PennDOT: Watch out for buses
HARRISBURG - As the new school year gets underway, motorists need to be vigilant in order to avoid potentially tragic crashes and strong penalties as school buses return to the roads to pick up...
View ArticlePennsylvania Starwatch: Lyra is uplifting ending to sad story
The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains one of the brightest stars in the sky, Vega. As soon as it gets dark enough after sunset, look for the brightest star you can see, nearly overhead in...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, August 16, 2015
Fall festival and paradeTREVORTON - Organizers of the Zerbe Township Fall Festival are looking for floats, custom cars, hot rods, fire companies, business vehicles and walkers of all ages to join in a...
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Tornado facts· Tornadoes are found mostly in the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains.· With 47 per year, Oklahoma has the highest average number of tornadoes.· Sixty-nine percent of tornadoes...
View ArticleDad-daughter duo crosses chasing tornadoes off of bucket list
Joe Gatelli is the kind of guy who keeps six portable weather radios in various spots of his house, loves nothing more than checking out radar patterns on his nifty iPad app and who once won a trivia...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: Give blood, go for a hike to round out summer
The summer may be winding down, but there's still plenty of family-fun events to do in Schuylkill County.The Schuylkill Haven Island Park festival will be held Saturday. Enjoy non-stop amusement,...
View ArticleOrganization News: Rainbow Club
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Rainbow Club met Aug. 9, in the church hall with 22 people in attendance. Ruth Romanoski, president, opened the meeting with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Over Fifty...
View ArticleWinners listed for Ralpho Library bridge session
ELYSBURG - It turned out to be "couples' night" at the Ralpho Township Public Library Bridge Club.Winners were:First place, husband-and-wife couple of Ferne and Dale Krothe, of Berwick; second, partner...
View ArticleMerck Cherokee plant celebrates 65 years
RIVERSIDE - When workers of Merck Cherokee parked their cars in the employees parking lot Saturday, their minds were not on their jobs, but on a fun day out with their families.With bounce houses,...
View ArticleCollege News: Penn State University graduate
UNIVERSITY PARK - Cara F. Sinopoli graduated with distinction from The Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences with a degree in veterinary and biomedical sciences at commencement...
View ArticleMemorials: Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
COAL TOWNSHIP - The following memorials for April, May and June have been presented to Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School.Ashley Albert by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keyack.Julius "Jules" Ardan by Margaret and...
View ArticleKane ouster could come suddenly
HARRISBURG - State Attorney General Kathleen Kane's ouster from office could come suddenly and with no advance public warning if the Supreme Court takes emergency action to suspend her law license....
View ArticleCongregation gathers believers from across the religious spectrum
NORTHUMBERLAND - A Jew, a Muslim and a Christian walk into a house of worship.Although this sounds like the beginning of a joke, it happens every Sunday at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint held in Coal Township
LUKE FIDLER - Officers from several police departments conducted a DUI checkpoint on Route 61 Friday night in Coal Township, leading to the arrest of at least one driver suspected of being intoxicated....
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, August 16, 2015
Marriage licensesEric Francis Rebuck to Christina Marie Livering, both of 227 Dogwood Road, Shamokin. Issued Aug. 13.Ryan Michael Campbell to Brittany Alexandra Mayton, both of 1418 W. Lynn St., Coal...
View ArticleNorthumberland County fair to mark 16th year this week
SUNBURY - This time of year makes Matt Reader a little giddy, or as he calls it, "like a kid at Christmas." "It's my favorite time of the year," Reeder says of the Northumberland County Fair. "I love...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, Aug. 17, 2015
The following landlord/tenant claims or judgments were filed in magisterial district court: John Gembic III, Shamokin - Brett N. Russell, of Sunbury, to Emily Kirby and Derrick Yohe, of Shamokin, for...
View ArticleDivine renewal: Shamokin friar renews vows at 60th anniversary
SHAMOKIN - The Rev. Ed Costello recalled his mother telling him that he was going to be an altar server for a visiting Franciscan friar at a 5:30 a.m. Mass. "Only later did I realize that it must have...
View ArticleMemorials: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
MOUNT CARMEL - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church announced their July memorials. Frances Angelo from Mr. and Mrs. Richard Di Rienzo. Mary Rita Socoloski from Jum and Mary Rowland. John Sonoski (fourth...
View ArticleCop shoots man in Berwick after he refuses to drop weapon
BERWICK - A man was shot by police Saturday night in Berwick after he allegedly failed to drop a knife with which he was chasing another man. The victim, Edwin Ramos Ramirez, underwent surgery...
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