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Cecilian ClubSHAMOKIN - The Cecilian Club's February meeting was held at the First United Methodist Church. Barbara Silliman, president, presided over the business meeting. Applications have been sent...
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Duquesne UniversityPITTSBURGH - Kiana Motto, a freshman at Duquesne University in the Mylan School of Pharmacy, was named to the 2011 fall semester dean's list with a 4.0 grade point average. She was...
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Catholic Council of WomenCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Catholic Council of Women held their February meeting on Tuesday at Our Lady of Hope Church, Coal Township.The meeting was opened by Margaret Forbes with...
View ArticleMCA school board announces Merit Award winners
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School Board announced the November 2011 Board of Education Merit Award winners at its January meeting.At the high school level was senior Dylan Matukaitis, a son...
View ArticleCongressman Lou Barletta tours LIFE-Geisinger-Kulpmont
KULPMONT - In his first official stop in eastern Northumberland County, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-11) toured LIFE Geisinger to determine how he can help the nursing home replacement facility should he...
View ArticleConstable funding discussion irks mayor
SUNBURY - Discussions about how constables are used in Northumberland County and how that could change to save money has sparked concern from municipal officials who believe they'll bear the financial...
View ArticleTickets for code violators?
COAL TOWNSHIP - Illegal dumping, junk vehicles and high grass all could mean tickets rather than citations for violators if a new township ordinance is adopted.Commissioners will vote March 8 on an...
View ArticleHonors at Marywood University
SCRANTON - Sara Melick, a daughter of Andrew and Ann Melick, of Catawissa, has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester at Marywood University.Melick, a sophomore majoring in biology,...
View ArticleHeart attack symptoms can be present early, especially for women
DANVILLE - Heart attacks can be sudden, but the majority start out slowly. For women in particular, symptoms can present as early as one month prior to an attack. Heart disease is the leading killer...
View ArticlePatrolmen, motorists, onlookers in risky position
SHAMOKIN - There were a thousand different thoughts running through the minds of Shamokin Patrolmen Raymond Siko II and Scott Weaver during their involvement in a Saturday-night standoff that ended...
View ArticleState police identify driver who fatally shot himself
COAL TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington identified the driver who fatally shot himself here Saturday night after leading state and local police on a high speed pursuit and intense standoff as Greg...
View ArticleKulpmont furniture store 'sells happiness'
KULPMONT - Ninety-six years ago, Shimock's Furniture began operating in Mount Carmel, and has served surrounding communities with paint and wallpaper. Shimock's now also provides these communities with...
View ArticleNoteworthy 2/29/12
ACT 80 day todaySHAMOKIN - Today is an Act 80 day early dismissal for Shamokin Area students. The elementary will dismiss at 12:45 p.m. and the middle/high school at 12:18 p.m. K-4 PM students will...
View ArticlePaxinos man charged for failing to pay federal taxes
WILLIAMSPORT - A Paxinos man, whose home and pool hall business in Shamokin were raided by the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement in October 2010, has been charged with tax evasion for allegedly...
View ArticleSafety changes made at Legion
SHAMOKIN - While visitors to the American Legion building are unlikely to notice on their next trip, the cornerstone structure has undergone several key upgrades.Nothing jumps out as being new and...
View ArticleOfficer kills self
DANVILLE - A retired Danville police officer and state constable killed himself Saturday, hours after being charged with forcing a 16-year-old girl to have sex with him approximately 25 times for...
View ArticleState police say Demage was the only suspected actor in double homicide
LAKE HARMONY - Greg Demage, the Jim Thorpe man who killed himself inside a car on Route 61 near Shamokin Saturday night while police urged him to surrender, is the only suspected actor in the homicide...
View ArticleHarrell's suit against officers dismissed in federal court
HARRISBURG - A civil suit filed by convicted murderer Michael Anson Harrell against administrators and corrections officers at Clinton County Correctional Facility in McElhattan for alleged excessive...
View ArticleCar hits truck, Jeep, retaining wall
MOUNT CARMEL - Three people, including an elderly Mount Carmel couple, escaped injury Tuesday morning when a car collided with a truck at the intersection of West Third and North Maple streets before...
View ArticleTimeline of Red Gold controversy
Timeline of Red Gold controversyThe legal battle between Red Gold Enterprises Inc. and company owner Eugene Picarella and the Shamokin Housing Authority over the Center City Apartments complex has been...
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