C.T. man charged with DUI Charges relate to accident in which his SUV struck...
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 40-year-old township man who crashed his sport utility vehicle into three vehicles last month, including those occupied by a judge and local police officer, has been charged with...
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NoteworthyKnights to collect for nunsSHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Knights of Columbus Cardinal Mindszenty Fourth Degree Council 932 will collect funds this weekend at area Catholic Church Masses to benefit...
View ArticleSt. Monica School to close at end of school year
by news-item staffSUNBURY - Saint Monica School officials announced Friday the 62-year-old Catholic educational facility will close at the end of the school year, but the school and diocesan education...
View ArticleArtists pull voice out from art
by justin strawser SHAMOKIN - The bumps and edges, the crinkles and ridges, each add a different layer to the art hanging on the walls of The Northumberland County Council of the Arts and Humanities...
View ArticleAmended ordinance subjects rental properties to frequent inspections
COAL TOWNSHIP - Rental properties are now subject to more frequent inspections under an amended township ordinance.Coal Township Commissioners on Thursday updated regulations on occupancy permits,...
View ArticleCounty done discussing AOAA with Habitat for Wildlife
SUNBURY - Tension between Habitat for Wildlife (HFW) and Northumberland County officials over the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) reportedly boiled over at a meeting Wednesday, where an...
View ArticleVictim of cycle crash is ID'd
by news-item staffELYSBURG - The motorcyclist who was killed Wednesday afternoon in a collision with a school van on Route 54 just outside of Elysburg has been identified as Brian T. Kelley, 59, of...
View ArticleAfter day-long search, body found in off-road area of Zerbe Township Man...
TREVORTON - A day-long search of an off-road area ended with a body being found off of Gap Road in Zerbe Township about 5:30 p.m. Friday. Zerbe Township Police Chief Robert John reported earlier in the...
View ArticleCar goes down embankment at cemetery entrance on Merriam Mtn., catches fire
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - No serious injuries were reported in a bizarre accident Friday morning involving a van plummeting down a 25-foot embankment and catching fire at the northern entrance to...
View ArticleDistrict Court 3/14/12
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases or were held for court were ordered to appear for plea court...
View ArticleNoteworthy 3/14/12
Hallowing Run work set for ThursdayLOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - A PennDOT maintenance crew is scheduled to replace a large cross pipe beneath Route 4020 (Hallowing Run Road) to improve drainage.This work...
View ArticleCity received $10K in permits, fees
SHAMOKIN - The city's code office generated $10,417.50 in permits and related fees last month, boosted by a substantial haul for rental property registration. Landlord-tenant registration fees, which...
View ArticleShamokin man charged with indecent assault waives hearing
SHAMOKIN - A 22-year-old Shamokin man charged with assaulting and attempting to force a 17-year-old Northumberland female to have sex with him in December waived his right to a preliminary hearing...
View ArticleMcDonald's offers free breakfast for students taking PSSA tests
SHAMOKIN - For the first time ever, McDonald's Restaurants in Shamokin and Elysburg will serve students taking the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment tests (PSSA) a free breakfast.The free...
View ArticleSuper's use of computer still a controversy
TREVORTON - A former school director hand-delivered a written complaint to the board president and district solicitor Tuesday night about the alleged computer activity of Line Mountain School...
View ArticleUnion warns Clausi
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi is flirting with a libel suit if he continues to use the word "shyster" in his reference to the Teamsters and its representatives, according to...
View ArticlePolice Blotter 03-16-12
Car firesTwo small car fires were reported in the Shamokin area on Wednesday. The first occurred at 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Sheridan Court in Springfield, Coal Township. A brake fire was the...
View ArticleRetired principal charged
TAMAQUA - A former Tamaqua Area High School principal faces child pornography charges in Allentown.According to a report published Tuesday on LehighValleyLive.com, an online component of The...
View ArticleSentence date set in Delvalle drug case
SUNBURY - A Coal Township couple and the informant who testified against them at their January trial will be sentenced later this month on drug-related charges.Cornell B. Delvalle, 45, and his...
View ArticleElderly Schuylkill pair killed in Rt. 443 crash
MCKEANSBURG - A second person died Thursday from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident the day before in this Schuylkill County village in East Brunswick Township.State police at Frackville said...
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