Husband succumbs, marking third victim of Friday's crash
POINT TOWNSHIP - Police here said a third person has died as a result of Friday's three-vehicle crash along Route 11 near the intersection with Ridge Road. Derl Kieffer, 83, of Dornsife, died at 11...
View ArticleWhat are region's health care needs?
DANVILLE - Three key needs were identified in a Community Health Needs Assessment that covered a five-county area, including that served by Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital (G-SACH).A...
View Article$52M lab under way at Danville campus
DANVILLE - Ground was broken Thursday for a 115,000-square-foot, five-level Laboratory Medicine Building at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC). It will replace the current medical testing laboratories at...
View ArticleG-SACH one year after merger: With higher price, Geisinger strives for better...
Second of two parts COAL TOWNSHIP - Tom Harlow seemed to have taken a dose of bad medicine himself when asked if he had read Time magazine's recent special report, "Bitter Pill. Why Medical Bills Are...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, March 24, 2013
Candle pickup is TuesdayCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area Middle/High School PTSA Yankee Candle Fundraiser pickup will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Shamokin Area High School Cafeteria.Legion...
View ArticleHeaviest area snow expected to fall this morning, afternoon
The sun was shining brightly Sunday morning and temperatures climbed into the mid-40s by early afternoon. But that could certainly be called the calm before the storm.The National Weather Service (NWS)...
View ArticleDistrict Court: March 25, 2013
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in Magisterial District Court last week:Office of John Gembic III, Shamokin- Home Rentals Inc., of Shamokin, against Cynthia Hayes, of Coal...
View ArticleMemorials: Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library
Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Coal Township Public Library has announced that memorials for the period of Feb. 26 to March 18 have been presented for the following...
View ArticleNos'Trovia will host dinner to benefit children's mission
COAL TOWNSHIP - Nos'Trovia will host a "murder mystery dinner" on April 6 to benefit Door of Hope, a children's mission group that tends to the needs of abandoned, abused and orphaned children in...
View ArticleLiquor outcome could end a legacy; Masser responds to vote
HARRISBURG - A groundbreaking vote in the House last week that approved a bill privatizing the state-run liquor system poses the greatest threat yet to the long-running experiment of a Pennsylvania...
View ArticleCigarette sparks Shamokin Twp. blaze
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - A cigarette is to blame for causing extensive fire damage to the basement of an Irish Valley home near Cherry Street early Sunday morning, according to Stonington Fire Chief Kerry...
View ArticleSparking interest: Shamokin electrical academy looks to train, weed out scammers
BY LARRY DEKLINSKI SHAMOKIN - Gerald Bogetti told a room of local residential contractors and electricians Thursday evening that many homes in the area have substandard wiring and are at the risk of...
View ArticleNoteworthy: March 25, 2013
Patients will have room serviceDANVILLE - Patients at Geisinger Medical Center will be able to order what they want when they want it for meals. Beginning Tuesday, room service meals will be offered...
View ArticleMount Carmel teen adjudicated delinquent on arson charges
SUNBURY - The Mount Carmel teen charged with intentionally setting a fire March 17 at a vacant property in the borough was adjudicated delinquent on three criminal charges Thursday afternoon during a...
View ArticleWest Chester U. dean's list
WEST CHESTER - Erin Shamansky, a senior at West Chester University, was named to the university's dean's list for the fall semester with a 3.866 grade point average.She is a business marketing major...
View ArticleClausi said it's time for new prison for Northumberland County
By Justin Strawser SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioner Chairman Vinny Clausi said it's time to consider construction of a new county prison rather than maintaining the old one that is "too...
View ArticleChurches announce Holy Week services
The following churches have announced special services for Holy Week celebrations, beginning Thursday:Trevorton United Methodist ChurchMaundy Thursday/Holy Thursday service will be held at the church,...
View ArticleDriver ID'd in Coal Run accident
COAL RUN - Coal Township police reported charges are pending against the driver of a pickup truck involved in a crash early Saturday morning that damaged two parked cars along Route 2026 and knocked...
View ArticleShamokin Area students ready to wow audiences
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area Middle-High School students will present the musical "Jekyll and Hyde" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6, in the auditorium. Tickets can be purchased in...
View ArticleLCCC lists of honors
Luzerne County Community College announced the following students have earned recognition for outstanding academic achievement during the fall emester.To qualify for the president's list, a student...
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