Group drops CAFO appeal
CLEVELAND TOWNSHIP - Residents living in the R2 Residential Medium Density District fighting against proposed chicken barns will no longer appeal the zoning hearing board's approval due to the...
View ArticleGordner: CSVT is not a lost cause
HARRISBURG - State Senator John Gordner (R-27) is confident that the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway (CSVT) will be a reality, despite snags to pass the bill that would have provided the majority of...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Reminder to parents about busesCOAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District reminds parents who have changed addresses, sitters or day-care providers to notify the district of the changes as soon as...
View ArticleKulpmont chief retires
KULPMONT - In a move that is expected to save money on insurance, Kulpmont Borough Police Chief Richard Wilson III retired from the police force Tuesday evening.Borough council accepted the retirement...
View ArticleMinor injuries reported in work zone crash in Mount Carmel township
STRONG - Two minor injuries were reported in an accident Tuesday morning on Route 54 in front of Midway Performance near a construction zone.Mount Carmel Township Patrolman Daniel Politza reported...
View ArticleResident questions street department at Mount Carmel Township meeting
ATLAS - The July 17 meeting of the Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors turned into a town hall forum when several residents questioned elected officials on various topics.According to the...
View ArticleZerbe Township to re-advertise bids
TREVORTON - Zerbe Township will re-advertise for bids for the First Street culvert project, hoping recent design changes will help alleviate some of the cost.The board approved the motion during a...
View ArticleGas prices up again this week
Susquehanna Valley gas prices are up 11 cents again this week, according to AAA East Central. A gallon of gas averages $3.652.Across the nationToday's national average price for regular unleaded...
View ArticleReading teen hurt in vacant Kulpmont building
KULPMONT - A teen girl suffered minor injuries when her leg became tangled in a conveyor belt inside a vacant commercial building on Chestnut Street Tuesday. Borough Patrolman Patrick McAndrew said...
View ArticleTennis tournament benefits cystic fibrosis group
MIFFLINBURG - Tennis players turned out to compete in the 17th annual Burke P. Derr/Karl A. Servinsky Memorial Tennis Tournament held last week. Scott Stieler, of Lewisburg, won the men's singles...
View ArticleDuck drop changed to Saturday
SHAMOKIN - The annual duck drop has been moved from Sunday to Saturday,The Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts the duck drop in cooperation with the North American Railcar Operators...
View ArticleSoftball tourney to raise money for Janet Weis Children's Hospital
MOUNT CARMEL - Police, firefighters and emergency medical services in Mount Carmel Township and Mount Carmel will participate in a one-day charity softball tournament beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug....
View ArticleCollege News: Jessica Yost
DALLAS, Pa. - Jessica Yost, of Coal Township, graduated from Misericordia University May 18 with a Master of Science in occupational therapy, a Bachelor of Science in health science and a minor in...
View ArticleCarwash to help pay funeral costs in father, son tragedy
COAL TOWNSHIP - A car wash will be held Saturday to help a family who had to bury two loved ones within the span of a few days earlier this year.Funds raised from the Payne Memorial Car Wash, 9 a.m. to...
View ArticleGilberton meeting postponed after 'irate phone calls'
GILBERTON - The Gilberton Borough Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed because borough hall received several irate telephone calls concerning controversial YouTube videos...
View ArticleBlight funding topic of meeting
SUNBURY - The Housing Authority of Northumberland County will host a meeting with local business representatives to garner financial support for the continuing effort to remediate blighted properties...
View ArticleOpen records emerging at Penn State
HARRISBURG - Legislative action to bring Pennsylvania State University under the state open records law will probably happen this fall, but what form it will take is still uncertain, the head of the...
View ArticleMCA grads organizing 'Mini-THON'
MOUNT CARMEL - Cassandra Niglio is only 20, but her determination to make a difference in the lives of others is stronger than most people twice her age. While attending Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior...
View ArticleRotary plans Country Night
ATLAS - The Mount Carmel Rotary Club is hosting a Country Night at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Pine Burr Inn, Route 61. There will be live entertainment from Bill 95.3 and a DJ.The event benefits...
View ArticleActing DCNR chief plans outreach on park drilling plan
HARRISBURG - The acting secretary of the state agency overseeing state parks and forests is launching an outreach effort to parties concerned about a controversial plan for natural gas drilling at the...
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