Salary board approves $35,000 in raises
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Salary Board approved approximately $35,000 in raises at a special meeting Wednesday morning.While every motion was passed by the four-member board, it was...
View ArticleChurches rejoice in selection of new pope
The bells pealed in Vatican City Wednesday as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was chosen to become Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.In the area,...
View ArticleSenior Center Activities: Week of March 18
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Walk A Mile, 10:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30 p.m.Tuesday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; shopping at Boscov's,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Nominations for awards soughtSUNBURY - The Northumberland County Conservation District is accepting applications and nominations for conservation organization of the year, the conservation district...
View ArticlePolice: Shamokin man kicked out cruiser window en route to prison
SHAMOKIN - A 54-year-old city man who claimed to be God is accused of threatening to kill police officers, spitting at them and causing more than $1,000 in damage to a police cruiser after being taken...
View ArticleIntentions for the pope
Intentions for the pope The Diocese of Harrisburg has given to churches a list of intentions that could be said in the Universal Prayer or the Prayer of the Faithful, in respect to the Catholic...
View ArticleNorthumberland District Council of Catholic Women
WILLIAMSTOWN - The Northumberland District Council of Catholic Women (CCW) held its deanery meeting Feb. 24 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ in Williamstown.Elaine Jurgill, deanery president, called the...
View ArticleCollege News: Penn State U.
STATE COLLEGE - Alexandra Singh, a student at Penn State University, has been elected to membership in Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. Founded in 1923, Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and largest...
View ArticleTake credit for your retirement
Saving for your retirement can make you eligible for a tax credit worth up to $2,000. If you contribute to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k) or to an IRA, you may be eligible for...
View ArticlePolice investigate assault of employee at Walmart
COAL TOWNSHIP - Police were called to the Walmart SuperCenter Saturday night after a reported assault on an associate following a retail theft.Police were called to the store at approximately 8:09 p.m....
View ArticleIn pursuit of citizenship Northumberland County woman describes emotional...
Editor's note: To protect her identity, the subject of the following story asked that her real name and some details about her past not be used. There are only a handful of people in "Ashley's" life...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, March 17, 2013
DivorcesRobert J. Dehart, 2084 Main St., Apt. 2, Dewart, from Louise A. Dehart, 822 File Road, Milton. Married Nov. 3, 1973.Marriage LicensesMichael Hughes to Jennifer Yost, both of 217 S. Walnut St.,...
View ArticleFamily Home administrator elected to board
LEMOYNE - Kathleen Hoffman, chief operating officer of Family Home Medical Home Health Agency, Mount Carmel, has been elected to the Pennsylvania Homecare Association (PHA) Board of Directors for a...
View ArticleShamokin Area teams take lead in Week 3 of Stock Market Game
Shamokin Area teams in both the high school and middle school divisions are the leaders after Week 3 in the Economics Pennsylvania Stock Market Game Challenge. Advisers for the teams are David...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, March 17, 2013
Replacement of bridge plannedMONTOURSVILLE - A PennDOT bridge crew in Columbia County will begin the replacement of an aging bridge on Route 3008 (Bear Gap Road) in Cleveland Township starting the...
View ArticleGovernment debates options for illegals
Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on immigration reform, which featured testimony from Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, an undocumented worker from...
View Article13-year-old admits to setting fire at vacant East Avenue property
MOUNT CARMEL - A 13-year-old Mount Carmel boy faces arson charges in connection with a fire Sunday that heavily damaged the basement of a vacant property at 207 N. Chestnut St., which is connected to...
View ArticleJessie Con-Ui: Troubled youth to ruthless thug
Jessie Con-ui started drinking at 12 and killing at 25. Con-ui - the inmate implicated in a fatal attack on a correctional officer at United States Penitentiary at Canaan three weeks ago - lured a...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, March 18, 2013
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial court: Office of John Gembic III, Shamokin Geoffrey L. Mako, Shamokin, against Andrea Klebert-Baez, Coal Township, for...
View ArticleLocust Gap man completes beach patrol evaluation
YORK - Steve Haladay, 22, of Locust Gap, was the only competitor from Pennsylvania to successfully complete the Ocean City (Md.) Beach Patrol's first pre-employment physical skills evaluation held...
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