Speed a factor in rollover
IRISH VALLEY - Speed was a contributing factor in the cause of a rollover crash Saturday in Shamokin Township.State Trooper James L. McCormick Jr. of the Stonington station said 20-year-old Michael D....
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Property transfersWilliam T. Feese to Anthony W. Waltz, property in Coal Township, $4,000.Joseph B. Martin and Nicholas Langis to Joseph B. Martin, property in Kulpmont, $1.Michael A. and Kim M....
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MC4A scholarships availableMOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area Athletic Alumni Association (MC4A) reminds all Mount Carmel Area High School graduates presently attending an institution of higher...
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Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; exercise, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon to 1:15 p.m.; executive board meeting, noon; member's meeting, 1:30 p.m.Tuesday -...
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As we age, certain medications may be prescribed by the physician to obtain healthy lab values (blood pressure, cholesterol, sugar, etc). During the aging process, other medications may be added to...
View ArticleShamokin seniors stock cupboards
SHAMOKIN - Chalk up grocery shopping among the more mundane tasks in the lives of adults, but it's a task in need of completion nonetheless.When the cupboards for home economics - or Family and...
View ArticleSenators lining up against higher education cuts
BY ROBERT SWIFT HARRISBURG - A bipartisan agreement is emerging among senators on the need to blunt the impact of proposed state spending cuts to higher education next year. The emphasis on maintaining...
View ArticleTrip to Cuba proves useful
Editor's note: Monday Profiles are published on the first Monday of each month. SHAMOKIN - When Vincent Chesney first learned he would be taking a 10-day research trip to Cuba in October, he was blown...
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Food pantry distribution SaturdayATLAS - The Mount Carmel Township Food Pantry will hold its monthly food distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the township complex for residents of Atlas,...
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Marine finishes basic trainingPARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Alexander C. Startzel, the son of Brian and Michelle Startzel, of Gowen City, and a 2011 graduate of Shamokin Area High School, recently completed...
View ArticleAnti-texting law goes into effect Thursday
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's new law prohibiting text-based communication while driving will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, making texting while driving a primary offense carrying a $50 fine."Your...
View ArticleBarn damaged by arson razed
SHAMOKIN - The city may have lost its only remaining barn.Damaged by fire last year, the two-story wooden structure located behind homes in the 100 block of Sunbury Street (Route 61) near First United...
View ArticleShamokin City Council changes mind on sewer fee
SHAMOKIN - During a special meeting Monday, members of city council reversed a decision to impose a fee on the joint sewer authority in return for guaranteeing a federal loan and voted instead to...
View ArticleDonations needed for firefighters' banquet
SHAMOKIN - A banquet committee for the volunteer Shamokin Fire Bureau is seeking donations from area merchants to offset the cost of the annual Firefighters' Banquet on April 7.The banquet is held to...
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COAL TOWNSHIP - Test registration is now open to Shamokin Area High School seniors to compete for $16,200 in scholarship money from the Coal Township Alumni Association.Students can register at the...
View ArticleDistrict Court 3/7/12
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their cases or were held for court were ordered to appear for plea court...
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Public hearing tonight on power lineDALMATIA - A public input hearing will be held tonight on the proposed construction of a power line in lower Northumberland County.The hearing before members of the...
View ArticleElysburg resident was target of phone scam
ELYSBURG - Ralpho Township Police warn area residents to be aware of telephone scams.Police were recently contacted by an area resident who had received a telephone call from someone claiming to be a...
View ArticleLawsuit between Gun club and PSSA will head to trial
by news-item staffSUNBURY - A lawsuit filed against the Valley Gun and Country Club and its officers will be headed for trial after Judge William H. Wiest ruled not to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the...
View ArticleCommissioners heap praise on one another
SUNBURY - During a swift 30-minute meeting Tuesday, Northumberland County commissioners expressed appreciation toward each after working together for two months."If you had asked me Jan. 1 if we would...
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