NCCTC will adjust school lunch menu
COAL TOWNSHIP - Adjustments will be made to the lunch menu at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center, according to the school's director.James Monaghan said salads and wraps will be added...
View ArticleDrivers advised to watch for icy roads conditions
SHAMOKIN - The latest blast of winter weather was set to hit the area overnight as Mother Nature prepared a mix of sleet and snow which had potential to make driving a problem this morning.The National...
View ArticleGeisginer hospitals take flu precautions
DANVILLE - The Geisinger Health System announced Tuesday that is it restricting visits for those who are ill to their network of hospitals, including banning visitors under the age of 12 from the...
View ArticleMan charged in crowbar attack waives his hearing
SHAMOKIN - A 33-year-old city man charged with hitting a Coal Township man in the face and head with a crowbar Jan. 4 waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and was ordered to appear for...
View ArticleRegion digs out from overnight snowstorm
Three to 4 inches of snow fell on Northumberland County overnight Tuesday into today, marking the fourth measurable snowfall in the last four weeks. Snow and at times a wintry mix began falling about...
View ArticleSunbury orders vehicles off streets for snow removal
SUNBURY - The public works department will be removing snow on Market and all other metered streets beginning at 11:59 p.m. today until 8 a.m. Thursday. All vehicles should be removed from these...
View ArticleMemorials: Shamokin-Coal Township Library
Shamokin-Coal Township Public LibrarySHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Coal Township Public Library has announced memorials for Oct. 31 to Dec. 31, 2012, have been presented for the following persons:Mary Ellen...
View ArticleMarino reintroduces bill to freeze federal hiring
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino (R-10) has introduced the Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013."This is a common-sense bill that will impose a hiring freeze on the federal government until our...
View ArticleCollege News: Slippery Rock dean's list
Timothy C. Shuey, of Coal Township, a junior at Slippery Rock University, has attained a 4.0 grade-point average for the fall semester. Shuey. who is studying physical therapy, has earned a 4.0...
View ArticleAcademy staff acknowledged
COAL TOWNSHIP - A group of district employees stationed at Northwestern Academy after Shamokin Area took over its special education program were acknowledged Tuesday by the district school board for...
View ArticleBarletta named subcommittee chairman
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, will serve as the next chairman of the Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee on the House Transportation and...
View ArticleShamokin Area expects minimal tax increase to balance this year's budget
COAL TOWNSHIP - If taxes are raised this summer on property owners in Shamokin Area School District, it will be minimal. The maximum tax hike the school board could seek is 0.6869 mills, Steve Curran,...
View ArticleMount Carmel Township ready to approve new blight ordinance
ATLAS - The three Mount Carmel Township supervisors, one of whom participated in Wednesday's regular meeting via telephone, voted to advertise a tougher blight ordinance for the township. The...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, January 17, 2013
LATS to make mall tripMOUNT CARMEL - The Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS) will be taking a morning and afternoon trip to the Susquehanna Valley Mall in Hummels Wharf Jan. 23 for $2 each...
View ArticleSouthern Columbia administration meets with police chiefs
CATAWISSA RR - Southern Columbia Area Superintendent Charlie Reh said he and other administrators met with three local police chiefs recently to discuss current policies and security measures at...
View ArticleMan armed with shotgun gets 3 to 18 months in jail
SUNBURY - A Coal Township man, who armed himself with a shotgun more than a year ago when Northumberland County adult probation officers came to his door with an arrest warrant for another person, was...
View ArticleZimmerman to seek reelection as Northumberland County Register and Recorder
Northumberland County Register and Recorder Mary L. Zimmerman has announced she will seek her fourth term in the 2013 primary election. Zimmerman, a Republican, started working in the office as an...
View ArticleOutage in Herndon area was caused by transformer explosion
More than 1,000 PPL Electic Utilites customers in the Herndon area lost power for approximately three hours Wednesday morning because of a transformer explosion at an intersection.Lower Mahanoy...
View ArticleLocal law enforcement support plan
Local law enforcement officials favor most of President Barack Obama's proposals to curb gun violence, and point to stricter background checks and controlling violence on video games as key steps.They...
View ArticleMasser receives House committee assignments
HARRISBURG - This week, Rep. Kurt Masser (R-107) received committee assignments for his second term in office representing the 107th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives.Masser...
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