Free childhood education programs gear up for another year
MILTON - Three programs in Northumberland County that offer high-quality learning environments and tools that encourage children to learn and grow are gearing up for another school year: Early Head...
View ArticleEnvirothon set for Tuesday
SUNBURY - Approximately 200 high school students from Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties will participate in the annual Susquehanna Valley High School Envirothon Tuesday at...
View ArticleMCA students win 'Young American Creative Patriotic Art'
MOUNT CARMEL - Three Mount Carmel Area art students designed winning entries in the "Young American Creative Patriotic Art" competition. The students were required to create a project that expressed...
View ArticleKulpmont woman reportedly on bath salts when she crashed through window
KULPMONT - Police say a knife-wielding mother was reportedly high on bath salts when she bloodied herself by breaking through a glass window at a borough home.Candice Renee Adzema, 35, of 1257 Poplar...
View ArticleCounty 911 honored for efforts during prison fire
LANCASTER - The Northumberland County Department of Public Safety and its 911 dispatchers were recently honored for their efforts coordinating resources during the Northumberland County Prison Fire...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area Elks Students of the Month for February
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Elks Students of the Month for February have been announced. Student of the month is senior Taylor Conches, daughter of Kelly Conches, of Natalie. Taylor is the...
View ArticleLow-cost eyeglass clinics set for June
WILLIAMSPORT - North Western Pennsylvania Optical Clinic, a privately funded low-cost eyeglass program, has announced plans for two satellite clinics in the area:- Central Susquehanna Opportunities, 2...
View ArticleNew York man accused of selling crack in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - A New York man who law enforcement officials said moved to Shamokin to deal drugs was arrested Thursday after allegedly selling crack cocaine to a confidential informant.Leonard Franks, 32,...
View ArticleSchool News: SCA Middle School honor roll
CATAWISSA R.R. - The Southern Columbia Area Middle School has released its distinguished and regular honor roll for the third marking period of the 2014-15 school year.Students named to the...
View ArticleFire departments receive grant money
HOUSTON - Three Northumberland County fire departments will check items off their shopping lists thanks to $20,000 from the Atlantic Sunrise Community Grant Program.East Cameron Township Fire Company...
View ArticleInternational Paper plant achieves safety milestone
MOUNT CARMEL - International Paper's Mount Carmel box plant achieved a safety milestone by reaching 100 months without an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lost-time incident in...
View ArticleArt show features work of Line Mountain students
MILLERSBURG - Art students at Line Mountain High School got a taste of professional life this week when a show exclusively featuring their work opened Sunday at The Gallery on the Square in...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area Board of Education merit award winners
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Board of Education merit award winners for February were recognized at the March school board meeting. The elementary merit award winner is fifth-grade student...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Pre-K registrations acceptedCOAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District is currently accepting registrations for the 2015-16 Pre-K program for 4-year-olds.Parents can register at the administration...
View ArticleOn the Job: Garbage haulers see the bright side of a job that isn't always so...
Note: "On the Job" examines occupations both common and unique once a month in 2015 COAL TOWNSHIP - The old saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."For Aaron Kerstetter, owner of...
View ArticleFinal week of street cleaning in Coal Twp. begins Monday
COAL TOWNSHIP - Coal Township Street Department has announced the street sweeping schedule for the final week of the spring season, beginning Monday.FerndaleMonday - North side of State Street from Oak...
View ArticleCancer survivor throws first pitch at 'Gold Sock Game'
KULPMONT - Facing high school baseball players from Shamokin Area and Mount Carmel Area high schools, Kaitlyn Montgomery told her story of how an injury while participating in high school sports saved...
View ArticleTrinity Lutheran Church to celebrate 175th annivesary
SHAMOKIN - Trinity Lutheran Church, 65 E. Sunbury St., will celebrate its 175th anniversary Sunday with a service and celebration dinner at Masser's Banquet Hall, Paxinos.The Rev. Robert L. Driesen,...
View ArticleBrother goes 'undercover' by using sibling's name during traffic stop
SUNBURY - A case of false identification landed an Ashland man in jail for a month, and it's alleged it was all of his own doing.Brian Dietrick, 44, of 7 S. 19th St., likely knew he was bound for...
View ArticleGood neighbors are God's neighbors
In the parlance of the coal region, my family lived "a few doors down the block" from George Kerestes and his family for over a half century.When we received word of George's death, the first thought...
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