Meal price increases scrutinized
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area School Board failed to approve breakfast and lunch prices for next school year that called for some increases.A motion was listed on the agenda at Thursday night's...
View ArticleLine Mtn. awarded Healthy Five grant
TREVORTON - The Line Mountain School District's elementary schools have been awarded a Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant of $9,999 to implement the SPARK curriculum that will provide...
View ArticleMt. Carmel man found guilty in 2010 assault
SUNBURY - A Mount Carmel man was convicted on all counts related to an 2010 assault in the borough.District Attorney Tony Rosini announced Jason M. Bozarth, 33, of Mount Carmel, was convicted of all...
View ArticleDistrict Court 2/22/12
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases were ordered to appear for plea court April 9 at...
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Masser to hold satellite office hoursELYSBURG - State Rep. Kurt Masser, (R-107) announced he will be holding satellite office hours from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the Cleveland Township Municipal...
View ArticleLine Mountain schedules kindergarten registration
MANDATA - Line Mountain School District will hold kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year next month.Registration at Trevorton Elementary will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 11;...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday services announced
The following churches will be holding Ash Wednesday services today to celebrate the beginning of the Lenten season.All SaintsAn Ash Wednesday service with Communion will be held at 10 a.m. at All...
View ArticleChamber luncheon focuses on networking, sales relationship
SHAMOKIN - Members of the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce naturally "network" at their monthly luncheons.At Tuesday's gathering at Harry's Grill, they found out how to make the most of...
View ArticlePPL rates set to drop for some customers
ALLENTOWN - PPL Electric Utilities has filed its generation rates and Price to Compare for the three months beginning March 1 with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The new rates will be...
View ArticleJEEP, TOUR BUS COLLIDE
KULPMONT - A borough man was hospitalized after he fell asleep and crashed his Jeep Cherokee head-on into a King Coal Tours bus Tuesday morning on Chestnut Street (Route 61) in the borough.Six of the...
View ArticleShamokin owes DECD, HUD more than $500K
SHAMOKIN - The City of Shamokin, which has incurred major financial problems in recent years, now has another huge debt to pay.It must pay back $504,495 to the state Department of Economic and...
View ArticleCouncil to seek sewer fee; votes against guarantee
SHAMOKIN - In an effort to generate much-needed revenue for the city, Shamokin City Council is requesting a five-percent fee from the Shamokin-Coal Township Joint Sewer Authority for guaranteeing a...
View ArticleImprovements signal a jump in train traffic
SHAMOKIN - The newest safety upgrade at a city railroad crossing should serve as fair warning well in advance of the next train to pass through Shamokin, where increased rail traffic is on the...
View ArticleSASB discusses cost-saving ideas
COAL TOWNSHIP - School board directors discussed ideas to save Shamokin Area significant money without cutting jobs Tuesday, and some voted to implement one action immediately - refusing to waive...
View ArticleFormer ADA hired to replace Rosini
SUNBURY - Attorney John P. Muncer, who was laid off late last month as a Northumberland County assistant district attorney after many years of service, will be returning to county employment March 1 to...
View ArticleBoard vice president thinks SCA budget crisis has been misrepresented
CATAWISSA RR - Southern Columbia Area School Board Vice President Charlie Porter said there have been "serious misrepresentations" conveyed to the public about the district's budget.Addressing the...
View ArticleBlight spots, before and after Coal Twp. did $76,060 of demolition in 2011
Coal Township wrapped up its 2011 demolition work late last year, spending $76,060 from Community Development Block Grant funding to raise or otherwise address eight blighted properties. Similar...
View ArticleBook of Geisinger's history for sale
DANVILLE - "Make it the Best: A History of Geisinger Health System 1912-2001," by Donald D. Housley, is now available for purchase.The book traces Geisinger's history from 1912, when it was first...
View ArticleNoteworthy 2/25/12
Two regional airports receive grantsHARRISBURG - Two regional airports were among nine across the state announced Thursday as recipients of a total of $10 million in grant funding for site...
View ArticleStudents get more days to complete state testing
COAL TOWNSHIP - State-mandated testing at Shamokin Area Middle/High School will be further spread out this year to reduce student exhaustion and stress, a district official said this week.Ruby...
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