Noteworthy: Saturday, April 19, 2014
Lions to deliver Easter mealsMOUNT CARMEL - Members of the Mount Carmel Lions Club will deliver meals on Easter from Divine Redeemer Church's Divine Mercy Hall.Volunteers and Lions members should...
View ArticleTrek of the Cross in Gordon marks 36th year
GORDON - For the 36th year in a row, the traditional "Trek of the Cross" on Good Friday was held in Gordon, moving along the borough streets reenacting the walk of Jesus Christ to Calvary.One of the...
View ArticleStreet sweeper set to clean Coal Township
COAL TOWNSHIP - The township street department has announced its street sweeper schedule. All vehicles must be removed from the designated streets by the designated times. Any vehicles not removed will...
View ArticleBeautiful weather answer to prayers of those who planned Service at the Cross
PAXINOS - Under sunny skies, more than 300 people made the trek up the Paxinos Mountain for the annual Easter Service at the Cross sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 250.The cross, which is visible from...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, April 20, 2014
Trail ride set for SaturdayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Anthracite Trail Riders (ATR) will hold a trail ride Saturday at the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) to benefit first responders in Shamokin, Coal...
View Article'St. Nick' remains, while Glen Burn, Locust Summit and now Huber fall
Dark, noisy and full of life are a few of the terms used to describe an anthracite coal breaker. Often built near the mouth of the main gangway of a mine, they processed different sizes of coal...
View ArticleCollege News: Student's work published
SELINSGROVE - Abriel Newton, of Elysburg, had work published in RiverCraft, an on-campus literary magazine at Susquehanna University.RiverCraft includes fiction, poetry and photography and is printed...
View ArticleLine Mountain student to compete for Miss Teen title
HERNDON - Danielle Botkin, 16, of Herndon, has been selected to participate in the 2014 Miss Teen Harrisburg/Allentown pageant May 11, in Harrisburg.A Line Mountain High School junior, she is a...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, April 20, 2014
DivorcesAmanda Elizabeth Bixler, 521 S. Seventh St., Shamokin, from Joshua M. Bixler, 630 W. Pine St., Shamokin. No marriage date provided.Tammy S. Olbrish, 907 Pine St., Kulpmont, from David J....
View ArticleSplit vote OKs food service contract at Shamokin Area
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 5-4 vote of the Shamokin Area School Board Tuesday renewed for next school year a contract with The Nutrition Group to manage district cafeterias.Voting in favor were directors Robert...
View ArticleSnyder County district earned money from same fitness program as SASD
SHAMOKIN - The head nurse of the Midd-West School District says a federal physical education grant - the same as recently awarded to Shamokin Area - boosted student participation in fitness...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, April 21, 2014
AAA employees honored SUNBURY - Three Northumberland County Area Agency on Aging employees were presented honorary certificates by the county commissioners Tuesday. Mary Barrett, who serves as APPRISE...
View ArticleHanderhand asks court to set side prison sentence
HARRISBURG - Former Mount Carmel Borough Police Lieutenant Blaine Handerhan has once again asked a federal court to set aside his prison sentence on a child pornography charge. Handerhan, incarcerated...
View ArticleHonor roll: Shamokin Area Middle/High School
COAL TOWNSHIP - The honor roll for the third marking period at Shamokin Area Middle/High School has been announced by Chris Venna, principal.The two levels of achievement include an honors level and a...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, April 21, 2014
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial district court: Hugh A. Jones, Mount Carmel William Maher, Barbara Maher and William Henry, all of Kulpmont, awarded...
View ArticleFour injured in rollover on Route 61
UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - Four people were injured following a rollover crash Sunday morning on Route 61 near Black Mill Road. The two drivers and two juvenile passengers were transported to local...
View ArticleWoman assaults man, remains at large
PORTER TOWNSHIP - State police are searching for a township female who assaulted a male who later had to be flown for treatment. State police at Schuylkill Haven said that Lacey Sitlinger, 30, of the...
View ArticleShamokin church accommodates all with God's Choice Ministries
SHAMOKIN - A new church service designed to accommodate those with disabilities will begin Thursday at a city church. The first service presented by God's Choice Ministries will be held at 5 p.m....
View Article118th Boston Marathon begins
A look at the 118th running of the Boston Marathon. ___ WAVING FLAGS: Carlos Arredondo and his wife, Melida, are standing in the viewing stands just past the finish line waving small American flags....
View ArticleVolunteers needed for playground
CATAWISSA RR - Volunteers are needed Saturday to help erect new playground equipment at Southern Columbia Area's G.C. Hartman Elementary School.In the fall of 2012, a group of parents in HART, the...
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