Lourdes Regional student to attend for Hugh O'Brian leadership seminar
SHIPPENSBURG - Grace Rompolski has been selected to join 250 leaders representing many high schools from throughout central and northeast Pennsylvania at the Central Pennsylvania Hugh O'Brian Youth...
View ArticleAuthor to discuss 1770s Fort Augusta at historical meeting
SUNBURY - John L. Moore, a Northumberland writer, will present "Fort Augusta's Contribution to Gen. John Sullivan's Expedition against the Western Iroquois Indians in 1779" at a meeting of the...
View ArticleStreet sweeper set to clean more of township next week
COAL TOWNSHIP - The street sweeper will clean roads in the township next week. The schedule is: West EndMonday: North side of Pine Street from First Street to Locust Street in the morning; south side...
View ArticleCar hits bus, no one hurt
THARPTOWN - No one was injured Friday morning when a sport-utility vehicle rear-ended a school bus at the intersection of Route 61 and Hospital Road.Twelve students from Shamokin Area's elementary and...
View ArticleMemorials
Shamokin-Coal Township Public LibrarySHAMOKIN - The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library has received memorials for March 19 to April 9, in honor of the following people:Steve Ardan by Cynthia...
View ArticleSwimming, lifeguard lessons planned
SUNBURY - The city will host two sessions of swim lessons at the Sunbury Youth and Community Pool Memorial Drive: from Monday, June 24, to Friday, July 5, (there will be class on July 4), and from...
View ArticleOur Lady of Lourdes
COAL TOWNSHIP - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School has announced its honor roll for grades 7 to 12 for the third quarter of the 2012-13 school year.Distinguished honorsGrade 12 - Dustin Bendas, Nicole...
View ArticleGranddaughter of Shady Acres couple is in commercials, TV pilot
WYOMISSING - A young girl with ties to the area is starting to make her mark in the acting world with appearances in commercials and a pilot for NBC.Mya Wascavage, of Wyomissing, is a daughter of John...
View ArticleF&S descendants to lead heritage festival parade
SHAMOKIN - Descendants of one of the founders of the famed F&S Brewery will return to the area to be part of the Anthracite Heritage Festival Parade in May.Parade chairwoman Pamela Brennan Burns...
View Article'Crunch time' at tax office
SHAMOKIN - A Shamokin man escaped serious injury after his Pontiac Bonneville lost its brakes while traveling down High Street, causing the vehicle to travel across both sides of Market Street, which...
View Article30 years in the making
MOUNT CARMEL - Emily Homanick won't be removing the sandbags from the front of her house any time soon, despite the groundbreaking ceremony for the Shamokin Creek Flood Control Project held Friday...
View ArticleWoman accused of lying about shot fired in MC
MOUNT CARMEL - A Lykens woman is accused of lying to police after her boyfriend allegedly fired a single gunshot following an argument the couple had Wednesday night on a borough street.No one was...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, April 13, 2013
K of C helped with egg huntELYSBURG - Members of the Father Charles R. Slough Council 14161 of the Knights of Columbus in Elysburg prepared eggs for the annual Easter egg hunt Palm Sunday at Queen of...
View ArticleFire on Shamokin porch causes minor damage
SHAMOKIN - An accidental fire at 146 S. Pearl St. Saturday morning caused minor damage to the back porch and filled the house with smoke. Shamokin Patrolman and fire investigator Raymond Siko II said...
View ArticleSUV flips after 2-car crash in Weigh Scales
WEIGH SCALES - A Shenandoah woman whose SUV landed on its roof during a crash Saturday was the most seriously injured among six people involved in the accident, including two young children. Ralpho...
View ArticleCatawissa native helps upgrade USS Ronald Reagan
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin J. Dumbaugh, a son of Jamie L. and Bryan M. Dumbaugh, of Catawissa, is assigned to aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which recently departed for its San...
View ArticleMilitary News: Frederick J. Spaid
FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Army Pvt. Frederick J. Spaid has graduated from basic combat training.During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values,...
View ArticleBattle for prothonotary gets top billing
In the last 68 years, only four people have held the office of Northumberland County prothonotary and clerk of courts (Although the complete name accurately refers to two combined functions under one...
View ArticleCan't file by April 15? Get a six-month extension
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that quick and easy solutions are available if they can't file their returns or pay their taxes on time, and they can even request...
View ArticleMom may sue CYS, teen's dad
SUNBURY - The mother of a 16-year-old boy who died in January 2012 while in foster care has filed a writ of summons in Northumberland County Court, indicating she plans to file a lawsuit against...
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