Sunbury man used outdated receipt in attempted theft, police said
COAL TOWNSHIP - A Sunbury man tried to fool a Walmart employee with an outdated receipt while trying to steal more than $1,000 in merchandise, police said.Township police patrolman David Sage charged...
View ArticleNo sacrifice is too great if it leads to God
When I was growing up, I watched so many hours of the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics that I probably should have won a medal. I'm not talking about gold, silver or bronze. I would have settled for...
View ArticleShamokin man accused of selling pot, coke out on bail
SHAMOKIN - A city man was released on bail Friday after being charged Thursday with selling cocaine and marijuana to a confidential informant.Keith Nixon, 27, no address given, was placed in prison...
View ArticleSnow removal marks start of Shamokin street light project
SHAMOKIN - Snow removal started downtown this week, beginning a project to replace street lights along Independence Street.PPL Electric Utilities hired Michels Power, based in Neenah, Wisc., as the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
Rod and gun club open house SundayTREVORTON - The public is invited to learn more about the Zerbe Township Rod and Gun Club at an open house from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.Vendors will be set up and the...
View ArticleMelting snow turns to ice, causes two crashes
THARPTOWN - Two crashes occurred in the same area of Route 61 near Brewery Curve just 2 1/2 hours apart Friday night as the highway turned slippery when melting snow refroze. The first crash,...
View ArticleAnthracite Firemen's Relief officers named
MOUNT CARMEL - Daniel Skonecki of West End Fire Company was elected president of the Anthracite Firemen's Relief Association of Mount Carmel for 2014.Other officers are: Tammy Mench, vice president,...
View ArticleBloomsburg Univ.
BLOOMSBURG - Douglas W. Cole, a son of Joan and William Cole, of Kulpmont, earned dean's list recognition at Bloomsburg University for the fall semester with a 3.50 grade-point average.Cole, a music...
View ArticleCan Barbour profit from her story?
Miranda Barbour's jailhouse account claiming to be a prolific serial killer has garnered international attention for the transient teenager thus far implicated in a single murder in Northumberland...
View Article9 grievances filed by Line Mtn. teachers since January
MANDATA - Nine grievances were filed by Line Mountain School District teachers relating to contractual issues since January, but neither the district nor the teachers union will provide any...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014
Shamokin Area progress reportsCOAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area Middle/High School will distribute progress reports to students Tuesday.All students in grades 7 to 12 will receive a progress report to...
View Article2 special services to mark Bishop Gainer's installation
Two services will mark the installation of Bishop Ronald W. Gainer as the 11th Bishop of Harrisburg - a solemn vespers service and the Mass of Installation. Each will be held at a different location...
View ArticleFirefighters' kindness is treasured gift for sick child
Look out, Northumberland County. Several municipalities have a new fire chief, and he hasn't even had his second birthday yet.During an eight-hour Coal Region Firehouse Tour Saturday for 17-month-old...
View ArticleG.C. Hartman to hold kindergarten registration
CATAWISSA RR - G.C. Hartman Elementary Center will hold kindergarten registration for the 2014-15 school year on the following dates:- Monday, March 31 - 8:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.- Tuesday, April 1 - 8:40...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014
Marriage licensesGabriel Ruiz to Sheila Amabel Bobet, both of 412 Webster St., Coal Township. Issued Feb. 24, 2014. Property transfersFNB Bank NA to LBS Properties LLC, property in Zerbe Township,...
View ArticleShamokin Area to present 'The Music Man'
COAL TOWNSHIP - Tickets are now on sale for Shamokin Area High School's 2014 musical, "The Music Man," which will be presented at 7 p.m. March 21 and 22 in the high school auditorium. Tickets are...
View ArticleFrench 'Cinderfella' gives a lesson in gender studies
Yesterday, I gave in to a secret pleasure. On a blustery, brilliant Parisian afternoon, a true exception in a winter of relentless rain and gray, I slipped into the darkness of a movie theater to take...
View ArticleVictim testifies in rape hearing
SUNBURY - A 30-year-old woman with a learning disability told a county judge Monday that the man responsible for allegedly raping her in front of her 1-year-old niece destroyed her emotionally and...
View ArticleShamokin eyes municipal parking lot for new store location
SHAMOKIN - Is tax revenue greater than parking revenue? That's the question for Shamokin City Council, which is in receipt of an offer to sell the municipal lot for construction of a business there....
View ArticleShamokin to crown 4 queens as part of 150th celebration
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin's 150th Anniversary Committee will host a contest to crown four queens in four age groups. Age 18 and older will crown a queen, ages 13 to 17 will crown a teen queen, ages 8 to...
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