College News: Shippensburg award winner
SHIPPENSBURG - Christina Coller, daughter of David and Wendy Coller, of Coal Township, was recently named winner of the Presidential Award Scholarship at Shippensburg University.A 2011 graduate of...
View ArticleSusquehanna dean's
SELINSGROVE - Maria Getchey, a 2009 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, was recently named to the dean's list at Susquehanna University, earning a 3.5 grade-point average.She is a daughter...
View ArticleDean's List: Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK - Tyler M. Gidaro, of Kulpmont, was named to the dean's list at Penn State University for the fall semester with 3.53 grade-point average and an overall cumulative grade-point average...
View ArticleCollege News: Edinboro
EDINBORO - Cortney Koschoff, of Mount Carmel, has been accepted to Edinboro University.Currently attending Mount Carmel Area Junior/Senior High School, where she participates in softball, Koschoff will...
View ArticleCentral Susquehanna LPN Career Center
LEWISBURG - The Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center has announced the students of the practical nursing program who received honors for the semester ending Dec. 15.The LPN Career Center, located in...
View ArticleDistrict Court 12/28/11
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court on Monday, Feb. 13, at the Northumberland County...
View ArticleCounty reducing number of homestead mailings
SUNBURY - To save time and money, the Northumberland County Assessment Bureau and the county's school district will reduce the number of mail sent out for the Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion.In a press...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12/28/11
Lions visit Selinsgrove CenterSELINSGROVE - The Kulpmont Lions Club recently visited Selinsgrove State School, and the evening was highlighted by a visit from Santa Claus, who brought gifts to...
View ArticleTwo found dead, police withhold names
COAL TOWNSHIP - Two people were found dead Tuesday in a Jeep that was submerged in the Shamokin Creek near Big Mountain Road.Police do not suspect foul play in the deaths of a man in his 30s and a...
View ArticleChief clerk: CASA move not political
SUNBURY - The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) issue continues to escalate with suggestions of involvement of "investigative agencies" and a reminder to county employees of their "ethical and...
View ArticlePolar Bear Plunge set for Sunday
VALLEY VIEW - The third annual Pine Creek Nursery Polar Bear Plunge will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the nursery, which is located neat to the Valley View Park in Valley View. Signs from Main Street...
View ArticleNoteworthy 12/29/11
Blood drives planned for area The American Red Cross is planning several blood drives in the area over the next few weeks. They will be held at: - Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Coal Township, 9...
View ArticleClausi and Phillips to be on SEDA-COG board of directors
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Merle Phillips will be joining the SEDA-Council of Government Board of Directors starting Jan. 3, as voted on during the county meeting...
View ArticleClausi's vote a political move to make new board look bad, Bridy said
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Commissioner-elect Stephen Bridy says Commissioner Vinny Clausi's vote against the 2012 budget and suggestion to open the budget back up in the new year is a political...
View ArticlePair killed by fumes
When Diggy or Kelley entered a room, you'd usually hear them first. Both had big voices and big personalities to match - that much was evident in their booming laughs and wide smiles, traits that were...
View ArticleCoroner rules two deaths accidental
A pair of Shamokin-area residents found dead inside a Jeep on Tuesday died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley. David M. "Diggy" Dascani, 38, and...
View ArticleTwo stabbed during break-in
SUNBURY - A Sunbury man is in county prison following a stabbing in the city Tuesday night. Nelson Anthony Navarro, 31, is being held in Northumberland County Prison on $50,000 cash bail. He is accused...
View ArticleHeated debate
I know more people who have invested or are looking into space heaters to save money on their heating bills this year. The debate is whether the less expensive space heater you can buy in a department...
View ArticleSenior Activities
All Senior Action Centers closed Monday, Jan. 2 for New Year's holiday.Shamokin-Coal TownshipTuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; puzzles; bridge, 12:15 p.m.Wednesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; Wii...
View ArticleCollege News: Lock Haven dean's list
LOCK HAVEN - Megan Homicz, daughter of Joseph and Therese Homicz, of Kulpmont, was named to Lock Haven University's dean's list for the fall semester with a 3.675 GPA. She is a granddaughter of...
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