In honor of their father
BY LARRY Deklinski NORFOLK, Va. - Emotional. That is how David Jepko of Mount Carmel describes stepping onto the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) nearly 44 years after his late father helped save fellow...
View ArticleMCA to present holiday concert
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School District will present a special holiday concert, featuring students from their junior high music programs, starting 7 p.m. Tuesday.The program, which feature...
View ArticleLourdes accepting Toys for Children collections
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School community is coming together to bring joy to needy children this holiday season.Collections are being accepted as part of the annual Lourdes Toys...
View ArticleTop female professional ATV rider given key to Shamokin, honored with reception
SHAMOKIN - Traci Cecco-Pickens is billed among the all-time greats in professional female all-terrain vehicle racing, having won the Grand National Cross Country an unprecedented nine times. She also...
View Articlehonor roll:mount carmel area
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School District announced its distinguished, first and second honor rolls for the first marking period of the 2012-2013 school year. Distinguished Honors Grade 4 -...
View ArticleShamokin budget approved
SHAMOKIN - A final version of the city's $2.55 million operating budget and a preliminary version of a tax levy for 2013 were each approved by council Monday night; so was a 21-percent raise for the...
View ArticleZerbe Twp. ups police force
TREVORTON - Police protection will increase in Zerbe Township with the hiring of two part-time officers at their meeting Monday evening. Zerbe Township Supervisors hired Brad Slack and Brad Hair as...
View ArticleMother Pauline Center is named as pilgrim site for plenary indulgence
HARRISBURG - The Diocese of Harrisburg announced The Mother Pauline Center in Kulpmont has been named a pilgrim site in which plenary indulgence can be obtained during the 2012-2013 Year of Faith. The...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Holiday concerts planned MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Mount Carmel Area students will share holiday cheer with several concerts; the first to be held tonight. - The seventh- and eighth-grade holiday concert...
View ArticlePaul Caputo hired as Southern Columbia Area superintendent
CATAWISSA RR - Six years ago, current Southern Columbia Area Superintendent Charlie Reh replaced Paul Caputo as high school principal on what was supposed to be a temporary basis. On Monday night,...
View ArticlePottsville woman sent to state prison for son's death
POTTSVILLE - Trembling and weeping, Jennifer K. Bossler admitted Monday to a Schuylkill County judge that prosecutors could prove she killed her 1-year-old son in April in Pottsville, although she...
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Dear Abby: My husband wears a hairpiece. Unfortunately, it doesn't look very real. Nearly every time we are in a public place, I notice somebody staring or laughing at it. I have talked to him about it...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal Township Today - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; bridge lessons, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, noon. Wednesday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; Wii bowling, 10 a.m.; pinochle and...
View ArticleMan charged for accidentally shooting fellow hunter, may lose hunting license
JORDAN TOWNSHIP - A Dalmatia-area man was injured on the first day of rifled deer season when he was accidentally shot in the arm by a fellow hunter. Jamie Gasiewski was in a hunting party...
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To ensure your money will benefit the people, organization or community you intend, the Pennsylvania Department of State offers the following tips: - Never give to a charity you know nothing about. Do...
View ArticleAll county residents eligible for prescription discount card
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners said they are pleased the county has joined the Coast2Coast Rx Card program, which is now active.The new Coast2Coast Rx card will allow all Northumberland...
View ArticleRalpho Township approves budget
ELYSBURG - Ralpho Township supervisors unanimously approved a $1.3 million budget Tuesday night calling for a 1-mill property tax increase that will require the average homeowner to pay an additional...
View ArticleFirst talk of Southern's budget puts the district more than $643,000 in the hole
by justin strawser CATAWISSA RR - The first report for the 2013-14 general operating budget for Southern Columbia Area puts the district more than $643,000 in the hole.But, said school board Vice...
View ArticleJewelry theft charges land woman in prison
MOUNT CARMEL - A borough woman is in Northumberland County Prison on charges she stole more than $4,500 worth of jewelry from a residence and then tried to sell it to a local coin shop.Mount Carmel...
View ArticleAshland man wins $50,000 from instant Lottery ticket
HARRISBURG - An Ashland man received an early Christmas present with a $50,000 win from a lottery ticket in November, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery's Website.In a list of winners of $1,000 or...
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