Noteworthy 1/31/12
SAHS seniors collecting blanketsCOAL TOWNSHIP - Kirstyn Griffiths and Kim Bills, seniors at Shamokin Area High School, are collecting blankets for the elderly for their senior project.Blankets can be...
View ArticleElysburg Knights of Columbus receive Columbian, Father McGivney awards
ELYSBURG - Knights of Columbus Council 14161 of Elysburg has been selected as the winner of the Columbian and Father McGivney awards for the 2010-2011 fraternal year.The Father McGivney Award, named...
View ArticleWidener University
CHESTER - Samantha Balonis, a 2010 graduate of Shikellamy High School, was named to the dean's list at Widener University for the fall 2011 semester.Balonis achieved a 3.925 grade point average, and is...
View ArticleLock Haven U.
LOCK HAVEN - Jenessa Zack, daughter of Edward and Maureen Zack, of Marion Heights, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 3.89 GPA at Lock Haven University. She is a granddaughter of...
View ArticleFresh interior at Elysburg McDonald's
ELYSBURG - Visitors to the McDonald's Restaurant here are greeted by a new look after an extensive remodeling of the interior.With splashes of bright colors, new furniture and lighting and a homage to...
View ArticleCourt officials working with DA in light of layoff
SUNBURY - Northumberland County court officials plan to meet with District Attorney Tony Rosini in an effort to avoid a backlog in criminal cases that could result from the county salary board's...
View ArticleNo cause determined in Mount Carmel fire
MOUNT CARMEL - Fire officials could not determine the cause of a blaze that severely damaged a West Olive Street home early Sunday morning.State police fire marshal Norman Fedder reported Monday that...
View ArticleElysburg man psyched to attend his first Super Bowl, watch local hero play
ELYSBURG - What do you get for the New York Giants fan who has everything? How about tickets to the Super Bowl so he can watch history repeat itself? "We want to celebrate another big victory. I want...
View ArticleReports from Indianapolis
Dan MacArthur, a sports writer and photographer for The News-Item, will be in Indianapolis starting today to report on the appearance of Southern Columbia Area High School graduate Henry Hynoski in the...
View ArticleAshland Woman charged for role in pharmacy robbery
TREMONT - Hegins Township police filed charges against a 21-year-old Ashland woman for allegedly helping a man rob Tri-Valley Pharmacy, Valley View, by pretending to be a victim.Leanne Micklesavage,...
View Article'Henry Hynoski Day' proclaimed in the coal region
"Henry Hynoski Day in the Coal Region" has been proclaimed for Saturday by the following mayors, board chairmen and state officials representing their respective boards and councils.The proclamation...
View ArticleConservation district will host agricultural conference March 7
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Conservation District (NCCD) will hold its annual winter conference for the local agricultural community March 7 at the Revival Tabernacle, Watsontown.The event,...
View ArticleMaster's degree from Ithaca College
SOUTH HILL, N.Y. - Ashley Polcovich, a sport psychology major, graduated from Ithaca College, New York, with a master of science degree in sport psychology and a 3.8 grade-point average.She is a 2005...
View ArticleNamed to honor society at Penn State
STATE COLLEGE - Gabrielle Singh has been elected to membership in the Pennsylvania State University chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest, most selective and most...
View ArticleMilton YMCA receives grant to combat childhood obesity
MILTON - Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA, Milton Branch was awarded one of seven HEROES grants from UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, for a youth-led project that addresses childhood...
View ArticleGraduates of Penn State University
UNIVERSITY PARK - The following area students received their degrees at the Dec. 17 commencement ceremony at Penn State University:Benjamin Z. Craig, Ashland, University Park, Bachelor of Science,...
View ArticleNoteworthy 02-01-12
Mass of healing, anointing plannedMOUNT CARMEL - A Mass of Healing with Anointing of the Sick will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Divine Redeemer Church.The Mass, celebrated by the Rev. John...
View ArticleADA laid off
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Assistant District Attorney John Muncer has been laid off as a result of last week's decision by the county salary board to eliminate an assistant district...
View ArticleFRIENDS LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING HYNOSKI SUNDAY
It seems like everyone in the Southern Columbia Area and surrounding communities has a claim to Henry Hynoski, but perhaps none more so than his closest friends."I'm nervous," Austin Lonoconus, 23, of...
View ArticleSuper Bowl transforms Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS - Up and down the Eastern seaboard? Yep, done that. Watched the sun set into the Pacific a time or two and have the photos to prove it. But the Midwest, starting in my estimation somewhere...
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