UNIVERSITY PARK - Jared W. Holdren, of Coal Township, graduated Dec. 22 from Penn State University's Main Campus with a Bachelor of Science in security and risk analysis and secondary degrees in information sciences and technology and information sciences and technology for telecommunications.

While a student at Penn State, Holdren was a member of the pep band for boys and girls basketball.

He is a son of James and Betsy Holdren and a grandson of William and Geraldine Woland and James and Patricia Holdren, all of Coal Township. He has a sister, Brenda.

HERNDON - Two crashes that occurred within minutes of each other Friday in the lower end of the county caused injuries to three people.

Emergency personnel were dispatched at noon to Herndon Bypass Road, Jackson Township, near Stomp Lane and about 1 mile east of Route 147 after a 2000 Hyundai Tiburon struck a dirt embankment and rolled onto its roof.

The driver, Elijah J. Ilgenfritz, 18, of Dornsife, was driving west when he lost control of the car, according to state police at Stonington.

Ilgenfritz and a passenger, Jedidiah Ilgenfritz, 17, also of Dornsife, were each wearing seat belts and were both injured, though the severity of their injuries was unknown, troopers said.

Elijah Ilgenfritz was cited for a speeding violation.

Less than five miles north on Route 147 in Lower Augusta Township at 12:04 p.m., Katelynn M. Straub, 21, of Dornsife, lost control of a northbound 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse while rounding a left curve in the road, troopers said.

The vehicle struck a guide rail and continued over an embankment before coming to rest in a small stream bed.

Straub was transported to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. The severity of her injuries are unknown.

She was cited for driving outside of her lane of travel.

SHAMOKIN - A 33-year-old city man wanted for hitting a Coal Township man in the face and head with a crowbar last week voluntarily turned himself into police Thursday morning and was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct.

Greg Latsha, of 131 W. Sunbury St., was released on $10,000 unsecured bail after being arraigned at 10 a.m. by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. He is scheduled to face a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Latsha was charged by Shamokin Patrolman Jarrod Scandle in connection with an assault that occurred at about 4:30 a.m. Jan. 4 at Commerce and Coal streets.

According to a criminal complaint, Latsha is accused of hitting John Mayton, 40, of 300 Trevorton Road, Coal Township, in the face and head with a crowbar several times after Mayton had given Latsha's girlfriend, Rhonda Bassett, a ride home from a bar.

Scandle said Mayton's head was bleeding profusely when he entered Shamokin Police Station to report the assault. He was later transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where he underwent emergency room treatment. Mayton's glasses also were broken during the assault, police said.

Bassett told police she attempted to stop Latsha from assaulting Mayton, but was unable to do so. Bassett said Mayton was able to get back in his vehicle and drive to the police station. She said Latsha fled the scene.

SHAMOKIN - The Lower Anthracite Region United Way (LARUW) has collected $23,975.60 as its campaign continues toward a goal of $50,000, chapter Executive Director Whitney Fetterman reported Friday.

She said LARUW has several corporations, small businesses and individuals in the area to thank for contributions since the new campaign began in the fall. They include Weis Markets, The News-Item, Geisinger employees, Pendel Containers, Boyer's Food Market in Mount Carmel, Farrow's Funeral Home, Aqua PA, VNA Health Systems, Sunbury Motors, Eyesense, The Medicine Shoppe, Coal Township commissioners, State Farm Insurance Agency, Roadarmel Springer LLC and many generous residents.

LARUW serves Shamokin, Coal Township, Elysburg, Mount Carmel, Kulpmont, Paxinos, Trevorton and surrounding areas.

All of the campaign funds are donated to charitable organizations in the lower anthracite region. The 10 member agencies that LARUW designates its funds to are Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Manna for the Many, American Red Cross, The ARC of Susquehanna Valley, Girls Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Avenues and the VNA.

The chapter is located at the Northumberland County Career and Arts Center, 2 E. Arch St., Shamokin. Donations can be sent to LARUW at that address.

TREVORTON - The Trevorton Senior Action Center held its monthly meeting Jan. 3, with nine memberspresent.

The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Edwina Savidge, president, read a letter of thanks to those present for their cooperation.

The center's New Year's resolution for 2013 is to encourage more seniors to join the center and enjoy the hospitality and fellowship experienced there daily.

Lunch is available everyday at 11:30 a.m., and members were encouraged to invite friends and neighbors or to bring new ideas and activities for members to enjoy.

A letter of get well wishes was sent to Shirley Treon, who is recuperating at home.

The secretary's report was read by Wanda Heath. The treasurer's report was given by Mary Ellen Hoffman, vice president.

The center is looking for a volunteer to serve as treasurer. Phyllis Burrows will handle the duties for two months and will then decide if she will accept the position.

The center has decided to continue a monthly trip with van service provided. If more than one trip per month is scheduled, the cost of the additional trip will change the fees presently paid.

The center will continue with Exercise with Amy at 10:30 a.m. every Friday morning. The center is open everyday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The president gave a travel committee report, including the following trips: Wednesday, Hollywood Casino, and Feb. 20, Mohegan Sun Casino. A list of other trips is available by contacting Joyce at 797-3695, Judie at 648-0105 or Nina at 648-0545.

