New Life Church of God to mark 129th anniversary
MOUNT CARMEL - The New Life Church Of God, Mount Carmel, 129 W. Second St., will celebrate its 129th anniversary Sunday with a special service at 10:30 a.m.Interim Pastor John David Ashbaugh will...
View ArticleCoal Twp. anniversary book is postponed until December
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Coal Township 175th Anniversary book has been delayed because of a lack of volunteers. Rob Slaby, township manager and committee member, said last week the 256-page book is expected...
View ArticleKraynak still has driver's license
SUNBURY - A Mount Carmel Area School Board director's driver's license has not been revoked while he appeals a civil penalty for refusing chemical testing during a drunk driving arrest.Dr. Raymond J....
View ArticleArea lottery winners take home $62,500 in September
HARRISBURG - Area winners took home a total of $62,500 from Pennsylvania Lottery games in September.Amber L. Manhart, of Ashland, won the area's biggest prize, $30,000, on a $3 Wild Number Bingo...
View ArticlePolice still looking for suspect in Marion Heights purse theft
MARION HEIGHTS - The investigation continues into Tuesday's robbery of a 53-year-old female, who had her purse stolen after being knocked to the ground outside her residence. Mount Carmel Township...
View ArticleRabbittransit working out pilot program problems in Northumberland County
ELYSBURG - Richard Farr says he understands the many complaints that have been directed toward Rabbittransit in Northumberland County as the agency tries to adapt to a growing business and make use of...
View ArticleWoman charged with theft of $50,000 from employers
PORT CARBON - A Pottsville woman charged with stealing more than $50,000 over a three-year period while employed by Goodwill Fire Company, Minersville, and Minersville EMS surrendered to authorities...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, October 14, 2012
Drug advisory board meeting setSUNBURY - The Northumberland County Drug and Alc hol Program Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Human Services Building, 217 N. Center St.SCA to hold...
View ArticleMC home health agency earns joint commission accreditation
MOUNT CARMEL - Family Home Medical Home Health Agency has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national...
View ArticleUser of Rabbittransit called it quits and walks, others complain, too
SHAMOKIN - Dorothea Maguire was fed up. Having no confidence that she could book a timely ride to her Oct. 5 doctor's appointment through Rabbittransit, and having no local family or friends who...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, October 14, 2012
DivorcesShane A. Bower, 224 S. Ninth St., Trevorton, from Miranda E. Bower, 154 Lower Patch Road, Coal Township. Married May 13, 2006.Jeffrey Lee Derr, 1542 W. Walnut St., Coal Township, from Beth Ann...
View ArticleObamacare: Issue doesn't fade in race for U.S. rep
Editor's note: A series of stories on congressional race issues continues. More than 2½ years after it passed, President Barack Obama's health care reform law still sucks up all the air in the room...
View ArticleMarks on trees signs of project
BEAR GAP - Hundreds of trees are planned to be timbered in the Roaring Creek watershed as Aqua PA replaces a century-old waterline.The trees stand directly along the access road of the Roaring Creek...
View ArticleCoal Twp. explores new avenue that would equal harsher blight penalties Coal...
COAL TOWNSHIP - An ordinance is being considered by Coal Township commissioners to implement provisions of a 2010 state law allowing harsher penalties against owners of blighted properties.The move...
View ArticleHuge turnout for state forest drive through
BEAR GAP - More than 400 vehicles drove through the Roaring Creek Tract of the Weiser State Forest on Sunday, taking advantage of an invitation extended to the public three years running. The...
View ArticleVolunteers clean up trash on AOAA land
BURNSIDE - Volunteers filled a 30-yard roll-off container to the brim this weekend with trash strewn about Burnside Mountain. "It's overflowing, so everybody did a great job," Kathy Jeremiah, planning...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Walk A Mile, 10:30 a.m.; Wii bowling, and treadmill for those with doctor's slip.Tuesday - Morning cards and...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, October 15, 2012
Light the Night event set at Oak GroveOVERLOOK - Oak Grove Church's third annual Light the Night event will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the church, 133 Oak Grove Road. It features...
View ArticleDriver in accident that claimed Dalmatia teen's life failed to appear for...
SUNBURY - A bench warrant has been issued for an Elizabethville man accused in a 2010 crash that claimed the life of a Dalmatia teen. Thomas L. Schorr, 31, of 29 N. Market St., failed to appear in...
View ArticleVoter registrations
Municipality Dem Rep OtherMunicipality Dem Rep Other Coal Township 3,062 1,696 410Delaware Township 751 1,466 281East Cameron Twp. 186 164 32East Chillisquaque 88 247 56Herndon 50 109 29 Jackson...
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