Local ministerium preparing for community Thanksgiving service
SHAMOKIN - Plans for an annual community Thanksgiving service, election of officers for the 2013 calendar year and discussion of several proposed projects were approved by the Shamokin Area Ministry of...
View ArticleShamokin OKs leather sofas as part of $17K furniture buy for lounge
SHAMOKIN - It's a safe bet the basement of the American Legion Building will be the most fashionable public space in Shamokin on city council's approval of a $16,940 furniture purchase. Four Jafco...
View ArticleNew procedure affects case of teen involved in knife attack, bomb threat
SUNBURY - Due to a recent change in criminal procedure rules, a 17-year-old Mount Carmel female charged as an adult with allegedly attacking her boyfriend with a knife last week will have to wait at...
View ArticleFormer Shamokin city police clerk gets ARD
SUNBURY - A former clerk at Shamokin Police Department charged with stealing $575 in parking ticket fines and payments for no-parking signs was admitted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition...
View ArticleKulpmont council approves tentative budget for 2013
KULPMONT - The borough's tentative 2013 budget shows the anticipated costs to construct a new municipal building and garage. Kulpmont Borough Council approved the first draft of next year's spending...
View ArticleLine Mountain addition will cost $55K less than estimated
MANDATA - The bids for the Trevorton Elementary School addition came in approximately $55,000 less than the Line Mountain School Board expected.Superintendent Dave Campbell reported Tuesday night at...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, November 14, 2012Noteworthy: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Report card distribution at OLOLCOAL TOWNSHIP - Report cards will be distributed today at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School for grades 7 to 12.Parking restrictions in Sunbury ThursdayMONTOURSVILLE -...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Dec. 31 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury,...
View ArticleHalloween game pays out $31K jackpot
HARRISBURG - A spooky Halloween game gave a treat to a Kulpmont man with a $31,000 jackpot in October.According to the Pennsylvania Lottery Web site, Richard S. Jeffrey, of Kulpmont was the area's top...
View ArticleSouthern Columbia Area seeking to change board alignment
CATAWISSA RR - The Southern Columbia Area School Board is petitioning Columbia County courts to change the alignment of how many representatives are allowed to serve from each of its three...
View ArticleUS Marshals pay visit to Binsack's Shamokin home to no avail
SHAMOKIN - Federal marshals, state probation and parole officers and city police paid a visit to fugitive Scott Binsack's home Tuesday, but he was not there, city police Chief Ed Griffiths said....
View ArticleMt. Carmel man wins week 11 of News-Item's Football Contest
SHAMOKIN - Robert J. Poplaski, of 316 N. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, was the winner of week 11 of The News-Item Football Contest. He was the only contestant who correctly picked 11 out of 12 games in...
View ArticleJudicial sale nets $50K for Northumberland County
SUNBURY - Approximately $50,400 was generated through the sale of 19 properties at a county judicial sale Wednesday. Northumberland County Tax Claims Bureau Director Jan Nestico reported a total of 67...
View ArticleClausi and Bridy want Bowers, Best disqualified in Kaleta case
WILLIAMSPORT - Northumberland County and Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Stephen Bridy, defendants in a lawsuit filed by David F. Kaleta, of Shamokin, over issues related to the Anthracite Outdoor...
View ArticleFormer Washington Elementary School purchased at judicial sale
SUNBURY - The former Washington Elementary School building was sold Wednesday morning as the most expensive single purchase at the Northumberland County Judicial Sale in the public meeting room at the...
View ArticleCost of Shamokin Street tear-down slows project; EPA deadline is Nov. 25
SHAMOKIN - Debris removal at a demolition site on North Shamokin Street is again on temporary hold, this time due to cost concerns.A directive from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dispose of...
View ArticleCoal Township man wanted in connection with assault in custody
SHAMOKIN - A 33-year-old Coal Township man wanted by authorities since May was taken into custody Wednesday morning at his residence by state parole agents and police and charged in connection with...
View ArticleAshland man killed in crash
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - A 25-year-old Ashland man died when the car in which he was a passenger struck a mail delivery van, a parked pickup truck and a house on Route 61 around 12:30 p.m....
View ArticleMusical featuring Beatles tunes is 'coming together'
SHAMOKIN - Preparations are starting to "come together" for a new original musical comedy that features area children and young adults performing a variety of tunes written by the Beatles, and band...
View ArticleLocal Salvation Army to kick off annual event Saturday
COAL TOWNSHIP - Kickoff for the annual Salvation Army Kettle Drive will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, Route 61.Maj. Tina Streck, commanding officer of the local Salvation...
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