Noteworthy 12/8/11
Relay for Life fundraiser plannedELYSBURG - The Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church will hold a Christmas cookie walk, bake sale and theme basket raffle from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church, 599...
View ArticleVolunteers sought for Daffodil Days
SHAMOKIN DAM - Starting in March, the American Cancer Society will mark its 39th year with the Daffodil Days Campaign, one of its oldest and most popular fundraising programs aimed at eliminating...
View ArticleMC Elks to sponsor annual hoop shoot
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Elks Lodge 356 will sponsor the local competition for the annual Elks hoop shoot, the national free throw-shooting contest Saturday at the Mount Carmel Area Elementary...
View ArticleBloom U. trustees approve program
BLOOMSBURG - Bloomsburg University's Council of Trustees approved a new major, the Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Leadership, during its quarterly meeting on Nov.. 30.The program, the first...
View ArticleWednesday's snow to be gone today
Don't expect Wednesday night's snowfall to cause many problems today, according to information from the National Weather Service (NWS) received Wednesday evening.John LaCorte, NWS meteorologist, said...
View ArticleMarino launches plans for veterans history project
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino is launching a 10th Congressional District Veterans History Project as a way to honor the men and women who served in the armed forces. The project, which will...
View ArticlePrison payroll budget up because of increased population
by justin strawser SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Prison budget is up nearly $200,000 because of increased hours due to higher inmate populations, Warden Roy Johnson reported.Northumberland County...
View ArticleFirst edition of Line Mountain's 12-13 has $1.1 million deficit
MANDATA - The Line Mountain School Board is displaying the first edition of its 2012-13 preliminary budget with a $1,147,617 deficit."Last year, we started out $2.2 million in the hole, so we're better...
View ArticleJames chair of NCCTC agency
COAL TOWNSHIP - Donna James was unanimously elected chairperson of the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center Operating Agency Wednesday night during the board's annual reorganization...
View ArticleCity works demo project
SHAMOKIN - The city has until month's end to finalize the grant process for the demolition of six Rock Street homes condemned in the wake of September flooding.Four of the six property owners have...
View ArticleDam repairs to shorten boating season at Shikellamy State Park
HARRISBURG - Planned repairs to the inflatable dam on the Susquehanna River will shorten the 2012 boating season at Shikellamy State Park, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)...
View ArticlePlanning for regional transit moves forward
DANVILLE - Members of the region's public transportation task force say they are building on the momentum of their recent conference and the Transportation Needs Assessment which they presented.Within...
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Ranshaw woman injuredRANSHAW - Laura M. Shuey, 29, of 124 Main St., Ranshaw, was injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of the off ramp of Route 61 south to Route 901 at 5:08...
View ArticleDistrict Court 12-09-11
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waive their cases or are held for court on charges, were ordered to appear for...
View ArticleSaint Clair teacher charged with having child porn
PORT CARBON - A Saint Clair teacher was arrested Wednesday for allegedly possessing child pornography.Todd Christopher Evans, 27, of 149 N. Nicholas St., a middle school teacher in the Saint Clair Area...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12-09-11
Bingo canceled for DecemberSHAMOKIN - Monday night bingo sponsored by Mother Cabrini Church will be canceled for the rest of December. Bingo will resume Jan. 2.
View Article2 arrests made in assault
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A second man wanted in connection with a brutal beating Sunday at an apartment complex surrendered to authorities Thursday morning.Christopher Scott, 18, who lives at 204 University...
View ArticleDrug rehabilitation working in county, experts say in their response to 3-day...
SUNBURY - A local pastor is pleading for the courts to help drug abusers get treatment rather than jail time in reaction to the recent arrest of 100 people in a countywide drug bust.But Northumberland...
View ArticleACLU threat spurs repeal
COAL TOWNSHIP - The threat of a lawsuit in light of a state Supreme Court ruling spurred township commissioners on Thursday to reluctantly repeal an ordinance establishing residency restrictions for...
View ArticleCrash claims girl, 18
CATAWISSA - A 2011 graduate of Southern Columbia Area High School died during Wednesday night's snowstorm when her sedan slid into a PennDOT snowplow truck on Route 487 about three miles south of...
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