Noteworthy: Friday, May 10, 2013
Trout rodeo set for SaturdayGORDON - The Gordon Fish and Game Club will holds its seventh annual Youth Trout Rodeo Saturday at Gordon Community Park. Children from ages 1 to 15 are invited to attend....
View ArticleCCRA asks to be removed again from Centralia suit
WILLIAMSPORT - The Columbia County Redevelopment Authority (CCRA) has requested to be removed again from a lawsuit filed by the few remaining Centralia residents who are seeking to stop the...
View ArticleNorthumberland County salary cuts idea called 'ridiculous'
SUNBURY - Northumberland County elected officials said Thursday a proposal earlier this week to significantly lower their salaries is "ridiculous" and shows a total lack of respect for the duties they...
View Article64 vendors set for Mount Carmel's Oak Street Festival
MOUNT CARMEL - It started as a way to simply thank borough residents for supporting the Lions Club. Celebrating its 16th year in 2013, the Oak Street Festival is now one of the organization's most...
View ArticleCoal Twp commissioners: State blight law 'lacks teeth'
COAL TOWNSHIP - Township commissioners say state law designed to pressure property owners to fix up blighted properties is ineffective. Craig Fetterman, commissioner chairman, said during Thursday's...
View ArticleShamokin McDonald's marks 'special day'
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area Middle/High School Chorus took advantage of the moment while warming up for their performance at Thursday's grand reopening at the Shamokin McDonald's. "Two all-beef...
View ArticleMurder mystery dinner supports Door of Hope
COAL TOWNSHIP - More than 85 people attended a fundraiser last month to support Door of Hope, a children's mission group that tends to the needs of abandoned, abused and orphaned children in South...
View ArticleAuction will benefit kids at Camp Pauline
KULPMONT - A children's charity auction by the St. Pauline Center at Camp Pauline is set for Saturday, June 1.Originally scheduled for Nov. 3 but postponed due to concerns related to recovery from...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Friday, May 10, 2013
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court June 24 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can...
View Article5 Mount Carmel houses to be razed
MOUNT CARMEL - Thanks to a $50,000 contribution from a local bank, four longtime eyesores will be among five properties in the borough to be razed. Vacant houses at 420, 422, 424 and 428 E. Center St....
View ArticleReapportionment will affect local districts for '14 election
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling this week upholding a revised legislative redistricting plan will mean changes effective with the 2014 election for some municipalities in Northumberland...
View ArticleCity considers lighting options
SHAMOKIN - The city planning commission is expecting to receive a proposal from General Electric for a new lighting system in the downtown area.It will be compared to options through PPL Electric and...
View ArticleMC mayor candidate not eligible
MOUNT CARMEL - The wife of a Mount Carmel mayoral candidate has questioned the eligibility of one of her husband's opponents over a residency requirement.And it appears she may be correct.Charmange...
View ArticleState fire marshal: No cause found in Arch Street blaze
COAL TOWNSHIP - A state police fire marshal could not determine the cause of a fire last week that severely damaged a West Arch Street home."I don't see anything that was suspicious in any way, shape...
View ArticleLocal author's fifth book to be released June 11
PAXINOS - While some authors draw inspiration from things around them, imagination is the muse for KristaLyn Vetovich, creating the fantasy world she writes about in her novels."The ideas just come to...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Shamokin-Coal Twp.Monday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Walk A Mile, 10:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30 p.m.Tuesday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; shopping at Boscov's, arrive...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, May 11, 2013
BU graduation slated for May 18BLOOMSBURG-Nearly 1,300 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania seniors will receive bachelor's degrees Saturday, May 18, during commencement ceremonies on the BU Academic...
View ArticleHuggins sentenced to life in prison for Mahanoy murder
by peter e, bortner POTTSVILLE - With his lips sealed to the end, Jarvin M. Huggins left Schuylkill County Court Friday for a state prison cell, where he will spend the rest of his life after being...
View ArticleCoal firm wins suit over Natalie Mountain property
His challenge to a lawsuit upheld by the state Supreme Court, Dennis Molesevich Sr. says it's his turn to sue.The Mount Carmel land developer and coal company owner said Northumberland County's...
View ArticleSchuylkill County Airport thinks big
MOUNT PLEASANT - It might be a long shot, but local authorities believe Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport has a lot to offer as the Federal Aviation Administration looks to build a new major air...
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