Area firefighters battle 3 brush fires
SHAMOKIN - Recent warm and dry temperatures have contributed to numerous brush fires in the region, including three more reported Saturday afternoon. Area firefighters and employees from the state...
View Article'Born for This' tells powerful story of the Passion of Christ
MOUNT CARMEL - The story of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ told in "Born for This" has an emotional effect on those who watch the performance by the Lift Your Spirits Performing Arts group.Under...
View ArticleLegion auxiliary honors veterans for their service
SHAMOKIN - Approximately 30 veterans were treated to a homestyle meal Saturday afternoon for outstanding service to their country and local American Legion. The dinner, consisting of ham, parsley...
View ArticleCity landlord, tenant have tense exchange No heat, hot water in apartment...
SHAMOKIN - A couple who rent in the Sixth Street building at the center of a lawsuit between landlord Barry Getchey and the Shamokin Housing Authority say their apartment hasn't had heat all winter and...
View Article5 assault-related incidents investigated over weekend
SHAMOKIN - Shamokin and Coal Township police investigated five alleged assault-related incidents over the weekend that resulted in injuries to at least two local men.Shamokin police reported assaults...
View ArticleMuch ado at the Schuylkill County Airport
MOUNT PLEASANT - Although a 30,000- to 40,000-ton charter jet descending from the sky and onto the runway will certainly capture the attention of bystanders, much more than that goes on at the...
View ArticleMosque has new owner with big plans
SHAMOKIN - The new owner of the mosque and former Institute of Higher Islamic Studies and High School welcomes people of all faiths to participate in religious services and activities and hopes to...
View ArticleOrganization News
Council of Catholic WomenMOUNT CARMEL - The Council of Catholic Women and Rosary Altar Society of the Church of Our Lady held their monthly meeting March 1 in the parish hall. Theresa Conniff,...
View ArticleYeakel to speak at conference
DANVILLE - Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, at the College of Medicine at Drexel University, will present VISION 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at the...
View ArticleReading Anthracite to display huge shovel, Locust Gap mining site on...
POTTSVILLE - The public is invited to join Reading Anthracite Co. and West Spring Energy LLC for Community Day, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the New St. Nicholas Plant located at 46 W. Mt....
View ArticleBishop McFadden endorses statement on religious freedom
HARRISBURG - Bishop Joseph P. McFadden has strongly endorsed the recent "Statement of the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops Administrative Committee on Religious Freedom" and has requested that all the...
View ArticleAgencies to receive $110k in flood relief
The Central Susquehanna Disaster Relief Fund, established by Central Susquehanna Community Foundation, announces grant distributions of $110,000 to provide assistance for the region's 2011 flood...
View ArticleSCA approves new rep; vo-tech general operating budget fails
CATAWISSA RR - A week after board member Dawnmarie Buriak resigned as representative of Region II in Southern Columbia Area School District, the board unanimously approved her replacement during Monday...
View ArticleDistrict Court 3/21/12
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waived their charges to court or were held for court were ordered to appear for...
View ArticleNoteworthy 3/21/12
Volunteers busy for Daffodil DaysCOAL TOWNSHIP - American Cancer Society staff and volunteers were busy Monday wrapping and storing fresh daffodils for the annual Daffodil Days campaign.Helping with...
View Article'Telemedicine' among merger benefits coming to G-SACH
'By Andy Heintzelman SHAMOKIN - By mid-April, patients will be able to have "face-to-face" consultations with physicians at Geisinger Medical Center without leaving their rooms at Geisinger-Shamokin...
View ArticleWoman accused of hurting tot still in jail
SUNBURY - A Sunbury woman charged with holding her former boyfriend's 2-year-old son upside down by the ankle and throwing him onto a couch in January was ordered by a county judge Monday to be...
View ArticleMarine, wife care for their sick son
MOUNT CARMEL - Baby Tyrion is ready to be fed, and like many babies, the 10-month-old appears cranky ahead of his meal.He's crying and fussy, and his parents' attempts to placate him aren't working.But...
View ArticleSASB votes to urge early retirement
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School Board voted Tuesday to increase incentives to entice long-tenured teachers into early retirement prior to next school year.The board is also proposing to eliminate...
View Article911 center warns of scams
SUNBURY - Northumberland County Public Safety Director Jerome Alex reported his department does not charge for services or calls to the communications center, despite information given by people...
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