Noteworthy: Friday, Aug. 2, 2013
Mayor salutes church's 125thMOUNT CARMEL - Mayor J. Kevin Jones has proclaimed Saturday as St. Matthew's Slovak Lutheran Church Day in the borough with this message:"St. Matthew's Slovak Lutheran...
View ArticleKessler posts a third video
Gilberton police Chief Mark Kessler posted a YouTube video showing him firing a "Tommy" gun Wednesday, the same day the borough council suspended him for 30 days without pay over two similar videos.The...
View ArticleUnknown vein found in mine near Trevorton
Editor's note: A version of this story appeared in the July issue of Coal People magazine. A previously unknown part of the "Buck" coal vein has been discovered at Keystone Anthracite's new...
View ArticleRetires from Army after 25 years
Army Col. Jeffrey A. Boyer has retired from the U.S. Army after 25 years of service.Boyer retired from his current position as the deputy director of the manpower personnel and security directorate,...
View ArticleMental health program to be offered in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - NAMI Central Susquehanna Valley, the local organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will offer its Family-to-Family Education Program beginning Wednesday, Sept. 4. The free,...
View ArticleSantore gets probation
SUNBURY - Robert Santore's unusually "high reputation for a confidential informant" that helped solve 30 cases convinced a judge to change his sentence and erase any jail time at the Coal Township...
View ArticleConservation district presents awards
WOLF'S CROSSROADS - Environmentally-conscious residents were honored Thursday evening for their excellence in conservation work in Northumberland County during the 59th annual awards picnic of the...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon to 1:15 p.m.; executive board meeting, noon; members meeting, 1:30 p.m. with refreshments being...
View ArticleNomination papers filed for several local elections
SUNBURY - Joseph J. Bartello III filed nomination papers Thursday with the Northumberland County Board of Elections as an independent candidate for mayor of Sunbury.Nomination papers were filed for...
View ArticleReams charged as an adult
SUNBURY - Teenager Naheem Jahad Reams was charged Friday afternoon with 31 criminal offenses, including six felonies of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor of driving under the influence of marijuana,...
View ArticleContractor, Shamokin promise to fix neighboring homes on Spruce Street
SHAMOKIN - Neighbors on either side of a collapsing house that was razed by emergency order earlier this summer said they were frustrated about damage to their own homes they say took place during the...
View ArticleMiddleburg man killed in accident
CENTER TOWNSHIP - A 35-year-old Middleburg man was killed Friday morning when struck by a sport utility vehicle along Troxelville Road near Reichner Road in this Snyder County township.State police at...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013
Survey to be conducted in StrongSTRONG - Three Mount Carmel Township representatives will be going door to door starting Monday to conduct a survey for a Community Development Block Grant that will be...
View ArticleColonial Crafts Demonstration Day is planned at Fort Augusta
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Historical Society will blend art, crafts and history at Fort Augusta Saturday, Aug. 10, when it hosts Colonial Crafts Demonstration Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The...
View ArticleTrucking firm's insurance canceled 3 days before crash
The company that owns the tractor-trailer involved in a March 25 crash near Elysburg that severely injured a New York couple had its insurance policy canceled three days before the crash."That is not...
View ArticleCouple hurt in Ralpho crash want driver charged
A New York man critically injured in a March 25 four-vehicle crash on Route 54 near Elysburg is "outraged" over what he claims is a lack of justice.Richard Shaw, of Johnson City, offered harsh...
View ArticleYour Chamber: New director eager to help members
I am honored to have obtained the position of director for the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. I am eager to work toward my goals for the chamber of obtaining new members, retaining current...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, August 4, 2013
NoteworthyCard players wantedCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin/Coal Township Senior Action Center is looking for pinochle and Pokeno players in the early morning and Wednesday afternoons. Pinochle is also...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, August 4, 2013
Marriage licensesRodney Clark Kerstetter, 3905 Upper Road, Shamokin, and Kimberly A. Lynch, 5511 Upper Road, Shamokin. Issued Aug. 1, 2013.Chad Michael Brokenshire and Theresa M. Eck, both of 267 State...
View ArticleBusiness expanding for Shamokin Yellow Cab Taxi service in Pottsville,...
SHAMOKIN - Although Shamokin customers remain the "heart beat" of its business, Shamokin Yellow Cab has experienced success since expanding its services to the Pottsville area a few years ago under the...
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