At trip to Fairlane Village Mall is planned for Friday and a birthday party will be held the same day. Sign-up sheets are available at the center or call 797-1996.

The Wii bowling team will bowl against the Shamokin center team on Jan. 24 at the Trevorton center. Blood sugar and pressure readings will be provided on Jan. 25 by a Sunbury Community Hospital nurse. There will be a card party at 7 p.m. Jan. 28.

A report on the calendar of events was given by manager Diana Smeal.

UNIVERSITY PARK - Cody Shustack, who graduated fourth in his class in 2012 from Mount Carmel Area High School, was recently named to the dean's list at Penn State University, University Park Campus with a 3.63 grade-point average. A freshman, he is majoring in engineering.

He is a son of Erika Varano and John Shustack, of Kulpmont, and a grandson of Bruno R. Varano, of Kulpmont, Patti and John Shustack, of Kulpmont, and Tina Novak, of Sunbury.

DALLAS, Pa. - Tamara Bradley has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Misericordia University with a grade-point average of 3.93. A junior nursing major, she has earned dean's list recognition each semester at Misericordia.

A 2010 graduate of Southern Columbia Area High School, she is a daughter of Tom and Lisa Bradley, of Elysburg, and the granddaughter of Stella Narke, of Kulpmont, and Margaret Mary Bradley, of Elysburg.

UNIVERSITY PARK - Philip Rathosky, a 2007 graduate of Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a minor in education policy studies from Penn State University. Commencement exercises were held Dec. 22 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College.

While at Penn State, Rathosky served two years as president of the Nittany Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary, secretary of the University Park circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa society, and membership co-chair of the Archousai Chapter of the National Mortar Board society.

He was a member of the Psi Chi International Honor Society for psychology and served as the regional communications doordinator for NRHH development and special projects for the Central Atlantic Affiliate of the National Association of College and University Residence Halls Inc. He volunteered with the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) and is employed at the Atherton Hotel and the Olive Garden as a bartender.

Rathosky is a son of Harry Rathosky and Susan Rathosky, of Mount Carmel. He is a grandson of Loretta Wolfgang, of Pottstown.

SHAMOKIN - Brittany M. Reid has achieved a 3.5 grade-point average at Bloomsburg University for the fall semester. She is a freshman majoring in special education/early childhood education.

She is a 2012 graduate, with honors, of Shamokin Area Middle/Senior High School.

Reid is a daughter of Marcia Reid and Darryl Peifer, of Shamokin, and the late James Reid, who lived in Sunbury. She is a granddaughter of the late Vince and Emma Bressi, who lived in Shamokin, Theodora and Dan Seedor, of Sunbury, and Al and Patt Reid, of New Jersey.

LOCK HAVEN - Christina E. Jones, of Mount Carmel, a freshman at Lock Haven University majoring in social work, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 3.65-grade point average.

A 2012 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, she is the daughter of Ann Jones and the late James M. Jones.

COAL TOWNSHIP - A 27-year-old Coal Township resident has been charged with repeatedly punching and kicking a man and slamming his head off the ground numerous times in the parking lot outside Brady Fire Company on Oct. 20.

Richard "Ricky" J. Madden, of 1000 W. Willow St., was arraigned at 10:30 a.m. Thursday by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III on a felony of aggravated assault and misdemeanors of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

Dale Wilk Jr., 31, of 2004 Pulaski Ave., Coal Township, the victim of the assault, suffered bruises and scrapes on his head and face as a result of the attack and required emergency room treatment at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital.

Wilk told police he has "blacked out" since the assault and continues to consult with a family doctor. Wilk said he still has a lump on his head from the assault.

A witness told police she saw Wilk walk out of the fire company around 2:30 a.m. The witness said Madden rushed out of the fire company after Wilk and began hitting and kicking the victim while repeatedly slamming his head off the ground. She recalled Madden yelling at the victim. The witness said Madden was jumping up and down while yelling at Wilk.

Another witness also reported seeing Madden hitting Wilk numerous times.

Wilk told police Madden punched him in the head and continued to hit and kick him in the head while yelling at him.

Madden was released on $10,000 unsecured bail.

Jan. 1 - Dorothy M. Snyder, 82, of Coal Township; Karen M. Bordner, 73, of Herndon; John M. Litchko, 68, of Ashland.

Jan. 2 - Caroline Donovan, 90, of Trevorton.

Jan. 3 - Joseph Kinger, 72, of DuBois.

Jan. 4 - Kathryn "Kay" M. (Maus) Carnuccio, 80, of Shamokin; John Woytowich Sr., 92, formerly of Kulpmont; Pearl Politza, 89, of Coal Township; Clara Waskiewicz, 85, of Lewisburg.

Jan. 5 - Sarah A. Persing, 68, of Sunbury; Elizabeth T. Shultz, 89, of Mount Carmel; Evelyn Butkie, 89, of Mount Carmel.

