District Court: Saturday, September 8, 2012
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, can...
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Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Walk a Mile with Amy Zalar, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon; executive board meeting, noon; members meeting...
View ArticleSenior expo triggers first dust-up of fall campaign
If they don't actually decide the outcome of political campaigns all by themselves, senior citizens are nevertheless a potent force on election day. They feel strongly - and are more apt than others to...
View ArticleMount Carmel man arraigned on meth lab charges, back in prison on $250,000...
MOUNT CARMEL - A borough man charged with multiple felonies for allegedly operating a methamphetamine lab with his live-in girlfriend was arraigned Friday in front of District Judge Hugh A. Jones and...
View ArticleMeet the Teachers nights to begin Monday
COAL TOWNSHIP - Parents of Shamokin Area Elementary students are invited to meet their children's teachers next week.Meet the Teacher Night for first grade will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the...
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Timeline: Day 3, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011After a day of flooding, it got worse.Heavy downpours led to water rescues in Tharptown and on the Knoebels Parkway in the darkness just after...
View ArticleGrandson of Mount Carmel residents excels in Stock Market Game
LEWISBURG - Two Lewisburg Area High School students, including the grandson of Mount Carmel residents, received recognition this summer in Washington, D.C., as first-place winners of the annual Stock...
View ArticleFEMA distributed $370M after flood
SHAMOKIN - When Hurricane Irene passed through the Northeast in August 2011, the Shamokin-Coal Township area was largely spared the flooding and damage that occurred in the Susquehanna Valley and...
View ArticleApplications being accepted for fire and ambulance grant program
HARRISBURG - Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program.The area's volunteer fire companies and ambulance services are urged...
View ArticleRomanoski not guilty
A Coal Township man was found not guilty Aug. 30 of assaulting his estranged wife in Philadelphia in July. During a trial before Senior Judge Felice Rowley Stack in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia...
View ArticleSUV hits porch, Kulpmont house
KULPMONT - Two sisters from Ranshaw were hospitalized Thursday when a sport utility vehicle they were riding in traveled off Route 61, crashed into a porch at one home, barely missed a car parked in a...
View ArticleUpcoming events in need of volunteers
It only takes a small fraction of your time and minimal effort to help carry out various projects that will better the community. The following are upcoming events in need of volunteers: Fundraiser...
View ArticleLine Mountain to institute Wellness Wednesday
MANDATA - Wellness Wednesday is coming to Line Mountain School District, according to a report given to the school board Tuesday night by Sarah Biegert from Nutrition Inc. She said the new elementary...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Friday, September 14, 2012
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones. Defendants ordered to plea court Oct. 29 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can plead...
View ArticleCoal Township nursing facility implements new meal choice system
COAL TOWNSHIP - Mountain View: A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center said the desire for advanced personalization of meal choices for clients prompted the facility to upgrade to a new menu software...
View ArticleAction on group home in Coal Township delayed
COAL TOWNSHIP - A shortage of township commissioners delayed discussion and potential action on a proposed west-end group home for pregnant mothers.Two of the five commissioners, Bernie Rumberger and...
View ArticleStellar named super at Mount Carmel Area
MOUNT CARMEL - Bernie Stellar, a Mount Carmel Area alumnus and well known band director for the district, was unanimously approved as superintendent of schools Thursday night after serving as acting...
View ArticleNational safety seat week starts Sunday
HARRISBURG - State police and PennDOT are encouraging motorists to participate in free child passenger safety seat checkups throughout Pennsylvania during National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sunday...
View ArticleLetter bans Kaleta from Northumberland County land
SHAMOKIN - An avid outdoorsman who was once president of a local conservation club received a letter from the county this week telling him he will be "prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law" if...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, September 14, 2012
Spots open in Pre-K Counts programCOAL TOWNSHIP - Parents of 4-year-olds in the Shamokin Area School District are encouraged to register their children for a waiting list for the district's PA Pre-K...
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