Steppin' Out program to begin new season
ELYSBURG - A new season of Steppin' Out, a walk-jog-run program to engage women 12 and older to become more fit and motivated to achieve healthy goals, will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at...
View ArticlePUC to decide on eminent domain filings by PPL
DALMATIA - A Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) decision on whether to grant eminent domain filings by PPL for the right-of-way and easement of nine properties for construction of a...
View ArticleRESIDENTS CRY FOWL Complaints prompt CT board to ban raising of chickens
COAL TOWNSHIP - The right to raise chickens in the township has been spoiled by a few rotten eggs.Coal Township commissioners Thursday amended an ordinance to prohibit possession of farm and wild...
View ArticleMt. Carmel man arraigned in hammer attack Victim taken to GMC, but discharged...
MOUNT CARMEL - A 45-year-old Mount Carmel man is incarcerated at Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury after allegedly striking a man several times in the head with a hammer.Christopher J. Ziegler,...
View ArticleYield to pedestrian signs to be placed at seven Kulpmont intersections...
by justin strawser KULPMONT - Ongoing efforts to slow motorists traveling Route 61 through the borough will be ramped up beginning Monday.That's the first day that 14 "yield to pedestrian...
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MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area High School music department will present the musical, "Godspell," at 7:30 p.m. March 16 and 17 in the Richard F. Beierschmitt Auditorium at the Mount Carmel Area...
View ArticleDean's list at Saint Francis College
LORETTO - Joseph Klebon, son of Joseph and Barbara Klebon, 156 Butler Road, Paxinos, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Saint Francis College.To be eligible for the dean's list,...
View ArticleSalvation Army adult basketball tournament set for April 13-15
COAL TOWNSHIP - Plans for the ninth annual Salvation Army Adult Benefit Basketball Tournament were finalized during a meeting of the Salvation Army Advisory Board Thursday night in the headquarters at...
View ArticleChurch News 03-10-12
All SaintsAll Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont.Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore.Worship service - 9 a.m. Participants - Marsha Karnes, communion assistant and altar...
View ArticleC.T. man charged with DUI Charges relate to accident in which his SUV struck...
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 40-year-old township man who crashed his sport utility vehicle into three vehicles last month, including those occupied by a judge and local police officer, has been charged with...
View ArticleNoteworthy 03-10-12
NoteworthyKnights to collect for nunsSHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Knights of Columbus Cardinal Mindszenty Fourth Degree Council 932 will collect funds this weekend at area Catholic Church Masses to benefit...
View ArticleSt. Monica School to close at end of school year
by news-item staffSUNBURY - Saint Monica School officials announced Friday the 62-year-old Catholic educational facility will close at the end of the school year, but the school and diocesan education...
View ArticleArtists pull voice out from art
by justin strawser SHAMOKIN - The bumps and edges, the crinkles and ridges, each add a different layer to the art hanging on the walls of The Northumberland County Council of the Arts and Humanities...
View ArticleAmended ordinance subjects rental properties to frequent inspections
COAL TOWNSHIP - Rental properties are now subject to more frequent inspections under an amended township ordinance.Coal Township Commissioners on Thursday updated regulations on occupancy permits,...
View ArticleCounty done discussing AOAA with Habitat for Wildlife
SUNBURY - Tension between Habitat for Wildlife (HFW) and Northumberland County officials over the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) reportedly boiled over at a meeting Wednesday, where an...
View ArticleVictim of cycle crash is ID'd
by news-item staffELYSBURG - The motorcyclist who was killed Wednesday afternoon in a collision with a school van on Route 54 just outside of Elysburg has been identified as Brian T. Kelley, 59, of...
View ArticleAfter day-long search, body found in off-road area of Zerbe Township Man...
TREVORTON - A day-long search of an off-road area ended with a body being found off of Gap Road in Zerbe Township about 5:30 p.m. Friday. Zerbe Township Police Chief Robert John reported earlier in the...
View ArticleCar goes down embankment at cemetery entrance on Merriam Mtn., catches fire
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - No serious injuries were reported in a bizarre accident Friday morning involving a van plummeting down a 25-foot embankment and catching fire at the northern entrance to...
View ArticleShamokin Area leads middle, high divisions
Shamokin Area maintained its lead in the high school division in Week 4 og the EconomicsPennsylvania Stock Market Challenge, with a team from Mount Carmel Area close behind.A team from Shamokin Area...
View ArticleBoys academy in Herndon hosts war hero, emergency responders
HERNDON - An ex-Marine whose heroism in Iraq earned him the Navy Cross was the special guest Saturday when the St. Louis de Montfort Academy treated veterans, firefighters and emergency personnel to a...
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