Jan. 6 - Margaret A. "Peggy" Smallets, 76, of Shamokin; Linda G. Savitski, 58, of Kulpmont; Ida J. Walters, 85, of Ranshaw; Thomas N. Shuda, 89, of Danville.

Jan. 7 - Joseph V. "Gus" Bressi, 82, of Pottstown; Lawrence J. Warren, 87, of Shamokin.

Jan. 8 - Charles T. Rocuskie, 69, of York Haven.

Jan. 9 - Faye L. Hornberger, 86, formerly of East Cameron; Belford L. "Hap" Bordner, 86, of Shamokin; Raymond L. Nilsen, 76, of Trevorton; Madeline E. Reck, 91, of Coal Township.

Jan. 10 - Phyllis R. Holland, of Coal Township; Kenneth L. Brehm, 73, of Lebanon; Herbert E. Sobotor, 82, of Shamokin; Gloria Bohr, 87, of Elysburg.

Jan. 11 - Catherine T. Deroba, 88, of Coal Township; Jerome M. Siko, 65, of Marion Heights; Brian D. Gennaria, 54, of Coal Township

Jan. 12 - John "Jake" Pollack, 74, of Kulpmont; Mary A. (Witkowski) White-Swajka, 93, formerly of Marion Heights.; Josephine P. Bartol, 80, of Bellefonte; Matthew Persing, 41, of Paxinos; Paul D. Scisly Jr., 36, of Old Forge.

Jan. 13 - G. June Rocuskie, of Shamokin; Kenneth "Charlie" Gonder, 78, of Sunbury.

Jan. 14 - Carl W. Pennypacker, 89, of Ashland.

Jan. 15 - Robert T. Shervinski, 69, of Shamokin; Richard E. Martini, of Coal Township.

Jan. 16 - Sheena (Camp) Picarella, 51, of Shamokin.

Jan. 17 - Charles Eltringham, 73, of Sunbury; Joseph J. Motyka, 66, of Kulpmont; Michael N. Balent, 62, Harrisburg; Joseph T. Lizzul, 77, of Coal Township; Evelyn B. Chapel, 86, of Danville; Jack Warren Gundrum, of Inverness, Fla.; Julie F. Gale, 90, of Camp Hill.

Jan. 18 - Kathryn Tinari, 75, of Coal Township; Jane L. Levan, 78, of Herndon; Arlene I. (Smink) Stevens, 82, of Quakertown.

Jan. 20 - Nelson J. Williams, 16, of Coal Township; Steve Yacyniak, 90, of Atlas.

Jan. 21 - Robert L. Bixler, 67, of Ashland; Nancy J. Foulds, 76, of Rebuck; Victor Gilotti, 91 of Bethlehem; Joseph G "Joe" "The Gov" Frye Sr., 83, of Audubon.

Jan. 22 - Barbara Kerstetter, 73, of Coal Township; Ruth L. Gonsar, 95, formerly of Coal Township; Elizabeth M. Freed, 87, of Locustdale; Elaine M. Duran, 69, of Kulpmont; Marion E. Suchanick, 86, of Harrisburg; Matthew L. Sosnoski, 91, of Coal Township.

Jan. 24 - Robert G. Eisenhauer Sr., 80, of Elysburg; Debra A. Weaver, 57, of Hummelstown.

Jan. 25 - Victoria "Vicki" (Ziemba) Dorkoskie, 88, of Spring City; Edward F. Barvitskie, 87, of Coal Township; James H. Schaal, 77, of Ashland; Michael R. Zajac, 89, of Ashland.

Jan. 26 - Veronica Payeski, 90, formerly of Kulpmont.

Jan. 27 - Rosemary Yuricich, 47, of Klingerstown; Margaret M. "Maggie" Clark, 86, formerly of Coal Township.

Jan. 28 - Fred "Bob" Williard, 86, of Mount Carmel; Joseph C. Yadlosky, 70, of Coal Township; Allen T. Homicz Sr., 51, of Mount Carmel; Elizabeth A. Hyssong, 67, of Coal Township

Jan. 29 - Jeanne Blend Finton, 78, of Meadville; Delores Marie "Dolly" Grinaway, 72, formerly of Kulpmont; Veronica "Ronnie" Toucheloskie Emmerson, 70, of Vandergrift.

Jan. 30 - Harry J. Fite, 77, of Paxinos.

Jan. 31 - Holly Llewellyn, 45, of Lavelle; Magdaline "Madge" Lesko, 85, of Leesport.

May 1 - A daughter, Isabella Reagan Lute, to Brooke and Thomas W. Lute Jr. of Middleburg; twin daughters, Emily Josephine and Claire Alexandria to Sarah and Stephen Sees, Ogden, Utah; a son, Keyton David, to Kyle and Sarah Jane Keefer, of Paxinos.

May 3 - A daughter, Reyghan Gabriela, to Stephanie Jeremiah, of Shamokin.

May 4 - A son, Dalton Brody Haines, to Jeremy and Kelly Haines, of Shamokin.

May 8 - A daughter, Layla Elizabeth Klinger, to Justin A. Klinger and Heather Lynn Troutman, of Coal Township.

