Fire hits block 3rd time in 5 months
SHAMOKIN - A fire struck a city block early Thursday morning for the third time in less than five months. The fire occurred around 4:15 a.m. at 725 N. Shamokin St., a vacant three-story brick...
View ArticleMilitary News: Charles J. Frederick
Air Force Airman Charles J. Frederick graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training...
View ArticleMount Carmel to save $20,000, tax collector to fight pay decrease
MOUNT CARMEL - A $20,000 reduction in the salary of the Mount Carmel tax collector could cause the current tax collector to not run for re-election this year. If that's the case, and no one is elected...
View ArticleMilitary News: Ronald M. Bishop Jr.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ronald M. Bishop Jr., a grandson of Freda Boblick, of Trevorton, was promoted to the rank of captain in the United States Navy during a Sept. 4, 2012, ceremony at the Pentagon.The...
View ArticleKnights of Columbus to host stroke, osteoporosis screening
SHAMOKIN - Residents living in and around the city can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. The Knights of Columbus will host Life Line Screening on Jan. 30 at 400 E....
View ArticleFuture nurses given tips from HR reps in health care fields
LEWISBURG - Nearly 50 future nurses were given a unique perspective on the local health care industry by eight human resource representatives."We brought together a cross section of employers that...
View ArticleTeen escapes serious injuries in Franklin Township accident
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - A 17-year-old female driver escaped serious injuries Thursday morning when she lost control of the car she was driving in icy weather and snapped a telephone pole, according to...
View ArticleMemorials: Zion Primitive Methodist Church
MOUNT CARMEL - The Zion Primitive Methodist Church has announced the receipt of memorial gifts for December.In memory ofWilliam and Thelma Wildoner by Pastor Dave and Sheila Wildoner.Warren Thomas by...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, January 25, 2013
Band to start rehearsalsSELINSGROVE - The Sunbury City Band begins spring rehearsals at 7 p.m. Monday at Haines Music. All musicians are welcomed. Free tax preparation help availableSHAMOKIN - The...
View ArticleScout marks Eagle achievement
SHAMOKIN - Stephen Prescott Wengrenovich's Eagle ceremony was held Jan. 5 at Grace Lutheran Church.Wengrenovich started Cub Scouts at St. John's Pack 3254 in September 2001, where he moved through the...
View ArticleWoman killed in one-car crash
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - A Danville woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash along Route 642 in this Montour County township.Tiffany Jo Weaver Robbins, 29, of Danville, was pronounced dead at the scene by...
View ArticleNorthumberland County constable change spurs lawsuit
SHAMOKIN - Watsontown Borough plans to sue Northumberland County over its decision to no longer fund the use of state constables for prisoner transports. Shamokin has already accepted an invitation to...
View Article2 from Aristes charged in pill drug ring
Two Aristes residents and four people from Schuylkill County are charged in connection with a prescription drug ring that also involves a former Lehigh County psychiatrist.The state attorney general's...
View ArticleChiefs decry new system, cite cost, time, safety risk
SHAMOKIN - Less than one month into conducting prisoner transports, some municipal police chiefs and officers in Northumberland County are fed up.It's increasing the cost to conduct police business and...
View ArticleShamokin fires considered suspicious
SHAMOKIN - Two fires - 15 hours and three blocks apart on North Shamokin Street Thursday - have been ruled suspicious by police. They aren't sure if the incidents are related, but police said Friday...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, January 26, 2013
SAT tests today at Shamokin AreaCOAL TOWNSHIP - The SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests will be administered to pre-registered candidates today at Shamokin Area Middle-High School.Check-in and room...
View ArticleGilberton council shows support for 2nd Amendment
GILBERTON - The national debate about gun control came to Gilberton Thursday evening as borough council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the right to bear arms as provided in the Second...
View Article6 homeless in fire Rush Twp. residence destroyed
RUSH TOWNSHIP - A Mennonite family who helps operate Crest Haven Farm Market was left homeless Saturday night when fire destroyed their ranch-style home along a rural road behind the popular store...
View ArticleTwo injured in accident in Little Mahanoy Twp.
LITTLE MAHANOY TOWNSHIP - A passenger in a sport utility vehicle that crashed into an embankment Saturday afternoon along snow-covered Sunshine Road near Route 225 was flown to Geisinger Medical Center...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, January 27, 2013
Dollar General reopensSHAMOKIN - The Dollar General Store, 30 E. Independence St., which had been closed Thursday and Friday due to heating problems, reopened Saturday morning for regular business...
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