Voters must show ID at polls
Northumberland County's two state representatives cast differing votes on the Voter ID bill signed into law Wednesday, but each says they support the bill's purpose.Kurt Masser voted against the bill....
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Car firesTwo small car fires were reported in the Shamokin area on Wednesday. The first occurred at 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Sheridan Court in Springfield, Coal Township. A brake fire was the...
View ArticleRetired principal charged
TAMAQUA - A former Tamaqua Area High School principal faces child pornography charges in Allentown.According to a report published Tuesday on LehighValleyLive.com, an online component of The...
View ArticleSentence date set in Delvalle drug case
SUNBURY - A Coal Township couple and the informant who testified against them at their January trial will be sentenced later this month on drug-related charges.Cornell B. Delvalle, 45, and his...
View ArticleElderly Schuylkill pair killed in Rt. 443 crash
MCKEANSBURG - A second person died Thursday from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident the day before in this Schuylkill County village in East Brunswick Township.State police at Frackville said...
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Team celebrating survivors' birthdaysNUMIDIA - Southern Columbia Relay for Life is hosting a "Birthday Celebration" reception in honor of cancer survivors and their caregivers at 1 p.m. Sunday at the...
View ArticleSuspect at large again after leaving hospital
SHAMOKIN - A Shamokin man wanted on three bench warrants was taken into custody by police Wednesday afternoon, but he later left Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where he had been taken to be...
View ArticleRalpho needs more research for ordinance on campgrounds
ELYSBURG - Harvey Boyer, of the Ralpho Township Planning Commission, presented supervisors Tuesday evening with revisions for the township's proposed campground ordinance, which have been discussed for...
View ArticleRoadmaster, assistant in Shamokin Twp. to enroll in Class A tank operator class
STONINGTON - Roadmaster Jon Clemens and assistant roadmaster Jeff Murphy of Shamokin Township announced plans to attend a class to become Class A tank operators. Clemens said he was informed that...
View ArticleTHREAT RATTLES MCA Bomb call empties schools as parents flock to campus
MOUNT CARMEL - Class will be in session today at Mount Carmel Area School District, one day after a bomb threat caused the evacuation of the elementary and junior-senior high schools and ended school...
View ArticleYoung bicyclists hurt in accident
MOUNT CARMEL - Three young bicyclists from Mount Carmel were injured after at least one of them struck a moving vehicle at a borough intersection Thursday afternoon.The accident occurred shortly after...
View ArticleTweaks made, Mount Carmel flood control project advances
MOUNT CARMEL - Borough council members Thursday night approved what they hope is the final step in the property acquisition process for the Shamokin Creek Flood Control Project.David R. Grey,...
View ArticlePermits denied for flood repair
WEIGH SCALES - Emergency permits sought by Shamokin-Coal Township Joint Sewer Authority for flood repairs have been denied. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) turned down the...
View ArticleEx-sub at SAHS faces 'sexting' felonies
COAL TOWNSHIP - A former substitute teacher at Shamokin Area Middle/High School who allegedly sent numerous sexually graphic text messages to four female high school students last year was arraigned...
View ArticleFamily Home Medical announces new staff
MOUNT CARMEL -Family Home Medical Home Health Agency announced the addition of Tara (Rovito) Wise to its physical therapy staff. She joins Len Wasileski and Marisa Maige in providing physical therapy...
View ArticleMCAHS, SAMS lead respective divisions
Mount Carmel Area took the lead in the high school division for Week 5 of the EconomicsPennsylvania Stock Market Challenge, with a team from Shamokin Area in second place.A Shamokin Area team...
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DivorcesRoxanne Coxe, 321 Buckhorn Road, Danville, from Charles Coxe Jr., 412 Ridge Road, Northumberland County. Married Feb. 5, 2004.Jason W. Sulouff from Katherine E. Sulouff, both of 810 E. Chestnut...
View ArticleNews in Brief 03-18-12
NoteworthyHallowing Run drainage workMONTOURSVILLE - A PennDOT maintenance crew is scheduled to replace another large cross pipe beneath Route 4020 (Hallowing Run Road) in Lower Augusta Township to...
View ArticleFate turns on legislative powerbrokers
HARRISBURG - Fate has turned sharply against a group of state legislative leaders who were all riding high seven years ago when they engineered a pay raise for themselves and their rank-and-file...
View ArticleWildfire Prevention Week proclaimed by governor Warm, dry winter has greatly...
HARRISBURG - Governor Tom Corbett has proclaimed March 18-24 Wildfire Prevention Week in Pennsylvania, noting a relatively warm and dry winter has greatly increased the risk of spring wildfires in much...
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