Flood swept top headlines No one thought Agnes could be challenged until Lee...
Nothing commanded the attention of Northumberland County residents - indeed, those in all of eastern Pennsylvania - like the Flood of 2011.More than a foot of rain, on average, fell across the county...
View ArticleTafner jailed in ambulance embezzlement case
MOUNT CARMEL - Thea Tafner, the former American Hose and Chemical Fire Company ambulance committee chairwoman, pleaded guilty in January to felony charges of embezzling more than $1 million.During the...
View ArticleSACH-GHS merger takes effect today
COAL TOWNSHIP - Fourteen months after plans were announced for a merger between Shamokin Area Community Hospital (SACH) and Geisinger Health System (GHS), it all comes together today. Thomas Harlow,...
View ArticleSearches for four people end in tragedy
For family members and authorities, 2011 was a year of hurt and disappointment as four area missing-person cases ended in tragedy.Former state trooper David Alan Lynch, of Numidia, was last seen by...
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Property transfersAlice M. Hoffman to Donna M. Zyla, property in Ralpho Township, $93,000.David S. Shoch, Mary Shoch, Richard J. Shoch and Paula M. Shoch to David S. Shoch, Richard J. Shoch and Mark E....
View ArticleStudents in TIES program spread 'holiday cheer'
Local high school students have been "making spirits bright" for the holidays throughout Mount Carmel and Shamokin.Students in the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit's (CSIU) Teens in Innovative...
View ArticleMan killed when car hit tree
WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TOWNSHIP - A Sunbury man was killed New Year's Eve when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree, according to state police at Milton.Trooper Jason R. Caccia...
View ArticleCoal Drop attracts at least 1,500
SHAMOKIN - A combination of nice weather and good publicity is what made the latest Shamokin Coal Drop the largest Mayor George Rozinskie remembers over the past six years."We had the biggest crowd. At...
View ArticleBridy looks forward to '12 after up, down 2011
When Stephen Bridy is sworn into office as a Northumberland County commissioner on Tuesday, it will mark a high point in a 12-month period of ups and downs.Bridy made history Nov. 8 when he became the...
View ArticleShoch set for challenge of choosing best ideas
Rick Shoch moved back to his hometown of Sunbury in 2002 because his job as an inhouse council for an investment firm was taking too much time away from what mattered most: his wife and children. "It...
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Hot meals availableAnyone needing a hot meal delivered to your home daily around noon can participate in the Meals on Wheels private pay program. Call 648-6772 for Shamokin or 644-1704 for Mount Carmel...
View ArticleCold burst on tap
This winter has mostly been marked by mild temperatures, but tonight's bone-chilling forecast should serve as reminder that there are likely many cold days ahead. Today's high temperature is expected...
View ArticleDog rescued from 70-foot cliff
BEAR GAP - A dog that went missing from its home Monday was rescued from a 70-foot quarry cliff by emergency responders Tuesday morning.Firefighters from Elysburg and Danville used Danville's 85-foot...
View ArticleMorning crash ties up traffic on 61, 901, 183
CRESSONA - One woman was flown to a trauma center after the car she was driving struck a utility pole and garage on Pottsville Street just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, causing homes and businesses in the...
View ArticleState police release holiday crash statistics
HARRISBURG - Ten people were killed and 172 others were injured in 552 crashes investigated by state police during the four-day New Year's holiday driving period. "Although the number of fatalities...
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Flood may cause rise to fair fareBLOOMSBURG - Admission to the Bloomsburg Fair could rise up to $3 this year.The Press Enterprise reported Tuesday that September flooding created losses totaling $3.31...
View ArticleNew member and new president for CT board
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Coal Township Board of Commissioners welcomed its newest member and appointed a new president during its reorganization meeting Tuesday night.Newcomer Bernie Rumberger lined up...
View ArticleKulpmont council reorganizes, adds new members
KULPMONT - Borough council reorganized and inaugurated new members at a meeting Tuesday night. Re-elected president and vice president for 2012 were Bruce Varano and Clarence Deitrick, respectively....
View ArticleMount Carmel Township Board stays the same
ATLAS - No changes were implemented at the Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors reorganization meeting Tuesday afternoon.Chairman Reynold Scicchitano, Vice Chairman Charles Gasperetti and...
View ArticleNew contract for Mount Carmel Street Department
MOUNT CARMEL - The street department and borough council entered into a new one-year contract during the re-organization meeting Tuesday night that would freeze the wages of three borough...
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