Noteworthy 12-18-11
Bishop Christmas Mass schedule setHARRISBURG - The Christmas Mass schedule for Joseph P. McFadden, bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, includes: Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Mass; 8 a.m., Camp Hill Prison;...
View ArticleLoan guarantee could prevent another sewer system rate hike
WEIGH SCALES - If Shamokin and Coal Township leaders agree to guarantee a $17.6 million loan for the joint sewer authority, it could negate another rate hike.If there is no guarantee, the loan offer by...
View ArticleOthers aren't on board County neighbors scoff at rail resolution
SUNBURY - At least four other counties that are part of the SEDA-Council of Government Joint Rail Authority (JRA) won't join Northumber-land County in seeking the state attorney general's opinion on...
View ArticleInspired 12-year-old helping Relay
KULPMONT - The banquet hall at West End Fire Co. was abuzz Saturday afternoon during a benefit bingo and Chinese auction for the Padron's Warriors Relay for Life team.Boys and girls darted between card...
View ArticleDrains blamed for Tharptown flooding to be separated from sanitary system in...
WEIGH SCALES - A group of storm water pipes along Route 61 that is believed to have contributed to heavy September flooding in Tharptown will be separated from the sanitary system.In a letter sent last...
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Meeting dates set for 2012STONINGTON - Shamokin Township Supervisors have set the second Wednesday, with the exception of January, for their monthly meetings in 2012.Meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleFire displaces family
BEAR GAP - A family of four is displaced and their home likely a total loss due to fire Sunday afternoon.Mark Sharrow, chief of Numidia's Valley Chemical Fire Co., said the Anderson family - Linda and...
View ArticleATV riders get lost in the woods
COAL TOWNSHIP - A dozen people riding all-terrain vehicles found themselves lost in the woods late Sunday night.Eleven units were sent on a search and rescue detail about 9 p.m. to locate the riders...
View ArticleWhistle-blower lawsuit appears headed for trial
The federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by a Mount Carmel man against a state agency and his former boss appears headed for trial.A joint motion filed Thursday by attorneys representing plaintiff...
View ArticleLetters to Santa schedule
Below is a list of the 220 names of children who participated in this year's Letters to Santa program at www.newsitem.com. Listen to past shows online at: http://santa.newsitem.com.Monday, Nov. 28Emma...
View ArticleAttorney files to suppress statements made by client
SUNBURY - The attorney for a Sunbury man charged with a felony count of aggravated assault and other offenses filed a motion Monday morning to suppress any statements his client may have made in...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12/20/11
Act 80 day set for ThursdayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Thursday will be an Act 80 Day early dismissal for Shamokin Area School District students.Elementary students will be dismissed at 12:45 p.m., while...
View ArticleState homeowners urged to consider sinkhole insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) has called on Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine to help homeowners protect themselves from dangerous sinkholes by making them aware of...
View ArticleStudent-made device may help stem flood problems
COAL TOWNSHIP - Thanks to students at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center, basement flooding in one Shamokin neighborhood should be a thing of the past. Students in William Bradley's...
View ArticleGMC won't offer funding
Unlike its situation in Mahoning Township, Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) will not pay community assistance funds to Coal Township when Shamokin Area Community Hospital (SACH) merges with Geisinger on...
View ArticleFire not suspicious, still under investigation
BEAR GAP - The fire that displaced a family of four Sunday at 124 Wynn School Road is not believed to be suspicious, according to an official from Numidia's Valley Chemical Fire Company.Fire Chief Mark...
View ArticleWoman hurt after vehicle 'locked up'
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 24-year-old Shamokin woman was injured Monday afternoon when her car crashed into a parked vehicle in the 1000 block of West Walnut Street.Coal Township Patrolman Matthew Hashuga, who...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening cops with shotgun to appear before judge in...
SHAMOKIN - A Coal Township man, who allegedly armed himself with a shotgun last month when county adult probation officers came to his door with an arrest warrant for another person, was held for court...
View ArticleDistrict Court 12/21/11
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases or were held for court were ordered to appear for plea court...
View ArticleDUI patrols, checkpoints set for holidays
POTTSVILLE - The North Central Regional DUI Enforcement Program is conducting DUI enforcement for the Christmas and New Year special enforcement period that began Friday and continues through Tuesday,...
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