Pep rally for SAHS football team set for tonight
Shamokin Area will be having a pep rally at 7 p.m. Thursday in downtown Shamokin in advance of its state quarterfinal football game Friday night against Allentown Central Catholic. Kickoff is at 7 p.m....
View ArticleProperty clearing planned for construction of turbines
SUNBURY - More than 1 1/2 years after signing a lease with Northumberland County for 75 acres in Coal and East Cameron townships, Penn Wind LLC plans to start clearing property next month for three...
View ArticleNatural gas prices to decline
READING - Amid rising taxes, sewer and water bills and just about everything else in between, an announcement from UGI Central Penn Gas about a 4.5 decrease in customers' natural gas bills is certainly...
View ArticleBest's lawsuit dismissed
WILLIAMSPORT - A federal judge has dismissed without prejudice a wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit filed by former county chief clerk and assistant solicitor Kymberley Best against the county...
View ArticleMan charged in illegal timbering
COAL TOWNSHIP - A Coal Township man has been charged by police in two communities with felony theft-related offenses for allegedly cutting down and removing 71 tons of pine timber valued at $4,400 from...
View ArticleFlag ceremony honors Navy veteran of WWII
For The News-ItemMOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee held its 424th Changing of the Colors flag ceremony on Nov. 27 in honor and memory of all fallen comrades.In the past 236...
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Code issues being addressedCOAL TOWNSHIP - Issues regarding code enforcement and zoning continue to be addressed by township officials despite the temporary absence of the code enforcement officer....
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MOUNT CARMEL - President Cindy Saukaitis opened the monthly meeting of the Carmelite 50-Plus Club and greeted the members and officers present. The group recited the Pledge of Allegiance, the Senior...
View ArticlePenn College recognizes NCCTC as NOW partner
WILLIAMSPORT - Pennsylvania College of Technology recently honored its partners in the Penn College NOW program, an initiative enabling high school students to earn college credits through dual...
View ArticleDistrict court 12/2/11
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings were held Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants who waived their cases to court or were held for court can plead guilty or no contest,...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal Township Monday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon to 1:15 p.m.; executive board meeting, noon; members meeting, 1:30 p.m.Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; shopping at...
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FRACKVILLE - A Mahanoy City man was charged Thursday with causing a crash that killed a Mahanoy Area School District teacher.Edward C. O'Boyle, 38, was arraigned by Senior Magisterial District Judge...
View ArticleCrash closes part of Rt. 61
SHAMOKIN - One person was taken to a local hospital for treatment after a four-vehicle accident tied up traffic on one of Shamokin's busiest streets Thursday afternoon.Shamokin City Police declined...
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View ArticleFormer teacher, 72, dies of natural causes after crash
ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP - A Coal Township man died of natural causes at a local hospital after being involved in a one-vehicle crash Friday morning.Walter L. Neary, 72, of Coal Township, was pronounced...
View ArticleColumbia County couple found dead in their home
SCOTT TOWNSHIP - A couple is dead in an apparent murder/suicide in this Columbia County township, according to state police in Bloomsburg.Trooper Andrew J. Petros reported that Todd Musselman, 49, shot...
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Benefit tonight for Irish Valley boySHAMOKIN - A benefit for 10-year-old Logan Williams, who suffered severe injuries in September from a lightning strike, will be held tonight at Shamokin Moose Lodge,...
View ArticleAtlas Fire Co. not soliciting door-to-door donations this year
ATLAS - The Atlas Fire Company "Light Up The Park" committee will not be soliciting door-to-door donations in Mount Carmel Township this year. However, financial help is still needed to defray expenses...
View ArticleUnemployment rates down, Congressman Marino still worried
by justin strawser On the surface, the unemployment rate decreasing from September to October looks like good news, but U.S. State Rep. Tom Marino (R-10) is concerned about the hidden message."More...
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