Other counties also targeting aggressive drivers
MONTOURSVILLE - Local law enforcement agencies will join the Pennsylvania State Police and more than 330 municipal agencies to conduct the second targeted aggressive driving enforcement wave from March...
View ArticleMount Carmel assistant fire chief thanks team that saved his life
FRACKVILLE - Mount Carmel Assistant Fire Chief James Reed Sr. met Wednesday night with a group of volunteer firefighters credited with saving his life. Reed was critically injured while fighting a...
View ArticleRegistration open for Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Parade
SHAMOKIN - Registration is open for the annual Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Parade, set for Friday, May 22, that will be the kickoff for the 10th anniversary festival weekend.Organizers...
View ArticleAttorney fired by law firm prior to alleged forgery
SHAMOKIN - Schuylkill County attorney Stephen P. Ellwood was fired from his job with the Krasno, Krasno and Onwudinjo law firm six weeks prior to having allegedly forged the name of a Northumberland...
View ArticleTwo Line Mountain Odyssey of Mind teams advance to state competition
MANDATA - Five teams from the Line Mountain School District participated in the North Central Regional Odyssey of the Mind competition held March 14 at Berwick Area High School. Two of the teams will...
View ArticleTeen in shooting incident gets house arrest
SUNBURY - A Northumberland County judge Wednesday granted house arrest to a 15-year-old boy charged with attempted homicide.Gage Hertzog, was 14 Dec. 9 when police allege he and his grandmother, Carol...
View ArticleFather not guilty in walk over icy Susquehanna River
DANVILLE - A Geisinger doctor won't be punished by the law for walking his young sons across the frozen Susquehanna River last month.Dr. Steven R. Bonebrake, 31, of 204 E. Front St., Danville, was...
View ArticleSASD officials seek help solving vandal problem
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District officials and police are seeking assistance from the public to stop the rash of vandalism that has occurred during the past 18 months on district grounds,...
View ArticleSelinsgrove man pleads guilty to sexual assault of 15 year old
SUNBURY - A Selinsgrove man charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Coal Township last year was scheduled for a suppression hearing in Northumberland County Court. But he unexpectedly...
View ArticleScouts planning Easter service at 'Old Rugged Cross'
PAXINOS - The public is invited to worship at the annual Easter service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at "The Old Rugged Cross," on the mountaintop overlooking Route 61.This is the 54th year the...
View ArticleSome seats available for hypnotist show
PAXINOS - Some seats remain available for VNA Health System's hypnotist dinner show set for Saturday at Masser's Banquet Hall.The show features master hypnotist Michael Blaine, who did the show in 2013...
View ArticlePUC investigating 'illegal' cab company
MOUNT CARMEL - The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) conducted a sting operation Wednesday of what they called an illegal cab driver working out of the borough following a call from a local...
View ArticleMCA names January Elks award winners
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area's Elks Award winners for January have been announced. The Student of the Month is senior Christopher Stellar, a son of Bernard and Michele Stellar, of Den-Mar Gardens....
View ArticleBusiness Roundtable: Generations at Work - Carrying on the family business:...
COAL TOWNSHIP - For some business people in Northumberland County, family means finance, not feud. A number of multi-generational businesses continue to flourish in the area, overcoming the typical...
View ArticleNorthumberland County will trim down prison transport force to save money
SUNBURY - A program employing former Northumberland County Prison correctional officers in positions transporting prisoners between the four magistrate courts and prisons for hearings will conclude...
View ArticleOlvany Insurance provides all types of coverage
SHAMOKIN - Olvany Insurance Agency, 3 S. Market St., has provided a wide range of insurance coverage to thousands of customers since being established in 1958.The agency has continued to grow and...
View ArticleShamokin Area OKs contract extension for super, who says he'll retire before...
COAL TOWNSHIP - A three-year contract extension was awarded Thursday to the superintendent of the Shamokin Area School District, but James T. Zack said he plans to retire before the term is fulfilled....
View ArticlePrior record score error prompts new sentencing
SUNBURY - Dustin Gearhart, who was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to approximately one to two years in county prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Coal Township, will be resentenced next...
View ArticleSettlement with contractor to be paid with loan money in two installments
SHAMOKIN - City Hall will pay a settlement with a contractor in two installments, using funds drawn from loan money received last year to ante up on unpaid bills.Robert Gusick is owed $76,812 for work...
View ArticleKnoebels worker has broken hand, stitches in head from clip by new coaster
ELYSBURG - A Knoebels Amusement Resort worker was injured when he was clipped by a car during a test run of the Impulse roller coaster. Stacy Ososkie, a public relations representative at the park,...
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