Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin J. Dumbaugh
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin J. Dumbaugh, a son of Jamie L. and Bryan M. Dumbaugh, of Catawissa, and other sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan received more than 2,500 Operation Gratitude care...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Women's health screening WednesdayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Geisinger Health System's Women's Heart and Vascular Health Program will sponsor a free heart-healthy screening for women from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday...
View ArticleMan charged with sexually assaulting girl, 13, gets 15 to 30 months in prison
SUNBURY - A 34-year-old Shamokin man charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Coal Township was sentenced Monday to 15 to 30 months in state prison on a felony offense of endangering the...
View ArticleOrganization News: Trevorton Senior Action Center, February
Trevorton Senior Action Center held its monthly meeting Feb. 7. There were 14 members present.Mary Ellen Hoffman, vice president, read the treasurer's report for January and it was approved as read....
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Casey named subcommittee chairWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has been appointed chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth."We face no greater...
View ArticleJudge considers objections in city vs. Gilligbauer lawsuit
SUNBURY - Northumberland County's president judge is mulling over preliminary objections filed on behalf of a Shamokin mechanic who was sued by the city for allegedly violating a junk vehicle...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court April 1 in Northumberland County Courthouse,...
View ArticleLM seeks new bids on geothermal project
MANDATA - The Line Mountain School Board will be seeking new bids for a geothermal project at the junior/senior high school because prices came in approximately $1.8 million over budget.Josh Bower,...
View ArticleNew Mount Carmel landlord ordinance will likely be adopted next month
By Justin Strawser MOUNT CARMEL - Landlords would be charged a $25 per unit registration fee each year in a revised ordinance proposal that borough council is expected to vote on March 21.Councilman...
View ArticleBU/BTE partnership explores 2011 flood
BLOOMSBURG - The September 2011 flood's impact on the Bloomsburg area will be explored in a series of programs from March 8 to 14, organized by Bloomsburg University's Institute for Culture and Society...
View ArticleJudge sides with Swaboski, trims 'fleeing' counts from 5 to 1
SUNBURY - Four felony counts of fleeing the scene of a March 2012 drunk-driving accident filed against a former area teacher were dismissed by a county judge. Judge Charles H. Saylor ruled Feb. 12...
View ArticleFire damages Tomol Auto Sales
STRONG - A firefighter from Mount Carmel suffered an ankle injury when he fell through a burned-out stairwell while helping to extinguish a fire early Tuesday morning at George Tomol Auto Sales. Brian...
View ArticleArea municipalities address housing and rental issues
Mount Carmel is not alone in its effort to address housing and apartment rental issues. - Shamokin City Council is discussing an ordinance that would require inspections for most residential rental...
View ArticleSouthern deals with elementary student talking about a bomb
by News-Item StaffCATAWISSA RR - A situation involving a Southern Columbia kindergarten student talking about a bomb on a bus was handled by the district administration and no police were called to...
View ArticleAlleged shooter has criminal past
HAZLETON - The Hazleton man who allegedly shot a Coal Township man in the leg Monday was hiding suspected crack cocaine, heroin and pills in his shoe and buttocks when police strip-searched him after a...
View ArticleElection News: Candidates file petitions
Candidates file petitionsSUNBURY - The following candidates have filed nomination petitions with the Northumberland County Board of Elections:Jesse Renninger Jr., Republican, constable, Rockefeller...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Drug sales at schoolMOUNT CARMEL - Two Mount Carmel males, ages 14 and 15, were charged in Northumberland County Juvenile Court with manufacturing, sale and delivery of a controlled substance following...
View ArticleUDA expels student over bullying, threat
ELIZABETHVILLE - State police at Lykens got involved in a bullying incident Tuesday at Upper Dauphin Area High School and a student has been expelled.According to Trooper Robert T. Hicks, public...
View ArticleSubscription drive under way
TREVORTON - The Trevorton Community Ambulance Association (TCAA) 2013 subscription drive is under way. Rates remain the same.A subscription covers a card holder for unlimited emergency service,...
View ArticleSequestration: Barletta rails over release of immigrants
Congressman Lou Barletta railed against a Homeland Security Department decision to release hundreds of illegal aliens from immigration jails. The move was made as sweeping budget cuts are all but...
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