Penn State Schuylkill names new chancellor
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Pennsylvania State University named Kelly M. Austin, vice president of finance and administration at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, as the new chancellor for its...
View ArticleKevin Jones named to Masonic position
MOUNT CARMEL - R.W. Grand Master Jay W. Smith, grand master of Pennsylvania Free and Accepted Masons, has announced the appointment of J. Kevin Jones as district deputy grand master for the newly...
View ArticleMinisterium proposes projects for 2012
SHAMOKIN - A program of carrying out its purpose of support and ministry in the community for 2012 was discussed by the Shamokin Area Ministerium of Churches during the initial meeting of the new year...
View ArticleLocal Lottery winners listed
HARRISBURG - Local lottery players took home $35,000 among those winning more than $1,000 in December, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery's website.The biggest winner was Wade J. Smink, of Kulpmont,...
View ArticleImmix launches Cell@Home
POTTSVILLE - Immix Wireless has launched Cell@Home, a unique communication device that allows users to enjoy the features of both cellular and land-line phone services.The device is easy to set up and...
View ArticleNoteworthy 01-16-12
NoteworthyMC 150th group to meetMOUNT CARMEL - A meeting of the Mount Carmel Borough 150th anniversary committee meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Elks lodge.All interested residents,...
View ArticleUnemployed put to work cleaning up flood debris Federal grant used to hire 28...
SHAMOKIN - A crew was clearing flood debris from the Shamokin Creek channel last week, paid for by a federal grant that is putting to work a handful of the area's unemployed. Crews are also working to...
View ArticleDamage to sewer system tallied Repairs will cost close to 750K
WEIGH SCALES - Flood damage to Shamokin-Coal Township sewer system infrastructure has neared three-quarters of a million dollars.The engineer for Shamokin-Coal Township Joint Sewer Authority provided...
View ArticleConstruction costs for new plant down by $3M
Estimated construction costs at the Shamokin-Coal Township sewer plant have dropped from $40 million to $37 million.The new estimate is made by adding the apparent low bids for general and electrical...
View ArticleContest winners will record distracted driving radio PSA
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania high school students are invited to enter a PennDOT contest aimed at discouraging distracted driving. Students can submit a 30-second radio public service announcement, or...
View ArticleNoteworthy 1/17/12
Giants raffle to benefit boyWEIGH SCALES - Raffle tickets for a New York Giants autographed football are being sold to benefit Logan Williams and family.The 10-year-old Paxinos boy was severely injured...
View ArticleRaises go into effect for officials
As the calendar changes, so do the salaries of many elected and appointed officials.This year, many of them at the state and federal levels received a 3 percent cost of living increase based on laws...
View ArticlePreliminary budget, Act 1 exception nearly fail in Southern Columbia Area vote
CATAWISSA RR - The 2012-13 preliminary budget and application for Act 1 exception nearly failed when the Southern Columbia Area School Board voted Monday night."If I don't vote yes, it would fail. I...
View ArticleONE KILLED, ONE HURT IN CRASH
EXCELSIOR - One person was killed and another injured in a vehicle accident on an icy stretch of Route 901 between Ranshaw and here Monday night. The victims' names were not available at press time,...
View ArticleMarino: Office budget cut 5%
SHAMOKIN - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino (R-10) hopes he, along with other lawmakers, can help cut the federal deficit through leading by example.For Marino, it starts with his own office budget, which he said...
View ArticleMan, 30, dies in crash on Route 642
MADISON TOWNSHIP - A 30-year-old Mount Union man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning along Route 642 in this Columbia County township.State police at Bloomsburg reported Theodore G....
View ArticleDistrict Court 01-18-12
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases were ordered to appear for plea court March 5 at Northumberland...
View ArticleLourdes girls vie for the crown
COAL TOWNSHIP - Seven senior girls at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School will vie for the title of Homecoming Queen for the 2011-2012 school year as part of this year's homecoming celebration.The...
View ArticleDistrict judge decides to retire in February
SUNBURY - For the second time in two years, a magisterial district judge assigned to the Milton area has decided to retire.On Friday morning, Magisterial District Judge Robert Bolton informed...
View ArticleG. June Rocuskie
SHAMOKIN - G. June Rocuskie, 88, of 901 N. Orange St., passed away at 11:50 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Coal Township. After several years of confining...
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