30 years in the making
MOUNT CARMEL - Emily Homanick won't be removing the sandbags from the front of her house any time soon, despite the groundbreaking ceremony for the Shamokin Creek Flood Control Project held Friday...
View ArticleWoman accused of lying about shot fired in MC
MOUNT CARMEL - A Lykens woman is accused of lying to police after her boyfriend allegedly fired a single gunshot following an argument the couple had Wednesday night on a borough street.No one was...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, April 13, 2013
K of C helped with egg huntELYSBURG - Members of the Father Charles R. Slough Council 14161 of the Knights of Columbus in Elysburg prepared eggs for the annual Easter egg hunt Palm Sunday at Queen of...
View ArticleFire on Shamokin porch causes minor damage
SHAMOKIN - An accidental fire at 146 S. Pearl St. Saturday morning caused minor damage to the back porch and filled the house with smoke. Shamokin Patrolman and fire investigator Raymond Siko II said...
View ArticleSUV flips after 2-car crash in Weigh Scales
WEIGH SCALES - A Shenandoah woman whose SUV landed on its roof during a crash Saturday was the most seriously injured among six people involved in the accident, including two young children. Ralpho...
View ArticleCatawissa native helps upgrade USS Ronald Reagan
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin J. Dumbaugh, a son of Jamie L. and Bryan M. Dumbaugh, of Catawissa, is assigned to aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which recently departed for its San...
View ArticleMilitary News: Frederick J. Spaid
FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Army Pvt. Frederick J. Spaid has graduated from basic combat training.During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values,...
View ArticleBattle for prothonotary gets top billing
In the last 68 years, only four people have held the office of Northumberland County prothonotary and clerk of courts (Although the complete name accurately refers to two combined functions under one...
View ArticleCan't file by April 15? Get a six-month extension
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that quick and easy solutions are available if they can't file their returns or pay their taxes on time, and they can even request...
View ArticleMom may sue CYS, teen's dad
SUNBURY - The mother of a 16-year-old boy who died in January 2012 while in foster care has filed a writ of summons in Northumberland County Court, indicating she plans to file a lawsuit against...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, April 14, 2013
Relay meeting plannedELYSBURG - Relay for Life of Southern Columbia will have its next meetings Tuesday at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church, 599 W. Center St. The planning committee will meet from...
View ArticleFor The Record: Sunday, April 14, 2013
DivorcesCarol Boyce, 94 Nelson Drive, Richmond Hill, Ga., from Mark Boyce, 483 W. Valley Ave., Elysburg. Married Aug. 6, 1988.Sandra Coyer, 4471 State Route 125, Coal Township, from Anthony F. Coyer,...
View ArticleWeek 7: Shamokin Area keeps the lead in Stock Market Game
Shamokin Area kept its lead in the high school division in Week 7 of the Economnics Pennsylvania Stock Market Game. The team's adviser is David Kopitsky. In the middle school division, Mount Carmel...
View ArticleAdvisory board announces the schedule for weekend tourney
COAL TOWNSHIP - A schedule of games for the 10th annual Salvation Army Adult Benefit Basketball Tournament scheduled for this weekend was announced during a meeting of the Salvation Army Advisory...
View ArticleNominations open for nursing awards
HARRISBURG - Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania (NAP) is accepting applications for its nursing awards. Because Nightingale's goal is to promote nursing, they have expanded categories to be more...
View ArticlePaxinos man selected as LPN center's student of the month
LEWISBURG - Daniel Fleming, of Paxinos, has been named the Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center student of the month for March.Fleming, of Paxinos, was selected for the award by his instructors....
View ArticleShamokin will purchase new pump for pool
SHAMOKIN - City council voted during a special meeting Monday to approve the purchase of a new pump for Lawton W. Shroyer Memorial Swimming Pool on Rock Street. The council and mayor accepted the...
View ArticleDriver guilty in 2010 fatality
SUNBURY - A 31-year-old Elizabethville man was found guilty Monday afternoon of 10 charges, including a felony of accidents involving death or personal injury, in connection with a one-car fatal...
View ArticleNo one hurt in Shamokin crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - No serious injuries were reported in a three-vehicle crash Monday night in the 1000 block of West Mulberry Street. Coal Township Police said Jarrad Mariano, 33, of 1212 W. Fern St.,...
View ArticleKnights raising funds for Arc
MOUNT CARMEL - It's time for the Bishop Lawrence F. Schott Council 628 Knights of Columbus to "Measure Up" again. Over the past 34 years, the Pennsylvania Knights campaign for the state and local...
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