King's College, dean's list
WILKES-BARRE - Anthony Anonia, of Paxinos, was named to the dean's list of King's College for the fall semester. A second-year student, he is a member of the first cooperative degree program with the...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, March 22, 2015
Marriage licensesJordan Kenneth Shaffer, of 131 Harveys Road, Shamokin Township, to Brandy Lee Kurtz, of 840 W. Spruce St., Coal Township. Issued March 19.Jason Godin to Stephanie Frost, both of 335 S....
View ArticleNew Geisinger walk-in clinic open in Shamokin Dam plaza
SHAMOKIN DAM - A new Geisinger Careworks walk-in clinic has begun seeing patients in the Colonial Village Plaza along Routes 11 and 15. The public is invited to tour the new location during an open...
View ArticleCouncilmember proposes uniforms for all Mount Carmel workers
MOUNT CARMEL - Councilmember Leroy "Chico" Moser hopes a uniform policy will help residents identify borough workers. Moser proposed the idea at Thursday's borough council meeting, requesting all...
View ArticleMount Carmel chief recounts ordeal - 'All I could see was fire'
MOUNT CARMEL - Less than a week after emergency responders carried him from a burning building, performed CPR and brought him out of cardiac arrest, Jim Reed Sr. has nary a bruise on his body....
View ArticleCollapse injures 5 in Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG - Five people were hurt when a third-floor porch on the back of a home they were remodeling gave way, sending them crashing onto the porch below. The incident at 345 W. Main St. just after...
View ArticleGreen trumps white as snow is moved for St. Patrick's Day parade
GIRARDVILLE - As bagpipers and floats carrying local athletes paraded through the borough Saturday afternoon, Betty Ann Bernosky of 200 W. Main St. - who wore a costume which included a green fur...
View ArticleSusquehanna University
SELINSGROVE - Luke Duceman, a first-year student at Susquehanna University, will have one of his original music compositions performed at the 2015 National Association for Music Education (NAfME)...
View ArticleMCAHS remains undefeated in Week 4 of Stock Market Game
Mount Carmel Area High School remains unbeaten while Shamokin Area Middle School still keeps its hold on first place in week four of the annual EconomicsPennsylvania Stock Market Game Challenge for...
View ArticleMount Carmel mayor says thanks for help at fire
Mayor says thanks Mount Carmel Mayor Philip "Bing" Cimino expresses his gratitude to all who volunteered or made donations during Monday's devastating fire. He would especially like to thank the...
View ArticleOrganization News: Rainbow Club
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Rainbow Club met for its March meeting at Our Lady of Hope Hall recently, opening with Ruth Romanoski with the Ministry Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance and the "Over 50"...
View ArticleRobots offer helping 'hand' to nurses at Geisinger
Abbie, Maddie and Roxie have been model employees at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Always on time, diligent in their work, never complaining.These three ladies are actually TUG robots that carry...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Centers
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Poker game, 8:30 a.m.; game show, 11 a.m.; world news, noon; unlucky 7's, noon.Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; walk-a-mile, 9:30 a.m.; game show, 11 a.m.; bridge,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, March 23, 2015
Police looking for aggressive drivers SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Police Department will conduct aggressive driving enforcement activities as part of a statewide wave from Monday through May 3. During...
View ArticleHow safe is the city of Sunbury?
SUNBURY - Less than a year after the saga of Miranda and Elytte Barbour ended, Sunbury is making headlines again as the home of a homicide. The crime-laden city's history, which includes a double...
View ArticlePennDOT marks work zone awareness week Department, partners urge safety as...
HARRISBURG - With National Work Zone Awareness Week occurring March 23 to 27, acting PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards today joined representatives from the Associated Pennsylvania Constructors...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, March 23, 2015
John Gembic III, Shamokin Michael Ramos, of Neptune, N.J., against Tracey Lehman, of Coal Township, for $850, filed March 16. A hearing is scheduled for March 30. Sara Radomski, of Shamokin, awarded...
View ArticleSweet spring
SHAMOKIN - Sunny skies and above-freezing temperatures on Saturday and Sunday melted away most of the snow that fell Friday and prompted some locals to head outside. And though Sunday saw a high...
View ArticleCity man side-swipes car, taken into custody
SHAMOKIN - Charles Brunson, 28, of Market Street, Shamokin, was taken into custody by Shamokin police on suspicion of driving under the influence after he swiped into at least one parked car and...
View ArticleDriver killed when rig rolls on Route 15
WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP - State police at Milton reported a 51-year-old tractor-trailer driver was killed early Monday when his rig struck a concrete barrier and overturned along Route 15, just north of...
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