May 18 - A son, Josiah Joseph, to Joshua and Lillian (Kurtz) Astick, of Shamokin; a daughter, Chloe May, to Jammie and Samuel P. Peters Jr.

May 19 - A daughter, Audrey Sophia Martz, to Vincent T. Martz, of Dalmatia and Stephanie Ann Jeffrey, of Shamokin.

May 20 - A son, Gavin James, to David and Christina Manney, of Paxinos; a son, Isaac, to Adam and Joy Barilla, of Ashland.

May 23 - A son, Levi Vincent, to Vincent and Crystal Hoover, of Harrisburg.

May 24 - A son, Collin Jace, to Jason and Billy Jo Seedor, of Shamokin.

May 25 - A son, Jacob Thomas Rubio, to Angela Herman and Rene Rubio, of Coal Township; a son, James Joseph Nelson John, to Brandon and Tyanna Menne, of Shamokin; a son, James Michael Koronkiewicz Jr., to James M. Koronkiewicz Sr. and Sarah McGinley, of Shamokin.

May 26 - A daughter, Emma Rose, to Dr. Ron and Misty Davis, of Nazareth.

May 30 - A son, Jarrett Michael Blee, to Shauna Hughes and Ryan Blee, of Kulpmont; a son, Marcus Anthony, to Dominick and Melissa Engelbeck, Marion Heights; a son, Robert Allen, to Robert and Amy Martz, of Drexel Hill.

May 31 - A son, Carson Michael Cox, to Kersten Reichenbach and Jeremy Cox, of Shamokin.

July 4 - A son, Noah Michael, to Jared and Amber Pincoskie, of Paxinos.

July 6 - Twin sons, Adonis Edward and Kalvin Sydney Barker, to Katricia Smith and Michael Barker, of Shamokin.

July 9 - A daughter, Mea Ann Long, to Heather Sparaco and Matthew Long, of Shamokin; a son, Liam James Schiavoni, to James Schiavoni and Felicia Wetzel, of Shamokin.

July 10 - A daughter, Olivia Jo, to Bob and Mary Feudale, of Coal Township.

July 12 - A son, Eric Scott Jr., to Eric and Elizabeth Riddle Jr.

July 13 - A daughter, Adelynne Grace, to Jason and Erin Zimmerman, of Shamokin.

July 14 - A daughter, Aubrey Renae Startzel, to Phil Startzel and Nichole Nye, of Coal Township.

July 15 - A son, Tristan Adam, to Cheyanne Kramer, of Mount Carmel.

July 18 - A son, Xander Liam Facer, to Shana Evans and Jonathan Facer, of Mount Carmel.

July 22 - A son, Wyatt Matthew, to Brittany L. Tharp, of Coal Township.

July 24 ­- A son, Silas James Poe, to Adrianne Chicora and Steven Poe, of Kulpmont.

July 26 - A son, Benjamin Charles Jr., to Jessica and Benjamin Hornberger Sr., of Mount Carmel; a daughter, Jaci Mae Moyer, to Josh Moyer and Kate Zellers, of Middleburg; a daughter, Morgan Teresa, to John and Keri Ryniak, of Parkville, Md.

July 27 - A son, Lincoln Carter, to Jason and Lisa (Brown) Jeremiah, of Bloomsburg; a son, Korbin Dallas, to Melissa and Russel Dindorf, of Coal Township.

July 28 - Twin daughters, Reagan Marie and Cassandra Lynn, to Andrew and Michele Kusnerick, of Elysburg; a son, Nico James-John, to Matt and Jill Henrich.

April 8 - A record crowd of 376 people attended the annual Service at the Cross atop the Paxinos Mountain the day before Easter. It was the 51st time the service was put on by Boy Scout Troop 250.

April 9 - Saint Catherine's Hospital of Pennsylvania, owners of the Saint Catherine Medical Center-Fountain Springs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

April 9 - Northumberland County commissioners announced another layoff in the county district attorney's office, this time a secretarial position. DA Tony Rosini called the move an act of retaliation by Commissioner Vinny Clausi.

April 11 - Nicholas Birster, 28, of Shamokin, was apprehended quickly following a robbery at a Sunbury Street convenience store in Shamokin.

April 12 - Shamokin Area School Board voted to furlough 21 staff members, effectively eliminating music, art and physical education as stand-alone programs at the elementary level.

April 14 - Roxie "Rocky" Bingaman, 51, was pulled from his burning home in Ranshaw. The fire was blamed on careless smoking, and Bingaman succumbed to his injuries a day later.

April 17 - Northumberland County Controller Tony Phillips called the county's financial future "grim," saying it faced a $1.5 million deficit. In response, county commissioners cut three more positions.

April 18 - The judge in the St. Catherine's Medical Center bankruptcy case changed the hospital's petition from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 in order to liquidate its assets and close the hospital permanently.

April 20 - More than 150 people lined the road near Indian Hills Golf and Tennis Club to decry Gov. Tom Corbett's education funding plan, which they blamed for planned layoffs at Shamokin Area School District. Corbett, in town for a fundraising dinner for state Rep. Kurt Masser, defended his plan, and asked if local teachers had offered to take smaller raises.

