor sports legends
SHAMOKIN - Local sports legends will be honored during this summer's Grand Parade for Shamokin's 150th aAnniversary, members of the Fifth Ward Parade Committee announced.Tony Tentromono of the city's...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014
Divine Redeemer basket bingoMOUNT CARMEL - Divine Redeemer Church will host a benefit theme basket bingo at 2 p.m. Feb. 9 at Divine Mercy Hall, 400 block of West Cherry Street. Doors open 1 p.m. The...
View ArticleGirardville policeman shoots assailant
GIRARDVILLE - State police filed charges Friday against a man who was shot by the Girardville police officer he was allegedly assaulting earlier that morning.According to police, Patrolman Melville...
View ArticleProject Trio coming to Bloom U
BLOOMSBURG - Project Trio, a high-energy chamber music ensemble that combines a classical background with musical styles such as jazz, rock 'n' roll and hip-hop, will perform Friday as part of...
View ArticleFormer inmate threatens action over alleged assault at Northumberland County...
SUNBURY - Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Rosini said a female inmate was released five months early from the county prison last year because of an alleged assault by a female guard....
View ArticleDriver from Catawissa charged with pointing unloaded shotgun at people in...
RUSH TOWNSHIP - A Catawissa man who allegedly pointed an unloaded shotgun at a family traveling along Route 54 en route to a relative's home for Thanksgiving has been charged by state police with...
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