MCASB director resigns due to schedule conflicts with work
MOUNT CARMEL - For the second time in three months, a member of Mount Carmel Area School Board has resigned before completing his four-year term.The resignation of Raymond D. Kraynak, son of former...
View ArticleCoal Township Recycling Center no longer taking electronics
COAL TOWNSHIP - The township recycling center is no longer accepting electronics.Craig Fetterman, township commissioner chairman, said during Thursday's meeting that an unidentified dispute with eLoop...
View Article3rd charged in 'spice' case
MOUNT CARMEL - A third person has been charged with drug offenses in connection with a husband and wife accused of distributing synthetic marijuana.Robert J. Hertzog Jr., 21, of 147 Merriam St., Mount...
View ArticleSunbury homicide: Autopsy shows knife hit femoral artery
SUNBURY - The knife thrust into the right thigh of Robert "Knowledge" Blake severed his femoral artery and vein, causing his death, an autopsy concluded. James F. Kelley, Northumberland County...
View Article4-6 inches of snow forecast today
COAL TOWNSHIP - This morning's commute could be a messy one if forecasts are accurate. Between 4 to 6 inches of snowfall is expected today - the first day of spring, according to the National Weather...
View ArticleAmid layoffs of Sunbury police, another murder probe
SUNBURY - Although the layoffs of two officers didn't affect police in making an arrest in Wednesday's fatal stabbing in the city, Chief Brad Hare said it could have an impact on the ongoing homicide...
View ArticleMahoney Brothers to play MCA
MOUNT CARMEL - "The world's greatest musical impersonation show," The Mahoney Brothers, will return by popular demand to the Mount Carmel Area Jr./Sr. High School auditorium Saturday, April 18.The...
View ArticleShamokin Area students can take scholarship test
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area High School seniors will take a competitive test for nine Coal Township scholarships to be awarded in June.The Coal Township Alumni Association encourages all seniors...
View ArticleSunbury Pipeline Project meeting to be held April 7
MILTON - Landowners and community member seeking more information about the planned Sunbury Pipeline Project are encouraged to attend a public scoping meeting at 6 p.m. April 7 in the all purpose room...
View ArticleNorthumberland County Court sponsoring art contest
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Court of Common Pleas, in cooperation with the Northumberland County Bar Association, is sponsoring its first annual art contest. Residents of Northumberland County...
View ArticleSAHS gym equipment will be open to public, but not for two years
COAL TOWNSHIP - Brand new exercise equipment at the Shamokin Area Middle/High School purchased through a federal fitness grant will be open to the public, but not for at least two years. Ruby...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, March 21, 2015
St. Patrick's Day Parade todayGIRARDVILLE - The twelfth annual Girardville St. Patrick's Day Parade will commence at noon today.One of the area's largest St. Patrick's Day parades, this year more than...
View ArticlePeople are conduits of God's love and joy
We have only seen each other twice in the past quarter-century and have not worked together in almost 30 years, but I still consider Dorothy Klinger a dear friend. We've been in touch periodically...
View ArticleThree killed in area crashes Friday
Three people were killed in area crashes Friday. The first crash occurred about 6:45 a.m. when a tractor-trailer plowed into a pickup truck, killing Dale Albert Bishop, 80, and his passenger, Shirley...
View ArticleMount Carmel Twp. board chairman dies at 60
MOUNT CARMEL - A member of the Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors has died.Joseph A. Zanella passed away Friday at his Beaverdale home after having been in ill health. He was 60 years...
View ArticleMount Carmel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents become PEERs
MOUNT CARMEL - The Northumberland County Area Agency on Aging conducted PEER training sessions at Mount Carmel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and graduated four residents Tuesday. The PEER program...
View ArticleWarrants being posted on homes of those who owe fines in Northumberland County
SUNBURY - Warrant notices are being posted on the homes of scofflaws who fail to pay fines and court costs in Northumberland County. The notices began popping up on front doors Tuesday. Rather than...
View ArticleCandidate order for May 19 ballot determined
SUNBURY - Casting of lots Wednesday determined that candidates for contested races will be listed on the May 19 ballot in the following order:County commissioner, Democrats - Kym Best, George L. Zalar,...
View ArticleDriver killed in crash near Selinsgrove after police pursuit
SELINSGROVE - State police are investigating a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash that killed a Port Trevorton man early Saturday. The chase began when state troopers from Selinsgrove observed a...
View ArticleCrashes continue morning after storm; driver ID's from Friday fatality
Icy road conditions were blamed for two serious vehicle accidents Saturday morning, one day after crashes killed three people as a snowstorm struck central Pennsylvania. Saturday's accidents both...
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