Police: Driver came to Snydertown in search of ex-girlfriend
State police said the Jim Thorpe man who killed himself inside a car on Route 61 near Shamokin Saturday night as police urged him to surrender came to the area because he thought he had an...
View ArticleBloom man to serve 5 to 10 years in rape of Mount Carmel girl
SUNBURY - A Bloomsburg man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at a "canyon party" in a wooded area in Mount Carmel Township in 2010 pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to a felony of sexual assault and a...
View ArticleMan gets 10 to 23 months in child porn case
SUNBURY - A 32-year-old Shamokin man was sentenced Monday morning by Northumberland County Judge William H. Wiest to serve 10 to 23 months in county prison and two years of consecutive probation on...
View ArticleApartment demo delayed
SHAMOKIN - The demolition of a longtime eyesore and condemned property on North Market Street has been delayed due to a prior commitment on another project by the contractor.Full-scale work on razing...
View ArticleNoteworthy 3/3/12
Free tax help availableSHAMOKIN - VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, offers free tax preparation for low- to moderate-income individuals and families.Volunteer tax preparers, trained...
View ArticleSen. Gordner introduces mortgage assistance bill
HARRISBURG - Legislation that will provide a multi-year funding stream for the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) has been introduced by Senator John R. Gordner (R-27). Senate...
View Article'SHELL GAME' SCARES SCHOOLS
The bitter pill that is the governor's proposed education budget has public school officials choking mad over the potential loss of a key subsidy.Tom Corbett nearly put an end last year to...
View ArticleBath salts a factor in 2011 death
BLOOMSBURG - Bath salts were a contributing factor in the death of Trooper David Alan Lynch, whose body was found more than a year ago in the Roaring Creek Tract of Weiser State Forest.Columbia County...
View ArticleCrash closes Route 147 Truck hauling small cabin among vehicles involved
HERNDON - A three-vehicle accident sent a truck and trailer hauling a small log cabin through guardrail and down an embankment Saturday on Route 147 about two miles south of here.The crash, about one...
View ArticlePolice Blotter 03-04-12
Police: Man pointed gunRINGTOWN - A Mount Carmel man is accused of pointing a 9mm handgun at a Ringtown man late Friday night in Schuylkill County.State police at Frackville said Bradley S. Rumbel, 23,...
View ArticleFor the Record: March 4, 2012
Marriage licenseNicole Lea Ernest, of Selinsgrove, to Nathan J. Gamble, of Sunbury. Issued March 2.Property transfersPaula A. Strausser to Krista A. Breeding, property in Shamokin, $1.Thomas B. and...
View ArticleNoteworthy 03-04-12
Kindergarten registration slatedCOAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District is currently scheduling appointments for registration for 2012-13 K-4 (kindergarten for 4-year-olds) program being held...
View ArticleMCA grad recognized for leadership skills
DALLAS, Texas - Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that Cynthia Dautrich, global procurement officer, has been named to Supply and Demand Chain Executive magazine's 12th annual listing of "Pros to...
View ArticleAll teams boost take in third week
It was another strong week for teams competing in the EconomicsPennsylvania Stock Market Challenge, where they trade starting with a hypothetical $100,000 but use actual stock market values to gauge...
View ArticleJob-seekers pack hall
ELYSBURG-Knoebels Amusement Resort held its eighth annual job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elysburg Fire Company Hall, East Mill Street. Knoebels expects to hire between 600 and 800 new...
View ArticleAccident victim thrown from car
IRISH VALLEY - A young man from Irish Valley was reportedly thrown from his vehicle in a rollover crash near his home Saturday afternoon in Shamokin Township. Michael Zielinskie, 20, of 1241 Elm St.,...
View ArticleHyno draws huge crowd
HUMMELS WHARF - A table full of memorabilia having been marked with his signature in either red, black or silver, Henry Hynoski gladly posed for photos with a few people inside the Susquehanna Valley...
View ArticleEarly check keeps Papale 'invincible'
DANVILLE - Invincible. That's what they call Vince Papale. And for many reasons. Papale, a former Philadelphia Eagle and subject of the 2006 blockbuster movie, "Invincible," spoke at the Henry Hood...
View ArticleHyno 'appearances' include commercial
Of the many "appearances" Henry Hynoski has been making since his New York Giants won the Super Bowl last month, one of them is in a commercial for Blaise Alexander Nissan, Muncy.Part of the...
View Article2 drivers cited following 3-vehicle crash
HERNDON - Two drivers were cited following Saturday morning's three-vehicle crash on Route 147 about two miles south of here.State police at Stonington issued a report on the accident Sunday, reporting...
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