April 24 - Notable primary election highlights were Ted Yeager winning the Democratic nomination to challenge state Rep. Kurt Masser, and Gene Stilp winning in the 11th Congressional District race to challenge Rep. Lou Barletta.

April 25 - Two men who operate Mount Royal Mini Mart in Ranshaw were among eight central Pennsylvania people indicted this month for allegedly operating a drug ring.

April 29 - Diocese of Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden celebrated liturgy with the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius as part of the 50th anniversary celebration for Maria Joseph Manor, Danville.

April 30 - Shamokin Area administrators and school board agreed in principle to cut administrative salaries and benefits in addressing the budget deficit.

Dec. 1 - Linda F. Lawton, 56, of Coal Township.

Dec. 2 - Grant S. Haupt, 81, of Paxinos; James Bartlin Malick, 77, of New Philadelphia; Freeman H. "Bud" Betz, 78, of Elysburg; John F. Bickert Jr., 61, of Mifflinburg; Chester A. Mowery, 78, of Sunbury.

Dec. 3 - Raymond A. Kuczewski, 80, of Mount Carmel; Elizabeth H. Simchock, 74, of Brentwood, N.Y.; E. Yvonne (Irick) Aston, 76, of Coal Township; Peter B. Kotzo, 62, formerly of Mount Carmel.

Dec. 4 - Cecelia M. Dorkoski, 83, of Mount Carmel; William D. Templin, 53, of Coal Township; Margaret C. Klembara, 100, of Coal Township; Louise L. Rusinko, 79, of Mount Carmel.

Dec. 5 - Regina M. "Jean" Litwhiler, 88, of Ringtown; Mary "Mecca" Kandrot, 86, formerly of Kulpmont; Eric Thomas, 33, of Coal Township; Maria Dorothy (Zsido) Chapel, 60, of Mount Carmel; Ethel Jane (Weikel) Smith, 71, of Camp Hill.

Dec. 6 - Bernadine "Jean" Petruskevich, 79, of Mount Carmel; Stanley F. Witkowski, 62, of Shamokin; Norman K. Cushing Jr., 79, of Coal Township; Arthur C. "Honey" Schicatano, 87, of Shamokin; Joseph L. Bodnar, 69, of Newark, Del.; Agnes D. Brazinski, 92, of Mount Carmel.

Dec. 7 - Sara Ann Myers Kramer, 87, of Charlotte, N.C.; F. June Harris, 90, of Millersburg and formerly of Dornsife.

Dec. 8 - Rose Bakowicz, 83, of New Brunswick, N.J.

Dec. 9 - Shirley Ione Faust, 93, of Virginia Beach, Va.; Daniel G. Bamford, 70, of Paxinos.

Dec. 10 - Robert A. "Pooch" Veach, 84, of Mount Carmel; Irene Furdalewicz, 70, of Coal Township; Mary Jean Strouse, 60, of Shamokin.

Dec. 11 - Paul J. Saukaitis, of Mount Carmel; Esther "Patsy" Pellman, 83, of Coal Township;

Dec. 12 - Winifred M. (Renn) Mestlin, 85, of Shamokin; James J. "Rat" Gallagher, 63, of Shamokin.

Dec. 13 - Rose A. Dunchock, 85, of Harrisburg; Helen Smith, 93, of Mount Carmel.

Dec. 15 - Mary A. Zelner Zolniereowicz, 101, formerly of Mount Carmel; Thomas J. Ferdock, 88, of Mount Carmel; John Canavan, 99, of Locustdale; Lawrence C. Yuskoski, 66, formerly of Mount Carmel.

Dec. 16 - Victoria C. Zarko, 89, formerly of Coal Township.

Dec. 17 - Albert E. "Digger" Olszewski, 79, of Mount Carmel; Thomas J. Dilliplane Sr., 57, of Shamokin.

Dec. 19 - Lenore R. Zenyuh, 94, of Scranton; John J. Dill, of Natalie; John F. "Jack" Gruneberg Sr., 90, of Coal Township.

Dec. 20 - Alma J. (Rakofsky) Haile Donath, 91, of Coal Township.

Dec. 21 - Stanley "Pete" R. Rebilas, 84, of Coal Township; Doris L. Tyler, 84, of Coal Township; Daisy M. Yost, 72, of Shamokin; Mary (Merch) Cioffi, 82, of Holbrook, N.Y.; Christopher B. Shellhamer, 36 of Lansing, Kan.

Dec. 22 - Jacques E. Ramsey, 84, of Elysburg; William D. "B.J." Janovich Sr., 68, of Coal Township; Gloria "Patti" Leaveck, 68, of Kulpmont; Betty Ruth Schell, 87, of Shamokin.

Dec. 23 - Lester Yurcaba Jr., 86, of Shamokin; Adolph W. Ciborowski, 82, of Coal Township.

Dec. 24 - David W. Feger, 51, of Trevorton Road; John P. "Jack" "Skip" Manley, 79, of Fort Wayne, Ind.

