Gas prices drop 7 cents, still above average
Susquehanna Valley gas prices went down this week, dropping seven cents to $2.602 a gallon, according to AAA East Central's Fuel Gauge report, but still above the national average of $2.424.On the...
View ArticleNo ruling yet on icy river walk
DANVILLE - A district judge is mulling whether or not a Geisinger doctor is guilty of disorderly conduct for leading his two young sons on a walk across the ice-covered Susquehanna River last...
View ArticleCoal Twp. fire guts homes, displaces 11
COAL TOWNSHIP - Eleven people, including a volunteer firefighter and his family, were left homeless Monday morning when fire erupted in a row home and spread to five other properties in the 1200 block...
View ArticleDriver taken for treatment after Route 125 crash
EAST CAMERON TOWNSHIP - Two toddlers escaped injury when the vehicle in which they were riding rolled over late Monday morning. According to Pennsylvania State Trooper Jim Nestico of the Stonington...
View ArticleCar hits store, causes structural damage
SHAMOKIN - The Friendly Choice Food Mart lost a fight with a black Saturn when a driver mistakenly pressed the gas instead of the brake.Melissa Ford, 44, of 3740 Upper Road, Shamokin, struck the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
SASD meetings ThursdayCOAL TOWNSHIP - There will be a Shamokin Area School District Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, followed by a special meeting for contract and personnel...
View ArticleLawyer charged with forgery
SUNBURY - A criminal charge has been filed against a Schuylkill County attorney accused of faking a judge's signature on a bogus settlement order.Stephen P. Ellwood, 62, of Orwigsburg, allegedly signed...
View ArticleAOAA encourages people to 'take a hike' on property
BURNSIDE - The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) Authority wants the public to take a hike. On their property, that is. At Monday's meeting, the authority voted 4-0 to adopt changes to its land...
View ArticleMatulewicz clarifies stance on discussions at Mount Carmel public meetings
MOUNT CARMEL - Borough council President Tony Matulewicz said his position on the borough's rules of order as detailed in a story in Sunday's edition and reiterated in an editorial on Monday were...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Pre-K registration at Shamokin Area COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District is taking appointments for registration for the 2015-16 Pre-K program for 4-year-olds. Registration is set for April 7...
View ArticleItem tabled at LMSB meeting due to absences
MANDATA - The absence of three members led the Line Mountain School Board to table a move to eliminate Sunday events at district facilities. Board president Troy Laudenslager and board members David...
View ArticlePolice: Man in crash was high
SHAMOKIN - Police say a Girardville man was high on drugs when he slammed his sedan into the back of a sport-utility vehicle last September at the traffic light near the Coal Township Walmart...
View ArticleAOAA trespass citations withdrawn
SHAMOKIN - Trespass citations were withdrawn Tuesday against nine people stemming from a November mountain party on property owned by the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA). A 10th person...
View ArticleEx-CO wants 'nightmare' case to be resolved
SUNBURY - Former county correctional officer Kazimir Craig "KC" Grohowski, who was convicted by a jury in 2006 of delivering drugs to an inmate but has avoided jail through an ongoing appeal process,...
View ArticleSelinsgrove Brewing: Where conversation and brew go hand-in-hand
SELINSGROVE - Steve Leason and Heather McNabb learned the art of brewing at the iconic New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Colo., during the craft beer boom of the early 1990s. They decided to open...
View Article'BORN FOR THIS' Group to portray Jesus' journey in performance at Queen of...
ELYSBURG - Lift Your Spirits Performing Arts (LYSPA) will present "Born for This" at 6 p.m. Palm Sunday at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church.Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.This...
View ArticleLawyer argues for boy's release; ruling due today
SUNBURY - President Judge William H. Wiest will rule today if a 15-year-old boy charged with attempted homicide will remain in a juvenile detention facility until an adjudication that might not occur...
View ArticleVisitors guide out for 2015
LEWISBURG - The Susquehanna River Valley Visitors Bureau (SRVVB), the tourism promotion agency for Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties, has unveiled its 2015 official guide, the theme of which is...
View ArticleMemorials: Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library has announced memorials for the period of Feb. 25 to March 16 have been presented for the following persons:Century ClubPamela Jaeger by Janis...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, March 26, 2015
Street sweeping changedSHAMOKIN - Due to the Good Friday holiday, the Shamokin street sweeper will begin Friday, March 27, instead of Monday, March 30.Clover Hose egg hunt SundayMOUNT CARMEL - The...
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