Landlord given 60 days to bring properties up to code
SHAMOKIN - An Allentown landlord has been given 60 days to bring two of his Shamokin properties up to code. Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III granted George Atiyeh two months to comply with...
View ArticleMay Day program proves bittersweet
LECK KILL - The Leck Kill Elementary School's May Day program featuring a group of baby birds preparing for the world outside their nest can easily be related to current events in the Line Mountain...
View ArticleTense moments shut down city street
SHAMOKIN - Charges will be filed against a suicidal man who allegedly assaulted his wife and threatened to kill any officers who dared enter his Shamokin apartment to arrest him. The incident, which...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court June 3 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can...
View ArticleShamokin gallery featured in TV show tonight
SHAMOKIN - The Northumberland County Council for the Arts and Humanities (NCCAH) Fine Art Gallery will be featured on "In Your Neighborhood" on Channel 94 at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The visit to the...
View ArticleChief: Atlas fire suspicious
ATLAS - A suspicious fire early Wednesday morning caused extensive damage to an unoccupied two-story home in the 500 block of West Girard Street and left a neighbor temporarily homeless. A local fire...
View ArticleSenate OKs end to 'triple dipping'
HARRISBURG - The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to end so-called "triple dipping" of unemployment compensation benefits by retirees. The practice involves an individual who collects a public...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Shikellamy State Park meeting todaySUNBURY - State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-108, will host her annual meeting on the Shikellamy State Park Complex at 6 p.m. today at the Sunbury Social Club, 352...
View ArticleStaged trial drives texting point home
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area senior Angela Kinder cried pretend tears when the mock jury read a mock guilty verdict for involuntary manslaughter in the first degree for causing a mock accident due to...
View ArticleGarden could be done by fall
SHAMOKIN - A handicap-accessible community garden proposed for Claude Kehler Community Park could be completed in September, according to the city clerk.Steve Bartos said bid specifications for the...
View ArticleWoman charged for allegedly threatening to rob gas station
COAL TOWNSHIP - A Ranshaw woman who allegedly threatened to commit a robbery at a gas station last month, has been charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct.Patrolman Edward Purcell filed the...
View ArticlePolice ID man in Shamokin standoff
SHAMOKIN - Police here have identified and charged a 59-year-old Shamokin man who allegedly assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her, police and himself during a standoff at his Market Street...
View ArticlePrice per gallon drops four cents in region
Susquehanna Valley motorists can enjoy a slight reprieve at the pumps this week, as gas prices fell almost four cents to $3.39 a gallon.NationallyToday's national average price for a gallon of regular...
View ArticleChoraliers to present spring concert
COAL TOWNSHIP - When the Anthracite Choraliers take the stage for their 37th annual spring concert Sunday, they will be expressing through several selections their grateful appreciation to public...
View ArticlePre-trial conference set for June in elementary school threat case
SUNBURY - A pre-trial conference will be held in June in Northumberland County Courts in the case against a man who threatened his former girlfriend and claimed he would do "worse than what happened in...
View ArticleCoal Township couple escape fire
COAL TOWNSHIP - A West Arch Street couple escaped injury but are displaced at least temporarily after fire ignited in the first floor of their home Friday morning. The two-alarm blaze was reported at...
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Dear Abby: I'm a 13-year-old girl who has been trying to give my father a second chance. I was taken away from my parents when I was 8 because they were on drugs. I haven't seen my father for three...
View ArticleRotary awards plaques
caption: L-R Mount Carmel Rotary President Frank Sawicki, Rachel Toter, Nicole Purcell, Student of the Month Coordinator Rotarian Joe Varano
View ArticleHonor Roll: Meadowview Academy
PAXINOS - Seven students from Meadowview Christian Academy made the honor roll for the third marking period. Honor students are: First-grade - Porter Kramer and Noah Rempel. Second-grade - Joshua Lahr...
View ArticleSouthern Columbia honor roll
CATAWISSA RR - The honor roll has been announced for the third marking period at Southern Columbia Area Middle School. To earn distinguished honors recognition, student must have a marking period...
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