Dec. 25 - Steven L. Dunkelberger, 56, of Trevorton; Richard C. Weikel, 37, of Mahanoy City.

Dec. 26 - Ernest F. Masser, 87, of Klingerstown; Alice A. Wysock, 98, of Sunbury; Margaret G. Bronkoski, 80, of Locust Gap; Renee C. Snyder, 47, of Montgomery; Lisa Marie Strausser, 52, of Coal Township; James J. Snyder, 88, of Coal Township; Helen M. (Sejuit) Polinak, 87, of Marion Heights; Leon "Elwood" Shoffler, 82, of Elysburg.

Dec. 27 - Janet Mary Greco, 57, of Pottsville; Raymond C. "Nutsy" Taylor, Jr., 65, of Sunbury.

Dec. 28 - Pearl A. Harris, 89, formerly of Shamokin; Ann Baskera, of Kulpmont; Charles J. Tomashitis, 61, formerly of Ashland; Madalyn E. McIndoe, 90, of Burlington, Vt.; Gregory Williams, 59, of Gordon.

Dec. 29 - Shirley Lorraine Ramer, 74, of Coal Township; Doris J. Bramhall, 84, formerly of Shamokin; Bernice I. Hornung, 85, formerly of Lavelle; Lessie Roberta Lippiatt, 95, of Pleasanton, Texas.

Dec. 30 - Barbara Ann Keiser, 76, formerly of Kulpmont; Lester K. Waugh, 81, of Coal Township; Barbara Lucia (McKenzie) Knarr, 60, of Shamokin.

Dec. 31 - Michael J. Zanuck, 72, of Kulpmont; Joseph G. Blase, 57, of Mount Carmel; June T. Pietkiewicz, 87, of Zion; Elinor E. Henrie, 95, formerly of Mount Carmel; Mary Victoria Galinskie, 97, of Shiremanstown.

Feb. 6 - Local fans cheered on Southern Columbia graduate Henry Hynoski, of Elysburg, who was the starting fullback for the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI. He caught two passes and recovered a fumble to help the Giants win 21-17 over the New England Patriots.

Feb. 8 - Police were on the lookout for the suspect who held up a man making a drive-up night deposit at First National Bank in Shamokin.

Feb. 8 - The area was in mourning for former Northumberland County Judge James J. Rosini, his wife, Patricia, deputy director of the county Area Agency on Aging; his brother, William J. Rosini, co-owner of Shamokin Filler Co., and William's girlfriend, Deborah A. Korbich, of Elysburg, who were killed in a two-vehicle crash near Everglades City, Florida.

Feb. 10 - Two World War II veterans were awarded medals more than 60 years after they served their country during a ceremony in Mount Carmel.

Feb. 11 - Ten crashes were reported in a two-hour period as the area's first real snowstorm of the season produced snow squalls that quickly dropped an inch of snow and limited visibility.

Feb. 13 - More than 180 people crowded the Southern Columbia Area School Board meeting, rallying over concerns that the music department was on the chopping block.

Feb. 14 - Ralpho Township supervisors presented resident Henry Hynoski with a plaque and renamed part of a road "Henry Hynoski Boulevard" for his accomplishments as an NFL player and Super Bowl champion.

Feb. 21 - Traffic was rerouted and casino-goers were shaken up after a Jeep Cherokee collided with a King Coal Tours motorcoach in Kulpmont. The Jeep driver suffered a leg injury, while six of the 19 passengers on board the bus had minor bumps and bruises.

Feb. 21 - Shamokin officials discussed news the city would have to pay back $500,000 to the state Department of Economic and Community Development and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development due to misappropriation of funds dealing with the Community Development Block Grants in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

Feb. 23 - The state Supreme Court rejected a motion to hear an appeal from Red Gold Enterprises on the validity of mortgages on the Center City Apartments building. With the ruling, Shamokin Housing Authority director Ron Miller said the authority would enter court proceedings to "secure the building."

Feb. 24 - A high-speed pursuit through Elysburg and Shamokin ended when the driver Greg Demage, 30, of Jim Thorpe, shot and killed himself behind the wheel of the stolen Cadillac he was driving on Route 61 near McDonald's in Coal Township. Demage was a person of interest in a double homicide shooting in Carbon County earlier that day.

Jan. 1 - A daughter, Crystal Rose Torres, to Cassandra Vearey and Ramon Torres, of Coal Township.

Jan. 2 - A son, Barrett Lee, to Brandon and Nicole Kehres, of Northumberland.

Jan. 4 - A son, Daniel Chester, to Charles and Nicole Pierce, of Shamokin.

Jan. 5 - A son, Bryer James Schwartz, to Haley Hogarty and Colby Schwartz, of West Cameron Township.

Jan. 6 - A son, Collin Joseph, to Shain and Joseph DeManincor, of Hershey.

Jan. 9 - A daughter, Malania Tindy Harmon, to Drew Harmon and Ashley Brassington, of Catawissa.

Jan. 10 - A daughter, Rebekah Faith, to Daniel Jr. and Amanda Long.

