Carry, conceal requirements to be discussed
RANSHAW - State Rep. Kurt Masser (R-107) will host a seminar to discuss concealed carry gun requirements from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Brady Fire Company banquet hall.The seminar will feature...
View ArticleJob fair Monday at Shikellamy
SUNBURY - Employers and educational institutions will take part in a job fair from noon to 3 p.m. Monday at Shikellamy High School, 600 Walnut St.The Pennsylvania CareerLink of...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, April 18, 2014
3 Good Friday services announcedMOUNT CARMEL - A community Good Friday service will be held from noon to 3 p.m. today at United Presbyterian Church, Fifth and Hickory streets. Mount Carmel Area...
View ArticleShamokin streetlight project ahead of schedule
SHAMOKIN - The repaving of sections of Independence Street will be the final major project in the effort to replace 44 street lights in the city's main business district. PPL Electric Utilities...
View ArticleZerbe Township to purchase new skid loader
TREVORTON - A new piece of heavy machinery will be coming to Zerbe Township, thanks in part to the construction of its new sewage treatment plant.Supervisors voted Monday evening to purchase a new skid...
View ArticleShamokin man attacked by dog in serious condition
SHAMOKIN - A Fifth Ward man severely injured when attacked by his pit bull Wednesday afternoon remained in serious condition Thursday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, while the canine reportedly...
View ArticleSunbury police investigate inmate attack on 3 guards
SUNBURY - City police continue to investigate an assault last week at the Northumberland County Prison that caused minor injuries to three correctional officers.Sunbury City Police Chief Stephen Mazzeo...
View ArticleBishop Schott Council to conduct annual 'Measure Up' campaign
MOUNT CARMEL - Bishop Lawrence F. Schott Council 628 Knights of Columbus will again take part in the "Measure Up" campaign. For 35 years, the Pennsylvania Knights campaign raised more than $6 million...
View ArticleSoupie, wine, pasta contest winners named
KULPMONT - The winners of the 21st annual soupie, wine and pasta contest, held April 5 at the West End Fire Association, have been announced. Winners are:Wine - Catherine Fantini for her peach apricot,...
View ArticleCar jumps curb, hits newspaper box, MC Coney
MOUNT CARMEL - A driver escaped injury Wednesday evening after the car she was operating jumped a sidewalk and struck a metal newspaper box owned by The News-Item and the front of the MC Coney at Oak...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Center Activities: Week of April 21, 2014
Shamokin- Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; poker game, 10 a.m.; game show, 11 a.m.; world news, noon; crafts, noon.Tuesday - Morning cards and puzzles and board games, 8:30...
View ArticleShamokin officials: Act 47 is not a death knell
SHAMOKIN - Acceptance into a state program for financially distressed cities would not be the death knell for the city, according to its mayor and director of accounts and finance. It will, they say,...
View ArticleAdvisors urge Shamokin to file for Act 47 status
SHAMOKIN - Financial advisers say Shamokin's fiscal condition is "serious and dire," and recommend city council file with the state to become a designated Act 47 municipality in order to prevent...
View ArticleShamokin chief of police critical of city finance suggestions
SHAMOKIN - The city's police chief is critical of financial advisers' recommendations to cut his department's costs, scoffing at a suggestion to explore eliminating an entire shift on the work...
View ArticleOLOL grad took video of hoax bomber in Boston
BOSTON - A local woman found herself in the midst of national news when she captured video of the Boston Marathon hoax bomber before he was taken into custody Tuesday.Alicia Anskis, 27, a dietician at...
View ArticlePit bull who attacked Shamokin man believed euthanized
DANVILLE - The pit bull that attacked its owner in Shamokin this week was euthanized, a source close to the situation said Friday.The person asked not to be identified. An attempt to confirm the report...
View ArticleUGI to install new gas main in Shamokin
READING - UGI Utilities will spend more than $85 million in fiscal year 2014 to replace natural gas mains and complete a variety of system enhancement projects, including one in Shamokin."Safety is...
View ArticleBereavement group meets Tuesday at G-SACH
COAL TOWNSHIP - Mourning the death of a loved one is a stressful time. Whether it is a spouse, child, parent, relative or friend, some may experience a need to share their despair to overcome the...
View ArticleHe is Risen!
The stalwart guards stood watch that day, around a dead man's grave. Not mindful that He was the Lord; They stood there, bold and brave, till all at once they fell away without a chance to fight;For...
View ArticleShamokin Area to use surplus to erase 2014-15 budget deficit
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area School Board will eliminate a $3.1 million deficit in its next budget by using money from its existing revenue surplus.The surplus, or fund balance, stood at $7.5...
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