Area residents head to D.C. for ceremony
Several area residents, including one member of the Army National Guard, were expected to be among thousands of people who will attend inauguration ceremonies this morning for President Barack Obama in...
View ArticleAngels at Work to host 'Stuffed for Smiles' event
SHAMOKIN - Angels at Work Charity will host its first event for 2013 entitled "Stuffed for Smiles" to raise money to purchase stuffed animals and children's books to be given out to sick children by...
View ArticleMan, 18, dies from injuries in Leck Kill crash
LECK KILL - An 18-year-old Trevorton male died Sunday at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville from injuries suffered in a one-car crash Saturday on Schwaben Creek Road (Route 3010) near here.Jared J....
View ArticleOutreach program to help orphans around the world
BLOOMSBURG - Students in the Central PA Chamber of Commerce's Building Leaders for the Susquehanna Valley District 2, were given a presentation on Father's Hope, a locally-based new orphan outreach...
View ArticleFeud over horse, alpaca manure takes tough turn
ZERBE TOWNSHIP - Dean Whary says township officials aren't doing their jobs to rid the community of a nuisance - which reportedly includes the stench of alpaca manure.Carol Whary, his neighbor and...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, January 21, 2013
Church bells to mark Roe anniversaryHARRISBURG - Church bells will toll throughout the Diocese of Harrisburg Tuesday to mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision...
View ArticleSound Off: Monday, January 21, 2013
Pay for educationIt's amazing how much energy is spent on debating a football coach, and the amount of taxpayer dollars you are willing to spend to hire a football coach for a dozen games a year. But...
View ArticleLourdes TIES students create second issue of comic book
COAL TOWNSHIP - In a fictional town named Seamokin in an underwater world, a group of students at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School "saved the day" for Kid Feedback, a character in a comic book they...
View ArticlePolice: OLOL student made Twitter threat
COAL TOWNSHIP - Charges of terroristic threats and disorderly conduct have been filed by Coal Township Patrolman David Sage against a 15-year-old male student at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High...
View ArticleCops keep eye on OLOL
COAL TOWNSHIP - In light of last month's shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Coal Township police will patrol more frequently at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional...
View ArticleChinese auctions illegal, but tolerated according to gambling legislation
MOUNT CARMEL - Chinese auctions are illegal in some cases; in others, they're legal. In any event, state troopers aren't exactly cracking down on one of the coal region's foremost fundraisers.Sgt. Jeff...
View ArticleMemorials: Shamokin-Coal Township Library
Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library (Continued from a previous edition) Nancy Jane Krieger by Judy Laubach, Chet, Marion and Jim. Fred Kublic by Shamokin High School Class of 1949. Jay Lawrence by...
View ArticleCity nears inspection requirement
SHAMOKIN - City council is moving forward with ordinance that would require most residential rental properties pass inspection by the city code officer before being rented. A unanimous 5-0 vote...
View ArticleKaleta, Clausi clash; police called at end of county meeting
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County commissioners meeting ended Tuesday afternoon with a call to police when David F. Kaleta ignored Chairman Vinny Clausi's request to leave. Kaleta, of Shamokin, who...
View ArticleShoch asked to pay for time he spent with lawyer, refuses
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Stephen Bridy are requesting fellow Commissioner Richard Shoch pay a $420 bill he submitted to the county for reviewing depositions in...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Jan. 16 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court on Monday, Feb. 25, in Northumberland County Court,...
View ArticleShoch wants DCED grant investigation
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioner Richard Shoch said he welcomes an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of a state grant that requires the county to pay back $215,150 for failing to...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Work on I-80 set for todayMIFFLINVILLE - The eastbound lane of Interstate 80 will be closed between miles 242 and 241 (Mifflinville and Berwick exits) from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in order to remove...
View ArticleOpen house set at OLOL
COAL TOWNSHIP - Parents who are currently weighing decisions about their children's education are encouraged to attend an open house and new student registration day from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday p.m. at Our...
View ArticleGarage destroyed in blaze
MABEL - Firefighters from several counties battled a fire that destroyed a large garage at a Schuylkill County business Tuesday afternoon.Crews were called to Bixler's Trees and Stumps, 111 Hinkel Road...
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