AOAA offers $2K reward for vandal tips
SHAMOKIN - There is a $2,000 "bounty" being offered toward the arrest of the vandals who cut down metal gates at access roads to the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA).The reward consists mostly...
View ArticleArmed robbery case delayed again
SUNBURY - The 8-year-old armed robbery case against Erik Jamel Harrington scheduled for jury trial Aug. 1 has been delayed again.Following a pre-trial conference Friday where the defendant chose not to...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place July 2 before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Aug. 5 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can...
View ArticleSons of Union Veterans encampment in Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG - The Pennsylvania Department of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War held its 133rd encampment at the Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center in Gettysburg from June 27 to 30. The...
View ArticleCollege News: Hunter Hoffman
SELINSGROVE - Hunter Hoffman, of Dornsife, was inducted into the National Order of Omega honor society at Susquehanna University during the 2012-2013 academic year.Hoffman, a rising senior majoring in...
View ArticleSole bid for culvert project comes in high
TREVORTON - Only one bid was received for Zerbe Township's First Street culvert project - and the cost estimate came higher than what may be alloted for the repairs.During a meeting Monday evening,...
View ArticleOrganization News: Kulpmont Lions Ladies
COAL TOWNSHIP - Kulpmont Lions Ladies held their monthly meeting at Brewser's SportsGrille in Coal Township, with Margie Cowles as hostess.The secretary's report was approved on a motion by Norma...
View ArticleCollege News: Gabrielle Dallazia
WEST CHESTER - Gabrielle T. Dallazia, of Exton, formerly of Marion Heights, earned a 4.0 grade-point average for the spring semester at West Chester University, attaining dean's list...
View ArticleOrganization News: Knights of Columbus state convention
LANCASTER - The Pennsylvania State Council of the Knights of Columbus 115th annual state convention was opened by State Deputy Eric C. Johnson May 3 at the Lancaster Host and Resort Convention Center....
View ArticlePolice are watching for aggressive drivers
MONTOURSVILLE - According to PennDOT, municipal and state police will be paying special attention to aggressive driving behaviors such as speeding, tailgating and running red lights through Aug. 15.The...
View ArticleCollege News: Dustin Bendas
SELINSGROVE - Dustin Bendas, of Ranshaw, is a participant in Susquehanna University's Broadening Intensive Opportunities for Scholarship program.Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Stay healthy during heat waveSUNBURY - The Northumberland County Area Agency on Aging is recommending that all senior citizens take precautionary measures to avoid the dangers from the excessive heat...
View ArticleCamp counselor faces sexual assault charges
MILLVILLE - A young woman who served as a camp counselor on the grounds of Camp Victory in Greenwood Township, Columbia County, faces a hearing today on charges that she sexually assaulted a...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Aug. 26 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can...
View ArticleMCA grad dies in Snydertown Road crash
SUNBURY - "Heartbreaking and tragic" were the words used by Mount Carmel Area School District administrators to describe Tuesday's car accident that claimed the life of 18-year-old Marcelle R. Barber,...
View ArticleSCA soccer coach unhappy with new salary schedule
CATAWISSA RR - The head coach of the Southern Columbia Area's girls soccer team is not happy with the new salary schedule of the athletic and activities positions that was approved by the school board...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Inquirer story lays out details of Feudale situation
This story was published Monday by the Philadelphia Inquirer and is reprinted in full here with permission. A reduced version provided by AP was published in Tuesday's News-Item. HARRISBURG - In a...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Children's art on display at bankSHAMOKIN - The latest art show hosted by Susquehanna Bank on Independence Street features work from students of Welch Art Studios. Entitled "Looking Eastward," the...
View ArticleFeudale could help with Northumberland County's backlog
SHAMOKIN - Judge Barry F. Feudale, ousted from his role overseeing secret statewide grand jury investigations, may be spending more time in a familiar place: the Northumberland County Courthouse in...
View ArticleNorthumberland County Historical Society breaks ground of Fort Augusta replica
SUNBURY - The banks of the Susquehanna River in the city will once again be "fortified" - on a one-sixth size scale, at least. Members of the Northumberland County Historical Society, several in...
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