Love stories: Deborah Sweeney & the late John Cox
Deborah Sweeney & the late John Cox Growing up, my father was not around much. He would always call and tell me he would visit me and never would show up. As I got older, I always told myself if I...
View ArticleLove stories: Dan Tanner & Ashley Donn
Dan Tanner & Ashley Donn "A Divine Matchmaking" Ashley and I met at age 13 at a church camp near Newville. I was bunking with a friend from church that week. During the opening meeting, he and his...
View Article2 injured in Rt. 901 crash
MABEL - One person was flown to a trauma center when two pickup trucks collided on Route 901 in Barry Township early Monday morning.State police at Schuylkill Haven said the crash happened just east of...
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Mardi Gras dance, karaoke plannedMOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Knights of Columbus will sponsor the 12th annual Mardi Gras dance and karaoke event at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 18 to benefit the Children's...
View ArticleZerbe awaits word on flood money
TREVORTON - Zerbe Township officials announced Monday they continue to seek reimbursement for the $300,000 in infrastructure losses caused by damage during the September flood.Michael Schwartz,...
View ArticleJury finds Keefer guilty in truck theft
SUNBURY - "I plan to push this to the end." That was the reaction of Shamokin salvage yard owner Alfons Keefer after a jury convicted him of a felony offense of theft of movable property and...
View ArticleMayor balks at full-time hiring move
SHAMOKIN - The mayor accused city council members of a betrayal of trust Monday night regarding a personnel decision. Fresh off a January vacation in Florida, George Rozinskie accused Shamokin's four...
View ArticleNearly 180 show up to defend SCA music program; Superintendent said board...
CATAWISSA RR - The Southern Columbia Area High School library was packed Monday night, when nearly 180 students, alumni, teachers, parents, booster representatives and concerned citizens piled into the...
View ArticleVisitations, funerals set for four killed in Florida crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - James Kelley Funeral Home on Monday announced the following information regarding the four Northumberland County victims of a Floriday vehicle crash from Feb. 8. KORBICH — Deborah A....
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BLOOMSBURG - A Coal Township student is among those involved in BU Players' latest production, "Dead Man's Cell Phone," which centers on the question: What sort of adventure can begin just by answering...
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York CollegeYORK - Melissa Brosius, a 2010 graduate of Line Mountain High School, was named to the dean's list of York College for the fall 2011 semester after earning a perfect 4.0 grade-point...
View ArticleWinners of Mostly Mutts Super Bowl raffle
Winners of Mostly Mutts' 50/50 Super Bowl raffle have been announced.The drawing was held Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, at Jay's Tiffany's Northside, Sunbury. The prize amounts and winners are: $500, John...
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A state agency is demanding a trial by jury when it meets a Mount Carmel man in federal court this spring.Attorneys for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) made the request Thursday, one...
View ArticlePrisoners go on food strike
SUNBURY - More inmates reportedly returned to the food tables Tuesday at Northumberland County Prison after some refused to eat Monday in protest over the quality of food.Northumberland County...
View ArticleNoteworthy 2/15/12
Centers closed for Presidents DayHARRISBURG - All driver license and photo centers, including the full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday through Monday in observance of Presidents...
View ArticleCity council to guarantee sewer loan
SHAMOKIN - City council took the first step Monday toward guaranteeing a sewer authority loan that could max out at $19 million.Council's first reading of Ordinance 12-04 makes no mention of a...
View Article'We will miss Jim and Pat'
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Assistant Solicitor James J. Rosini, 66, and his 65-year-old wife, Pat, who served as deputy director of the county Area Agency on Aging (AAA), were remembered Tuesday...
View ArticleTOWNSHIP HONORS HYNO
ELYSBURG - The road from Route 487 to the municipal building in Elysburg will now be known as Henry Hynoski Boulevard. Ralpho Township supervisors, on behalf of the board and all of Ralpho Township,...
View ArticleHACC graduate
HARRISBURG - Jacelyne Nicole Janoka, of Marion Heights, was among 915 students who graduated from Harrisburg Area Community College in the fall of 2011.She earned a associate degree in business...
View ArticleHonor Roll: Shamokin Area Elementary
COAL TOWNSHIP - Following are Shamokin Area Elementary School's distinguished honors and honor roll for the second marking period of the 2011-12 school year.The honor roll is based on the average of...
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