Tough economic times could be reason for increase in parvo cases
KULPMONT - A recent surge in canine parvovirus in Kulpmont has several local experts blaming the tough economic times.Due to financial difficulty, veterinarian clinics are reporting more and more pet...
View ArticleGrandson of Mount Carmel residents named valedictorian
DEVON - Matthew David Swatski graduated as valedictorian of the Class of 2012 of Devon Preparatory School.He was an advanced placement scholar with distinction and has enrolled in the Schreyer Honors...
View ArticleScholastic News; Lourdes Regional graduate plans
COAL TOWNSHIP - The guidance office of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, reported the future plans of members of the 2012 graduating class (continued from a previous edition):Lock Haven...
View Article6 nabbed in drug ring
HARRISBURG - Six more people associated with a $450,000 marijuana ring, which operated through Snyder and Northumberland counties until September, have been arrested, according to the attorney...
View ArticleNoteworthy 6/19/12
Tax office closed next weekTREVORTON - The Zerbe Township Tax Collection Office will be closed on Monday, June 25, and Tuesday, June 26. The office will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 30,...
View ArticleMeeting to discuss local high school musical awards program set tonight
LEWISBURG - A business owner is starting up a music awards program to help ten area high schools in Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties raise money for annual springtime musicals and will host a...
View ArticleAs summer starts, so do the high temperatures
It's going to be hot, hot, hot - just in time for the official first day of summer.According to National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Tony Mach, high temperatures will be in the mid 80s today...
View ArticleNorth Shore owner sells to employees
NORTHUMBERLAND - North Shore Railroad, the company that operates the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority's (JRA) five shortline railroads, has been sold.Richard Robey sold the company to 12 members of his...
View ArticleDecisions are upheld
POTTSVILLE - Derrick M. Donchak and Brandon J. Piekarsky must stay in federal prison for their hate-crime convictions stemming from the fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in July 2008 in...
View Article'Jim made it all happen'
SUNBURY - The late James J. Rosini was described as a model of "personal and professional excellence" during a 45-minute memorial ceremony Monday coordinated by the Northumberland County Bar...
View ArticleSCA cuts three jobs, hikes property taxes
CATAWISSA RR - Three Southern Columbia Area School District employees were furloughed as a result of the 2012-13 budget, which was approved in the amount of $17,537,041 with a tax increase for property...
View ArticleSASD may bring back 12
COAL TOWNSHIP - Up to 12 Shamokin Area School District employees expected to be furloughed next school year may not lose their jobs after all, according to two school board directors.The school board...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross releases first-aid app
LEWISBURG - The American Red Cross has launched its official first aid app, putting free and simple lifesaving information right in the hands of smart phone users.This app is the first in a series to...
View ArticlePPL improves local system
BLOOMSBURG - In preparation for summer, PPL Electric Utilities reports it has completed more than 80 local improvement projects on its electric transmission and distribution system in every area of its...
View ArticleNoteworthy 6/22/12
Community service work set SaturdayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Members of Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III's community service project will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Coal Bowl.Religious freedom...
View Article$16M budget adopted with no tax hikes
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area School Board passed a $16 million budget for 2012-2013 Thursday night that calls for no tax increase.Directors also accepted the retirement of elementary school...
View ArticleMount Carmel borough majority votes against privatization, hires two employees
MOUNT CARMEL - An idea proposed by Mount Carmel Borough Council President Tony Matulewicz to privatize the majority of services in efforts to save money and time was shot down by the other members of...
View ArticleHollywood star to be grand marshal
MOUNT CARMEL - A Mount Carmel native known worldwide through movie and television appearances, will help her hometown celebrate its 150th anniversary as grand marshal of a parade June 30. Ellen...
View Article358 bags of heroin seized
SUNBURY - Sunbury police and members of Northumberland-Montour Drug Task Force took four people into custody at a city residence just after midnight Thursday in connection with a drug bust that...
View ArticleGetchey responds to criticism from other SASD board members
COAL TOWNSHIP - Bob Getchey has defended the way he acted at Tuesday's meeting of the Shamokin Area School Board.Getchey contacted The News-Item Thursday morning, upset about an article published in...
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