Rhoades candidate for mayor
SHAMOKIN - R. Craig Rhoades, of 815 N. Shamokin St., is running for mayor of the City of Shamokin.Now in his sixth consecutive term on city council, he has been director of accounts and finances, vice...
View ArticleHonor Roll: Line Mountain High School
HERNDON - The honor roll for the third marking period at Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School has been announced. Distinguished honor roll 12th-grade - Colton Bowman, Kaitlyn Boyer, Katia Carl,...
View ArticleBrecker is Democratic candidate for Mount Carmel Area School Board
MOUNT CARMEL - William J. Brecker Jr. has announced his candidacy for the Mount Carmel Area School Board.Brecker, originally from Kulpmont, resides in Mount Carmel with his wife, the former Stacey...
View ArticleLATS: BUS BILLS DON'T ADD UP Discrepancies led to falling out with King Coal...
MOUNT CARMEL - Borough officials have spent months analyzing records from their Lower Anthracite Transportation System (LATS) contract with King Coal Tours from the past several years and the numbers...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Marriage licensesMatthew Snyder and Kayla M. Dilliplane, both of 1212 Airport Road, Paxinos. Issued April 20.Bryce Reed Snyder and Mallory Nicole Hock, both of 244 Turkey Hill Road, Elysburg. To be...
View ArticleOrganization News: Council of Catholic Women
Council of Catholic WomenMOUNT CARMEL - The Council of Catholic Women and Rosary Altar Society held their monthly meeting on April 4 in the parish hall under the direction of President Theresa...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Car flips on Rt. 54BEAR GAP - Randy Kale, 21, of Elysburg, escaped serious injury when his car flipped onto its roof on Route 54 near the top of the Natalie Mountain between Natalie and Bear Gap...
View ArticleAdopt-A-Plot has good start for Shamokin Cemetery
SHAMOKIN - A number of volunteers, one from as far away as Philadelphia, took time Saturday to help maintain and beautify the Shamokin Cemetery. Rich Jilinski, president of Citizens for a Better...
View ArticleWeek 8: Shamokin Area stays on top in Stock Market Game
Shamokin Area remained on top in the high school division in Week 8 of the EconomnicsPennsylvania Stock Market Game. The team's adviser is David Kopitsky. In the middle school division, Mount Carmel...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities: Week of April 22-27
Shamokin-Coal Township Monday - Yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Earth Day celebration with guest speaker Tom Petrusky from Northumberland County AAA on "Recycling", 11 a.m.; pizza for lunch at 11:30 a.m. for those...
View ArticleSweet success: Mauer's celebrates 20 years
SHAMOKIN - Ken Bethge, owner and operator of Mauer's Dairy & Ice Cream Shoppe, 34 S. Market St., celebrated his 20th anniversary of ownership of the local business on March 1 and while his...
View ArticleDistrict Court: April 22, 2013
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial district court:Office of John Gembic III, Shamokin.Alicia Nowroski, Atlas, against Eric Ginck and Kim Olearnick, Shamokin,...
View ArticleJersey Jeepers ride AOAA land
COAL TOWNSHIP - Dan Machen and the dozens of other members of the North Jersey Jeep Club (NJJC) who rode on AOAA property Sunday appreciate having such a facility relatively close to home for one...
View ArticleShamokin boy, 16, admits to robbery, aggravated assault
SUNBURY - A 16-year-old Shamokin boy charged in an armed robbery of a cell phone in January was adjudicated delinquent Tuesday afternoon by Northumberland County Judge William H. Wiest on three...
View ArticlePolice collecting unused medication on Take Back Day
SUNBURY - The Northumberland-Montour Drug Task Force will again participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration...
View ArticleBench warrant issued when man no-shows hearing
SHAMOKIN - A bench warrant was issued Tuesday for a 54-year-old Allentown man after he failed to appear for a preliminary hearing for allegedly creating a public nuisance involving two of his Shamokin...
View Article77 fatal crashes on local roads last year
- Fatalities on state and municipal roads in PennDOT District 3-0 (consisting of Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties): 2007: 70 2008: 84...
View ArticleCoal Township man gets 4 years of drug court for multiple offenses
SUNBURY - A 25-year-old Coal Township man charged with multiple theft and drug offenses was sentenced Tuesday afternoon to complete four years of the county drug court program, with the first three...
View ArticleConstruction to begin Monday for Shamokin Creek Flood Control Project
By Justin Strawser MOUNT CARMEL -Construction for the $14 million Shamokin Creek Flood Control Project is scheduled to begin Monday, Borough Council President Tony Matulewicz confirmed.In an e-mailed...
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