Jan. 13 - A son, Cael Joseph, to Kathleen and Walter J. Zimmerman III, of Coal Township.

Jan. 14 - A daughter, Sydney Marie, to Marisa and Aaron Yoder, of Coal Township.

Jan. 17 - A daughter, Jordyn Marie, to Todd and Christie Timco, of Coal Township.

Jan. 18 - A son, Tejay Joseph Fennessy, to Michele Sanders and Jeff Fennessy, of Selinsgrove; a son, Mason Anthony, to Joel and Jeannine Hopta; a son, Connor Samuel Rumberger, to Samuel Rumberger IV, of Coal Township, and Amanda Petrovich, of Shamokin.

Jan. 19 - A son, Oakes, to Kimberly and Oakes Nestico, of Marion Heights; a daughter, Ava Elizabeth Shrawder, to Jared Bainbridge and Stacy Shrawder, of Coal Township.

Jan. 20 - A daughter, Leah Jo Knoeppel, to Robert Knoeppel and Tanya Bixler, of Coal Township; a daughter, Zoey Grace, to Brian and Jennifer (Carter) Biddinger.

Jan. 22 - A son, Devin Riley Payne, to David Lee Payne, and Nicole Thompson, of Danville.

Jan. 23 - A son, Caleb Matthew, to Edward and Amanda Schultz, of Kulpmont.

Jan. 25 - A son, Alex Zachary, to Gary and Kristy Trefsger, of Kulpmont; a son, Jackson Paul, to Jeff and Katie Troutman, of Danville.

Jan. 26 - A son, Jaden Elwood Michael Carper, to Devin Carper and Katherian Renner, of Danville.

Jan. 27 - A son, Michael Joseph Hawkins, to Susie Hawkins and Lamar Cade, of Mount Carmel; A daughter, Gwendolyn Sophia, to Alex and Julie McKinney, of Paoli.

Jan. 28 - A daughter, Willow Skye, to Cortney and William Marise III, of Sunbury.

Jan. 30 - A son, Caleb Leo, to Michael and Nicole Steinbauer, of Mount Carmel.

March 2 - Mary Muccari, 88, of Coal Township; Robert A. Tharp, 64, of Danville; Rosemary E. Shroyer, 91, of Coal Township; Jason Lee Britton, 28, of Atlas.

March 3 - William J. Kroh, 63, of Ashland; James Richard "Dick" Tuckett, 78, of Kulpmont; Dorothy B. Adams, 82, of Telford.

March 4 - Thelma L. "Dolly" Chamberlain, 75, of Paxinos.

March 5 - Charlotte (Kozlowski) Yucha, 93, of Coal Township; Dawn M. Thomas, 76, of Coal Township; John D. Menne, 55, of Mahanoy City; Dorothy F. Stutz, 90, of Loyalsock Township; Nancy A. Bobkoskie, 61, of Lansdale.

March 6 - John Horoshock, 85, of Ranshaw; William P. Fisher Sr., 88, of Ashland.

March 7 - Faye E. Reiner, 89, of Mount Carmel; Homer Ellsworth Woodring Sr., 85, of Elysburg; Anna M. Gaborek, 86, of Bloomsburg; Brian T. Kelly, 59, of Danville.

March 8 - William J. Young, 85, of Lancaster; Joseph S. Mirack, 85, of Shamokin; Jean R. (Murawski) Shepos, 97, of Lancaster; Thomas F. Kruskie III, 25, of Shamokin; Anna Maloch, 89, of Oxford.

March 9 - Elizabeth A. "Angel" Orluskie, 72, of Ranshaw; Franklin A. Wetzel Sr., 82, of Myerstown; Arthur L. Persing, 65, of Shamokin; Florence E. Krebs, 94, of Coal Township.

March 11 - Olga Konopskie, 90, of Hazleton; Diane M. "Duck" (Reed) Jensen, 59, of Harrisburg; Clarence B. "Buddy" Bower Sr., 80, of Liverpool; Elizabeth L. "Betty Lou" Hamernick, 59, of Harrisburg.

March 12 - Margaret R. Wolfe, born Margherita Rose Patti, 87, formerly of Shamokin; Carl J. Kleman, 57, of Shamokin.

March 13 - Chester W. Sala, 54, of Mount Carmel; Mary E. (Loncher) Mrowka, 57, of Bethlehem.

March 14 - Anna (Boguslaw) Huxta, 79, of Harrisburg.

March 16 - Gerald L. Witman, 91, of Shamokin.

March 17 - Nancy L. Meyers, 77, of Ashland.

March 18 - Florence C. Lagaz, 95, formerly of Marion Heights; Thelma Louise Albright, 92, of Shamokin.

March 19 - Robert D. Zielinski, 83, of Edison, N.J.

March 20 - Joseph F. Novack, 95, of Dooleyville; Anna C. Dietterick, 81, of Kulpmont; Adrik James "AJ" Marge, 17, of SW Minot, N.D.

