Police: Shamokin driver was huffing when vehicle crashed through park plot
SHAMOKIN - Charges are pending against a city woman who allegedly was huffing while driving and drove into a lamppost, a trash can, two benches and a tree on a park plot on Market Street early...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area announces homecoming candidates
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area High School has announced its homecoming candidates Four seniors, two juniors and one sophomore are in the court.They are: Senior Caitlyn Avellino, a daughter of Dennis...
View ArticleMount Carmel drug defendant apprehended in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - One of the four suspects not taken into custody during last week's drug bust was apprehended late Tuesday evening. Shamokin City Police Chief Edward Griffiths said Joseph J. Galgocy, 29,...
View ArticleAOAA seeks contractor for electrical work
SHAMOKIN - The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) Authority will again seek an electrical contractor to work at the welcome center that is under construction along Route 125 in Coal Township.The...
View ArticleScarecrow contest planned for Mount Carmel Halloween parade
MOUNT CARMEL - A scarecrow contest will be part of the annual Mount Carmel Halloween Parade that will take place Saturday, Oct. 26. Mount Carmel Downtown Inc. (MCDI) has partnered with the Mount...
View ArticleCasey wants to pass bill to help veterans keep current health plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - With more than 4,000 retired military veterans in danger of losing access to their current healthcare plan on Oct. 1 due to a new Department of Defense policy, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey...
View ArticleFormer Mount Carmel man gets five years for intent to sell heroin
A former Mount Carmel resident was sentenced Tuesday to serve five years in a federal prison for conspiring to sell heroin in Northumberland and Columbia counties.Shelton Cochrane II, 37, and...
View ArticleLawmakers, including Gordner, to fight hunger on softball field
HARRISBURG - More than 50 members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, including state Sen. John R. Gordner (R-27), will battle each other in a fight against hunger.To close out Hunger Action Month,...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013
Church plans talk, pet blessingMOUNT CARMEL - The Rev. Frank Karwacki will discuss the new Encyclical "Light of Faith" (Lumen Fedei) by Pope Francis at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Our Lady of Mount...
View ArticleThe Bloomsburg Fair schedule, Sept. 26
Daily barn tours at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., meeting in front of the Large Arena.9 a.m. - Judging 4-H Dairy Cattle, Large Arena. Following that, Judging Supreme Champ Dairy Cow from open show.9 a.m. -...
View ArticleAsh Grove UMC marks 75 years at stone church
PAXINOS - Ash Grove United Methodist Church, Route 61, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its stone church Saturday and Sunday.On Saturday, a covered dish dinner will be served at 5 p.m. with...
View ArticleOhio man has been voice of Bloomsburg Fair for 40 years
BLOOMSBURG - It's a familiar sound, heard over loud speakers, that has greeted visitors to the Bloomsburg Fair for years."Welcome to the Bloomsburg Fair. A reminder that tickets are still available for...
View ArticleState education department to use new grading criteria
MILTON - Starting Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will be grading school districts' academic progress based on a new set of criteria.This report card, called the School...
View ArticleStories from backstage at The Bloomsburg Fair
BLOOMSBURG - To the audience, the big-name musical acts that grace the stage at the Bloomsburg Fair each year are suddenly there, under the bright lights. When the concert is over, they're gone, in a...
View Article'Waterworks' juried art show to open Friday in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - The Northumberland County Council for the Arts and Humanities will present its juried art show, "Waterworks," beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The show, which runs through...
View ArticleMemorials
Shamokin-Coal Township Public LibrarySHAMOKIN - The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library has announced that memorials for the period of Aug. 21 to Sept. 16 have been presented for the following...
View ArticleAt the Bloomsburg Fair today
At the Bloomsburg Fair todayFriday, Sept. 27Daily barn tours at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., meeting in front of the Large Arena.9:30 a.m. - Hitch Percherons, Large Arena.9:30 a.m. - Hitch Haflingers,...
View ArticleSix awarded scholarships at MC4A dinner
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Athletic Alumni Association (MC4A) held its seventh annual membership meeting and scholarship drawing awards/dinner Aug. 14 at Mattucci's Willow Café. Attending...
View ArticleSound Off: Friday, September 27, 2013
Spell checkOK, let me get this straight. The Mount Carmel teachers say, "If you can read, thank a teacher" but they also say, "If you can't read, your parents aren't helping you enough at home." So...
View ArticleWoman escapes injury when tree falls on car near Sunbury
SUNBURY - Barbara Shipman, of Lower Augusta Township, escaped serious injury Thursday morning when a large oak tree, estimated to be at least 70 feet tall, fell on her Subaru Outback while she was...
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