Rosini: Sunbury officer justified in shooting Reams
SUNBURY - A Sunbury police officer who shot a teen while the youth allegedly attempted to run over the officer last month was justified in his actions because he was protecting himself and preventing a...
View ArticleKulpmont cops back on the beat
KULPMONT - The mayor announced Friday afternoon that the police department is going back in service after a two-day shutdown.Myron Turlis told The News-Item at approximately 4:15 p.m. that an agreement...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, July 20, 2013
Author volunteers at train displayDANVILLE - A former Bloomsburg University professor who is the author of a nationally published book on model trains has become a volunteer partner in Danville's...
View ArticleBeing a neighbor is love's labor
Bad neighbors can make your life miserable. Fortunately, Jo Ann and I have been blessed by living with good ones. At the top of the list would have to be my mother, who lived in the other half of the...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross looking for donated cars
LEWISBURG - The American Red Cross has a new slogan for the summer: "Don't park it. Donate it." Through its vehicle donation program, there is renewed hope that families, businesses and individuals who...
View ArticleGrading Our Schools: Line Mtn. focuses on individual improvement
MANDATA - According to standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School did not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) in the Pennsylvania System of School...
View ArticleDornsife couple injured in Schuylkill County accident
WEST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP - A Dornsife couple were transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown Friday afternoon after being ejected from their motorcycle during an accident at the intersection of...
View ArticleSASH student attends Ithaca music institute
SHAMOKIN - Jill Britton, of Shamokin, attended The Ithaca College School of Music for 10 days of intensive piano study. The institute was held from June 27 to July 6 on the Ithaca College campus,...
View ArticleShamokin Area grad earns MBA
Brian Eric Hertzog, a 2007 graduate of Shamokin Area High School, recently graduated with his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Bloomsburg University.Hertzog graduated top of his 2013 class...
View ArticleSound Off: Sunday, July 21, 2013
Heavy burdens Trayvon's parents have conducted themselves with great dignity and must be commended. Their pain must be immeasurable. By all accounts, the boy was doing nothing. I would have hated to be...
View ArticleCeremony breaks ground on future home for wounded vet, family
ELYSBURG - An American hero was warmly welcomed to his new home Saturday morning.U.S. Marine Cpl. David A. Noblit Jr., 25, a native of Herndon who lost both his legs and suffered a severe injury to his...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities: Week of July 22
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, pilates, stretch and tone, 9:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30 p.m.Tuesday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; high impact power...
View ArticleGrading Our Schools: Younger students did better at Shamokin Area
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District met or exceeded state averages in 12 of 21 categories on state standardized testing in 2011-12, according to Times-Shamrock Newspapers annual Grading Our...
View ArticleHundreds turn out to ride in planes, raise money for Trevorton boy battling...
OVERLOOK - Tim Latsha and his son, Ian, of Trevorton, stood in the shadows of an office building at Northumberland County Airport Saturday and watched while hundreds of supporters participated in a...
View ArticleGrading Our Schools: Danville, LM, SCA do best locally
None of the nine public school districts that educate students from Northumberland County met or surpassed all 21 state averages on standardized tests or the SATs in 2011-12, according to...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, July 21, 2013
Street sweeper in Mount CarmelMOUNT CARMEL - Borough residents are reminded that the street sweeper schedule is in effect.All vehicles must be moved from 4 to 8 a.m. Failure to move your vehicle by 4...
View ArticleGrading Our Schools: MCA plans in-school PSSA prep
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area School District didn't meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2011-12 in the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests and is in warning status as...
View ArticleFor The Record: Sunday, July 21, 2013
DivorcesJulee Ann Bingaman, 2091 Duke St., Northumberland, from Jeremy James Bingaman, 357 N. Susquehanna Trail, Selinsgrove. Married June 24, 2009.Heath Barrett Bolam, 512 W. Saylor St., Atlas, from...
View ArticleWell-known Ehrlich employee Linton retires after 45 years
COAL TOWNSHIP - Erhlich is offering praise to a recent retiree who spent 45 years with the pest-control company.Henry Linton, of Coal Township, started work for Ehrlich on Feb. 20, 1968, as a...
View ArticleGeisinger community benefit reaches $336.6 million for fiscal year 2012...
DANVILLE - Geisinger Health System provided $336.6 million in community support in fiscal year 2012 in the form of free, uncompensated care to patients who could not afford to pay, the provision of...
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