SHAMOKIN STORE ROBBED; SUSPECT APPREHENDED
SHAMOKIN - A man who allegedly threatened to stab a convenience store employee Wednesday night was quickly apprehended by city police. Judge John Gembic III identified the suspect as Nicholas Birster,...
View Article22 could lose jobs
COAL TOWNSHIP - Twenty-two teachers at Shamokin Area School District could be furloughed tonight, according to a school board member.If the board proceeds with the move, it could lead to elimination of...
View Article2011 flood victims still need help
SHAMOKIN - Although seven months have passed since the Flood of 2011, there is still a need for donations and volunteers to help area residents who are still struggling from the devastation of Tropical...
View ArticleConservation district holds first legislative luncheon
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Conservation District (NCCD) held its first legislative luncheon on Thursday. The district plans to make this an annual event where local legislators, conservation...
View ArticleShamokin Twp. to hold tire cleanup
STONINGTON-Shamokin Township will hold a tire cleanup this month. After a lengthy investigation, roadmaster Jon Clemens told supervisors at the Wednesday meeting that he found no one to reimburse the...
View ArticleDistrict court 4/13/12
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones. Defendants who waive their cases or are held for court were ordered to appear for plea court...
View ArticleNoteworthy 04-13-12
Road improvements resume todayUPPER MAHANOY TOWNSHIP - A PennDOT maintenance crew will continue a series of cross pipe replacements to improve drainage along Windmill Road today. The work will take...
View ArticleRt. 61 traffic to 'return to normal' by this afternoon
COAL TOWNSHIP - Route 61 traffic could return to normal by this afternoon if transportation officials determine a mine subsidence discovered Wednesday has been properly filled in.Crews were on scene...
View ArticleFlood caused $60M in bridge, road damage
Editor's note: First in a series of stories produced from the annual visit by PennDOT District 3-0 officials to The News-Item. SHAMOKIN - As the creek along Route 890 in Hamilton continued to rise on...
View ArticleBoyer clarifies FD woes
ELYSBURG - The Elysburg Fire Department will not stop responding to fire and rescue calls, but the paid ambulance service it runs could close by the end of the year if its financial picture doesn't...
View ArticleSuspect recently out of jail
SHAMOKIN - A city man accused of robbing about $400 from a Sunbury Street convenience store Wednesday night previously served a state sentence for burglarizing a restaurant in Atlas.Nicholas C....
View Article21 LET GO FROM SASD
COAL TOWNSHIP - Twenty-one staff members of Shamokin Area School District lost their jobs Thursday night - 19 of whom were teachers.The staff furloughs - said to save an estimated $1.3 million -...
View ArticleChurch schedules weekend of April 14-15
All Saints All 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...
View ArticleSaturday spirit 4/14/12
17.17 years.17 years old.When you teach junior and senior high school students, there are many fringe benefits that go with the job. You get to see students grow physically and intellectually. You...
View ArticleMCA Merit Award winners for February
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - The Mount Carmel Area Board of Education recently announced its Merit Award winners for February.Austin GarancoskyAt the elementary school level, is third-grade student Austin...
View ArticleSentence delayed for man accused of punching officer
SUNBURY - The sentencing of a 52-year-old Mount Carmel man accused of punching a borough policeman in the chest in December was continued for a third time Friday morning when it was discovered new...
View ArticleNoteworthy 04-14-12
NoteworthyStudents to perform at jazz festivalMANDATA - Three students from Mount Carmel Area High School qualified for the annual PMEA District 8 Jazz Festival to be held today at Line Mountain...
View ArticleSchuylkill sheriff's office open for firearm licenses
POTTSVILLE - The Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office should be a busy place today for "License to Carry Firearms Day," which allows people to apply for a firearms license or renew one.Applicants can...
View ArticlePottsville woman confesses to killing 13-month-old son
POTTSVILLE - A Pottsville woman was sent to prison Friday after she confessed to killing her infant son April 1 inside the apartment they shared, authorities said.Jennifer Kimberly Bossler, 28, of 218...
View ArticleSingle microphone, rude remarks added to tension at SASD meeting
In case you weren't there and only know what you've read or heard - Thursday's Shamokin Area School Board meeting was every bit as emotionally charged as it's been described.Musicians played the school...
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