Hyno draws huge crowd
HUMMELS WHARF - A table full of memorabilia having been marked with his signature in either red, black or silver, Henry Hynoski gladly posed for photos with a few people inside the Susquehanna Valley...
View ArticleEarly check keeps Papale 'invincible'
DANVILLE - Invincible. That's what they call Vince Papale. And for many reasons. Papale, a former Philadelphia Eagle and subject of the 2006 blockbuster movie, "Invincible," spoke at the Henry Hood...
View ArticleHyno 'appearances' include commercial
Of the many "appearances" Henry Hynoski has been making since his New York Giants won the Super Bowl last month, one of them is in a commercial for Blaise Alexander Nissan, Muncy.Part of the...
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Dear Abby: My husband and I are in our 30s and have been happily married for almost six years. After two years of trying, we're finally expecting our first child.The problem is, how do we handle...
View ArticleNoteworthy 3/6/12
Food pantry distribution SaturdayATLAS - The Mount Carmel Township Food Pantry will hold its monthly food distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the township complex for residents of Atlas,...
View ArticleMilitary News
Marine finishes basic trainingPARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Alexander C. Startzel, the son of Brian and Michelle Startzel, of Gowen City, and a 2011 graduate of Shamokin Area High School, recently completed...
View ArticleAnti-texting law goes into effect Thursday
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's new law prohibiting text-based communication while driving will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, making texting while driving a primary offense carrying a $50 fine."Your...
View ArticleBarn damaged by arson razed
SHAMOKIN - The city may have lost its only remaining barn.Damaged by fire last year, the two-story wooden structure located behind homes in the 100 block of Sunbury Street (Route 61) near First United...
View ArticleShamokin City Council changes mind on sewer fee
SHAMOKIN - During a special meeting Monday, members of city council reversed a decision to impose a fee on the joint sewer authority in return for guaranteeing a federal loan and voted instead to...
View ArticleEdinboro U.
KULPMONT - Chelsea L. Troutman, of Kulpmont, has been accepted to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She will enter college in September.A senior at Mount Carmel Area High School, she is a daughter...
View ArticleDivine Redeemer
MOUNT CARMEL - The following memorials were presented to Divine Redeemer Churc during February:Antoinette Slovinsky from daughter, Rosemarie.Peggy Crocco from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grochowski and family;...
View ArticleGallery hosting two-woman art show
SHAMOKIN - The Northumberland County Council of the Arts and Humanities Fine Arts Gallery, located in the Career and Arts Center on Arch Street, is hosting a two-woman art show, "2 Mixed Up Women: Art...
View ArticleNoteworthy 3/8/12
Stations of the Cross scheduledMOUNT CARMEL - Stations of the Cross at Divine Redeemer Church, Avenue and Poplar Street, will be held at 2 and 7 p.m. each Friday during Lent.The Stations of the Cross...
View ArticleWrongful termination suit is headed to court in 2013
SUNBURY - A trial involving a federal lawsuit filed in 2009 by fired deputy warden John Conrad for wrongful termination is scheduled for January 2013.A brief discussion about the pending litigation was...
View ArticleMAN KILLED IN HEAD-ON
ELYSBURG - A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon in a collision with a school van on Route 54 just outside of Elysburg.Paramedics were working to resuscitate the male as he lay in the westbound...
View ArticleResidents voice criticism of planned PPL powerline
HICKORY CORNERS - More than 20 area residents, whose properties will be affected by the installation of a high-tension power line, near here, raised their objections while testifying under oath during...
View ArticlePut down the phone
Drivers, watch your speed, watch your lane, watch around you, but don't watch that smartphone or you will be fined.At 12:01 a.m. today, Pennsylvania's anti-texting law went into effect, giving police...
View ArticleDean's list at Saint Francis College
LORETTO - Joseph Klebon, son of Joseph and Barbara Klebon, 156 Butler Road, Paxinos, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Saint Francis College.To be eligible for the dean's list,...
View ArticleSalvation Army adult basketball tournament set for April 13-15
COAL TOWNSHIP - Plans for the ninth annual Salvation Army Adult Benefit Basketball Tournament were finalized during a meeting of the Salvation Army Advisory Board Thursday night in the headquarters at...
View ArticleChurch News 03-10-12
All SaintsAll Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont.Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore.Worship service - 9 a.m. Participants - Marsha Karnes, communion assistant and altar...
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