Water pressure woes at Southern Columbia Area
CATAWISSA RR - A water pressure issue has left the Southern Columbia Area Board critical of the architectural firm that designed the district's recently finished building project. Tim George,...
View ArticleEngineers survey creek channel in Shamokin for restoration project
SHAMOKIN - Engineers walked along the Shamokin Creek channel in the city Monday to further gauge the scope of an historic restoration project. Using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates...
View ArticleMount Carmel police charge three for abandoning puppy
MOUNT CARMEL - Borough police have charged three people with cruelty to animals in connection with a puppy being abandoned along a highway between Sagon and Marion Heights earlier this month. Johna...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Rotary Club forming in KulpmontKULPMONT - A planning meeting for a proposed Rotary club in Kulpmont is set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the LIFE Geisinger center, 1100 Spruce St. Anyone...
View ArticleFormer officer allegedly stole more than 800 packets of heroin
BERWICK - A former Berwick police officer was arrested Friday on charges he stole evidence from the department to support a drug habit, in which he allegedly stole more than 800 packets of heroin from...
View ArticleSelinsgrove man dies in one-vehicle accident
KRATZERVILLE - As Shikellamy School District mourns the death of one of their own in a tragic accident last week, the Selinsgrove Area School District suffered the loss of a graduate Monday morning....
View ArticleCity police use new ordinance to cite 9 for abandoned vehicles
SHAMOKIN - City police have cited nine vehicle owners for expired inspection stickers under a new nuisance ordinance in an attempt to have abandoned vehicles removed from streets more quickly. The...
View ArticleMemorials: Ralpho Township Public Library
Ralpho Township Public LibraryELYSBURG - The following memorials were received at the Ralpho Township Public Library from June 1 to Aug. 31.In memory of:Eddie Adzema from Connie Shulski.Beatrice Bay...
View ArticleKaleta sues North'd Co., Clausi and Bridy
SUNBURY - Dave Kaleta has sued Northumberland County and commissioners Stephen Bridy and Vinny Clausi, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated and that Bridy and Clausi circumvented the...
View ArticleJuried art exhibit opens Friday in Shamokin
SHAMOKIN - The Northumberland County Council for the Arts and Humanities (NCCAH) Fine Arts Gallery will hold its first juried art show beginning with an opening reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday....
View ArticleSenior Citizen Acitivities for week of Sept. 23
Shamokin- Coal Township Monday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; van to the Bloomsburg Fair for "Senior Day," cost is $7; Walk a Mile with Amy Zalar, 10:30 to 11:30...
View ArticleSagging investment returns increase pension pressure PSERS directors says all...
Investment returns for the Public School Employees' Retirement System were half of what was budgeted for the fiscal year ending in June.The lower rate of return means that the pension system's unfunded...
View Article2012 a troubling year for prison
The lawsuit represents the latest in a series of high-profile incidents involving the prison this year.Last week, The News-Item reported that eight guards have been terminated at the prison since June...
View ArticleJury call is just a bad joke
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Court has received a number of inquiries over the last few days from concerned citizens who say they have received the following text message: "Hey, your name is in the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Sobriety checkpoints scheduledPOTTSVILLE - The North Central Highway Safety Network's Regional DUI Enforcement Group and the Coal Township Police Department are planning roving patrols or sobriety...
View ArticleBrush Valley chamber briefed on state work-study program
ELYSBURG - Local businesses can hire college students and have up to 30 percent of their wages paid for by the state through the Pa. State Work-Study Program. The relationship could help bring those...
View ArticlePenn State graduates
UNIVERSITY PARK - Several area residents earned degrees during summer commencement exercises Aug. 11 at Pennsylvania State University.Graduates include:- John W. Angstadt, Sunbury, University Park...
View ArticlePrisoner sues Northumberland County Prison for alleged beating
SUNBURY - A 20-year-old Shamokin man incarcerated at Northumberland County Prison is seeking more than $1 million in a lawsuit he filed earlier this week against prison personnel, claiming he was badly...
View ArticleUtility scam claims Obama will pay bills
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania State Police are warning residents about a utility scam claiming the government and President Barack Obama are providing funds to help consumers pay their utility...
View ArticleMount Carmel Township resident brings up $130K in uncollected permit fees
MOUNT CARMEL - A Mount Carmel Township resident wants someone held accountable to help the township recoup $130,000 in permit fees not collected during the expansion of the Mount Carmel Municipal...
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