Weis, Giant won't sell 'slime'
SUNBURY - Area grocers have joined other supermarket chains nationwide that have pledged to stop selling ground beef containing the suddenly dubious "pink slime" additive.Weis Markets and Giant Food...
View ArticleGod's love is timeless
It is trite, but true, that the cliché "time flies" is often right. There are notable exceptions such as when we were trapped in a class with a boring teacher droning on and on or listening to a...
View ArticleShamokin Cemetery Company board
SHAMOKIN - Officers were appointed during a recent reorganizational meeting of the board of directors of Shamokin Cemetery Company at First Presbyterian Church.New officers are: William Milbrand,...
View ArticleConservation district announces winners of annual poster contest
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Conservation District announces the winners of its 36th annual poster contest.The overall winner is Kaiulani Snyder of St. Monica School.The first- and second-place...
View ArticleRainbow Club at Our Lady of Hope
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Rainbow Club held its March meeting at Our Lady of Hope hall.Ruth Romanoski, president, opened the meeting with the Senior Adult Ministry prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance and the...
View ArticleCompletes basic
GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Navy Seaman Recruit Hayden J. Reed, a son of Beth and John Reed, of Catawissa, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command.Reed is a 2011 graduate of...
View ArticleAboard USS Lincoln
MOUNT CARMEL - Gabrielle Yakup, a daughter of Sonny Yakup, of Mount Carmel, graduated Jan. 27 from basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois.Yakup, a member of the honor guard,...
View ArticleCPWDC names new director
LEWISBURG - The long-time assistant director has been named the new executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation (CPWDC).Rachel V. Smith, who has held various...
View ArticleNoteworthy 3/24/12
Boyer's never carried 'pink slime'ORWIGSBURG - Boyer's Food Markets won't need to join fellow supermarket chains locally and across the nation that have pledged to no longer sell ground beef with the...
View ArticleJury clears EMT, finds aunt negligent in death
SUNBURY - Dalmatia Area Ambulance Chief Eric Shrawder was cleared of wrongdoing through a jury's verdict in a civil lawsuit about the drowning death of a 2-year-old boy nearly seven years ago.The Daily...
View ArticleLongtime NCCTC instructor to retire
COAL TOWNSHIP - During its meeting Wednesday night, the operating agency at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center approved the retirement of longtime carpentry instructor James Yurick Jr.,...
View ArticleBU series examines impacts of Marcellus Shale drilling
BLOOMSBURG - A series of lectures, films and a panel discussion, most held on the campus of Bloomsburg University, will explore the social, economic and environmental impacts of drilling for natural...
View ArticleNorthumberland County unemployment rate down
by justin strawser The first 2012 unemployment rate for Northumberland County is more than half a percentage point lower than the last number for 2011, according to the latest figures from the...
View ArticleConcert chance to 'show off' church's 1951 organ
SHAMOKIN - Many city residents are unaware of the large, beautiful pipe organ inside First Presbyterian Church.That could change on Sunday, when the church, at Sunbury and Liberty streets, hosts a...
View ArticleMount Carmel land acquisition obligation completed for Shamokin Creek Flood...
MOUNT CARMEL - The land acquisition needed to allow the Shamokin Creek Flood Control project to proceed has been completed by the borough.Council President Tony Matulewicz this week provided The...
View ArticleNew school lunches costly
COAL TOWNSHIP - The look of school lunches will change next school year - and so might the price.New federal guidelines require students' plates include more fruits and vegetables and more whole grain...
View ArticleBargains in the Park event scheduled for MC 150th anniversary celebration
MOUNT CARMEL - As part of the fundraising for the Mount Carmel 150th Anniversary celebration, a Bargains in the Park event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, rain or shine, in Town...
View ArticleChapter president completes training
COAL TOWNSHIP - Ann Elizabeth Nowaskie, a member of the Sigma Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG), has completed leadership development training for new chapter presidents of...
View ArticleShamokin Area retakes top spot
Shamokin Area holds a narrow lead - less than $300 - over Mount Carmel Area after reclaiming the top spot in the high school division of the Stock Market Challenge. A middle school team at Shamokin...
View ArticlePolice Blotter 03-25-12
2 hurt on Rt. 125GOWEN CITY - Two people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday on Route 125 near the base of the Gowen City Mountain.Authorities...
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