Knoebels opens for another season
ELYSBURG - Arms stretched above her head, Fallon Hakobyan screeched and yelled in delight as she was spun round and round on the Paratrooper ride Saturday at Knoebels Amusement Resort."This is my...
View ArticleAttendance a bit lower than expected at AOAA trail ride
BURNSIDE - Attendance was lower than expected at a trail ride held Saturday at the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) to benefit first responders in Shamokin and Coal and Zerbe townships, event...
View ArticleFor the Reord: Sunday, April 27, 2014
Marriage licensesMichael Joseph Ohalloran Jr. to Tabitha Rose Davy, both of 156 Linden St., Sunbury. Issued April 24.Matthew Lee Barnes to Aarath Jen Selvinkumar, both of 7660 Fairbanks Court, Hanover,...
View ArticleLCE ramps up enforcement
The state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (LCE) district office in Montoursville more than doubled the number of citations it filed in 2013 across its 11-county territory, from 64 to...
View ArticleNew playground equipment installed at Southern Elementary
From left, Julie Petro, Jill Swank and Sherry Murphy prepare to assemble a large piece of equipment for the new playground behind Southern Columbia Area Elementary School. In the background, a "crazy...
View ArticleDaughter of Wilburton couple earns promotion
PHT Corporation has announced the promotion of Dr. Susan M. Dallabrida to vice president of clinical science and consulting services. PHT is the leading provider of technologies used to collect...
View ArticleElks sponsors trip for veterans to D.C.
MOUNT CARMEL - Honoring those who served in the U.S. armed forces, Elks Lodge 356 will sponsor a bus trip to Washington, D.C.,Saturday, May 17.The trip is free to all military personnel, veteran or...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, April 27, 2014
Day of Prayer event at Kehler ParkSHAMOKIN - Local Christians will observe the National Day of Prayer at noon Thursday at Claude Kehler Park. Several churches will participate in this unique annual...
View ArticleEaster 1914: The calm before the war
I read this in The Republican-Herald's Days Gone By column: April 7, 1914, Herman Straub returned to Pottsville at the end of two years of working at "the greatest job the world has known," the...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, April 28, 2014
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial district court: John Gembic III, Shamokin Thomas Urbanowicz against Sammantha Bell, both of Shamokin, for $867, filed April...
View ArticleSASD to present annual spring concert tonight
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area Middle-High School Orchestra, under the direction of Barbara DeGaetano, will present its spring concert at 7 p.m. tonight at the high school auditorium.The students...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, April 28, 2014
150th committee to meet SHAMOKIN - The 150th Anniversary Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Independence Fire Association, Arch and Market streets. Planning will continue for the July...
View ArticleCrash sends Mount Carmel man to ER
MOUNT CARMEL - Police are investigating if the brakes failed on a tractor-trailer entering the borough from the Merriam Mountain before it crashed into a four-door sedan Sunday at Sixth and Hickory...
View ArticleGravesite memorial service planned for Civil War veteran
MOUNT CARMEL - As part of Memorial Day services, the Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans and Garfield Camp 34 of the Sons of Union Veterans will hold a gravesite memorial service at Mount Carmel Cemetery...
View ArticleMan accused of burning several Shamokin buildings to serve up to seven years
SUNBURY - Two of the victims of fires set by James L. Neidlinger Jr. that destroyed several Shamokin properties lashed out at the arsonist Monday morning while urging a county judge to impose the...
View ArticleDriver in Ralpho Township crash is in serious condition
ELYSBURG - A Mount Carmel man is in serious condition after being ejected from a vehicle along Route 54 early Sunday morning.Emergency responders identified the driver of the 3 a.m. crash as Joshua...
View ArticleEnvirothon to be held at Shikellamy State Park Overlook today
SUNBURY - Approximately 230 students from Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties will participate in the annual Susquehanna Valley Envirothon today at Shikellamy State Park...
View ArticleSweeper to clean Coal Twp. streets this week
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Coal Township Street Department started cleaning on the streets Monday and will continue througout the weekAll vehicles are required to be removed from the designated streets by the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Charismatic Mass scheduledMOUNT CARMEL - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 41 S. Market St., will hold a charismatic Mass with prayers for healing at 7 p.m. today.Celebrants are the Rev. Frank Karwacki,...
View ArticleNorthumberland County appoints new chief probation officer
SUNBURY - Jimmy Cortelyou, of Herndon, was appointed Monday by President Judge William H. Wiest to serve as chief probation officer in Northumberland County. Cortelyou served the past six years as a...
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