Shamokin Area Elementary School renovation nears completion
COAL TOWNSHIP - A renovation project 10 years in the making at Shamokin Area Elementary School is winding to a close. Save for the remaining roof work to begin after school ends this June, renovations...
View ArticleCharges filed against two men involved in Glosser Motor Inn arrests
MOUNT CARMEL - Charges against two Slatington men arrested Monday at Glosser Motor Inn for their alleged involvement in vehicular theft and drug possession were filed by Ralpho Township Patrolman...
View ArticleCheckpoints unconstitutional, Kraynak's attorney argues
SUNBURY - The attorney for a local doctor and school board member arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at a DUI checkpoint in Coal Township in May argued Thursday that police did not...
View ArticleNoteworthy: February 8, 2013
Snow emergency in KulpmontKULPMONT - Mayor Myron Turlis announced a snow emergency will be in effect beginning at 5 p.m. Friday along Route 61 (Chestnut Street).Parking will be prohibited from 5 p.m....
View ArticleGive blood, win a trip
The American Red Cross has partnered with Sundance Vacations to encourage all eligible blood donors to give blood. Anyone who gives blood in Northeastern Pennsylvania through Feb. 28 will be entered...
View ArticleMahoney Brothers to bring 'juke box' tribute this year
MOUNT CARMEL - What has now become an annual concert by the popular band the Mahoney Brothers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Mount Carmel Area (MCA) High School auditorium.Organized...
View ArticleActivities designed to help LM pupils transition to new schools
DALMATIA - The third meeting to help students transition to new building alignments in the Line Mountain School District next year was held Thursday night in the Dalmatia Elementary School. While the...
View ArticleZurick to receive 96K for service on state board
SHAMOKIN - "I love it. It's the best job I ever had."That was the reaction of Shamokin attorney James Zurick Thursday afternoon when asked to comment on his recent appointment to the Workers'...
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View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, February 10, 2013
Property transfersJoseph A. Bressi to David J. and Susan C. Friel, property in Riverside, $127,000.Jason and Angela S. Kurtz to Angela S. Kurtz, property in Rockefeller Township, $1.Eugene I. Boyer,...
View ArticleCorbett hopes budget prelude to political comeback
In his first two budgets, Gov. Tom Corbett slashed and slashed.Critics say slashed and burned.Faced with the disappearance of federal stimulus funding and having promised not to raise taxes, including...
View ArticleMission group will bring 400 to help needy
SHAMOKIN - A Christian mission to the Shamokin area this summer is expected to bring more than 400 volunteers who will work to make light repairs on homes owned by the needy.The elderly, the poor, the...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sunday, February 10, 2013
Driver 'serious'BEAR GAP - One person was injured Saturday in a crash on Route 54 in Ralpho Township.Reports from the scene indicate Cheryl Tammey was driving a Chevy Aveo about 10 a.m. near Bear Gap...
View ArticlePennDOT district office names Employee of the Year for 2012
MONTOURSVILLE - Audrey Costill, clerk II, has been named the PennDOT Engineering District 3-0 district-office Employee of the Year for 2012. Costill operates the print room, plans room and supply room...
View ArticleThird teen-ager sues over March accident
SUNBURY - The mother of a third teenager run over by an accused drunk driver in March while walking near Mount Carmel Area Elementary School has filed a civil suit against both the driver and a Coal...
View ArticleShamokin honors five officers
SHAMOKIN - A retired police department veteran, a newly promoted corporal and three other police officers were honored Monday by the mayor and city council. Cpl. Darwin Tobias III and Patrolman Scott...
View ArticleVFW auxiliary state president to pay visit to Mount Carmel Township
ATLAS - Sandra M. Brenner, newly elected state department president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, will make her official visit to District 12 at 2:30 p.m. Sunday when she'll meet...
View ArticlePope's announcement surprises local leaders
Although local priests and religious leaders were surprised and saddened to hear of Pope Benedict XVI's historic resignation, they praised his courage and faith in making the rare and difficult...
View ArticleJeep floors shed wall
ARISTES - Dense fog on Big Mountain played a role in a Shenandoah man driving through a stop sign and crashing through the cement block wall of a maintenance shed at Zion Methodist Cemetery on Monday....
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