March 21 - Grace I. Troutman, 97, of Tharptown; Jane Mae Smith, 94, formerly of Shamokin; G. Pauline Haupt, 93, of Coal Township; June F. Kaufman, 80, of Gordon; Mary C. Kopitsky, 55, of Harrisburg.

March 22 - Robert T. Smallets, 57, of Coal Township; Lucille E. Anthony, 88 of Berwick; Louise Matsko, 94, of Ashland.

March 23 - John F. Reilly Sr., 82, of Ashland; Joseph A. Murphy, 55, of Shamokin; James Lewis "Pap Pap" Scicchitano, 84, of Bedford, Va.

March 24 - Raymond B. Povish, 80, of Columbia; Lorraine E. Taylor, 77, of Coal Township.

March 25 - Robert F. Campbell, 86, of Elysburg.

March 26 - Ruth Ellen Spotts, 79, of Shamokin; Josephine Preshlock, 91, of Mount Carmel.

March 27 - Donald R. Kane, 68, of Danville; Grace M. Robatin, 87, of Lewisburg; Thomas B. Scholtes Sr., 80, of Coal Township; Winifred J. "Winnie" Donkochik, 71, of Northumberland; Thomas J. Gidosh, 85, of Floral City, Fla.

March 29 - Alda P. Faust, 90, of Danville; Anna Masinick, 96, of Frackville; Robert Charles Scheetz, 69, of Paxinos.

March 30 - Gisela Polyniak, 84, of Coal Township; Adam J. "Addie" Mackel, 81, of Carlisle; Lois E. Young, 91, of Ashland; Aloysius J. Yurkiewicz, 83, of Mount Carmel.

March 31 - Jeffrey J. Shimock, 54, of Mount Carmel; Helen Cecilia (Grego) Campton, 89, of Franklin, Tenn.; Eugene J. "Gene" Comoss, 64, of Lower Paxton Township.

June 1 - A delay in the trial for former teacher Victor Swaboski was granted as his attorney attempted to have the aggravated assault by vehicle counts withdrawn, challenging the seriousness of some of the injuries.

June 2 - Police were searching for two individuals in the case of a home invasion robbery of a 79-year-old Paxinos man. Stolen were his wallet containing up to $2,500 in cash and more than 300 prescription pills.

June 4 - 940 people bought tickets for a "Save the Ambulance" fundraiser, raising $10,000 for the Elysburg Ambulance Company to help keep it in business.

June 5 - Two individuals were charged with stealing more than $12,500 in jewelry from the residence of longtime Shamokin councilman R. Craig Rhoades and his wife, then trying to sell it to a local pawn shop.

June 7 - Four individuals were charged with theft after stealing electric motors for vehicles from a vacant property. The group was apprehended on their way to a recycling center to sell the motors.

June 7 - Northumberland County Prison lieutenant Timothy Zerbe, who ran for sheriff in the last election, resigned for health reasons, but amid allegations he was caught kissing a female inmate in a prison closet.

June 14 - David W. Dorsett, 19, of Coal Township, a recent graduate of Shamokin Area Middle/High School, was killed in a rollover accident on Anthracite Road, Zerbe Township. Three of the four other passengers in the vehicle were injured in the crash.

June 15 - City officials worked quickly to tear down a North Shamokin Street building that had been a thorn in the side for a few years after the building partially collapsed.

June 16 - Three people were left homeless after a fires destroyed one half of a double home on North Oak Street, Mount Carmel. Fire officials said the blaze was accidental in nature.

June 18 - North Shore Railroad, the company that operates the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority, was sold to its 12 employees.

June 19 - After much financial wrangling budget cuts and more moves, the Shamokin Area School Board passed a $28.8 million balanced budget, with the return of a dozen employees previously furloughed, the elimination of the district's K-4 program and the district's food service program taken over by private enterprise.

June 21 - The Northumberland-Montour Drug Task Force arrested four people in Sunbury in connection with a drug bust that seized more than 350 bags of heroin, the largest single heroin bust in city history.

June 23 - More than 1,100 runners participated in the first-ever Filthy Fun Mud Run at the Irish Valley Motocross Park, Paxinos.

June 26 - Montie Peters, chairman of the Northumberland County Planning Commission, resigned his chairmanship, but county commissioner Stephen Bridy and Vinny Clausi said it was not enough and called for his resignation from the board. Minority commissioner Rick Shock called it a "witch hunt."

June 26 - The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that would not stop eminent domain proceedings against the residents of Centralia who do not want to leave their homes, despite a mine fire burning underneath.

June 28 - Kulpmont resident Jeffrey "Alheat" Tripp was indicted by a federal grand jury, along with a Bloomsburg man, on charges they traveled to New York to pick up narcotics to be distributed in a three-county area.

June 29 - Local physician Dr. Raymond J. Kraynak, a member of the Mount Carmel Area School Board, was charged with driving under the influence following an incident over Memorial Day weekend when he allegedly stopped at a DUI checkpoint, thinking there was a traffic accident, and offered his medical assistance.

June 30 - Thousands lined the streets of Mount Carmel for the annual Six-County Firemen's Association Parade, held in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Mount Carmel's founding.