Memorials: Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library
SHAMOKIN - The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library has announced that memorials for the period of March 7 to 20 have been presented for the following persons: Nancy Bobkoskie by Walt and Julie...
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Circus Day has educational theme COAL TOWNSHIP - Circus of the Kids, a circus education organization based in Tallahassee, Fla., will perform Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School.The...
View ArticleBlood drive collects 36 units
KULPMONT - The American Red Cross conducted a successful blood drive March 19 at American Legion Post 231, with 36 units obtained.Rose Koldash, project coordinator, thanked all donors.She also...
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View ArticleEntries sought for arts festival parade
SHAMOKIN - Individuals and local business and community leaders are invited to take part in the Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Parade on Friday, May 25, sponsored by First National Bank of...
View ArticleWoman charged with child abuse may take case to trial
SUNBURY - A 26-year-old Sunbury woman charged with holding a 2-year-old boy upside down by his ankle and throwing him onto a couch in January, has been ordered to appear for a pre-trial conference June...
View ArticleConvicted cocaine dealer gets up to 35 years of state time
SUNBURY - A convicted cocaine dealer in the Shamokin area was sentenced Monday afternoon to 15 1/4 to 35 years in state prison.Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage imposed the stiff...
View ArticleWind blamed for spreading embers to Upper Augusta house
by justin strawser UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - The wind was blamed for a fire that destroyed a home on Packer Island Monday evening, according to Subury Fire Department Assistant Chief Richard...
View ArticleHospital will stay open, but no new admissions
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The Pennsylvania Department of Health has ordered Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs not to accept new patients at this time, placing the hospital in a tougher financial...
View ArticleLow temps into 20s overnight
Local temps drop down low The National Weather Service called for clear skies Monday overnight into today with low temperatures in the lower 20s in Northumberland County and winds coming in from the...
View ArticleRevived hard rock band KIX playing area show
SUNBURY - Returning to their old stomping grounds, 80s hard rock band KIX will play a concert Saturday evening at Splash Magic Campground, Northumberland.According to Fisher Promotions, the company...
View ArticleBig prizes set for Chinese auction
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area Band and Orchestra Boosters will conduct their third annual Chinese auction Sunday, April 22, at the Shamokin Area Elementary School cafeteria. Doors open at noon, and the...
View ArticleDistrict Court 3/29/12
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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Chinese auction will support 150th MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel 150th Anniversary Committee will hold a Chinese auction in conjunction with the Mount Carmel Lions Club Street Fair on Saturday, May...
View ArticleOne sought in theft from house under renovation
TREVORTON - State troopers are looking for the burglar who was spooked by a passerby and ran from a vacant home being remodeled in Zerbe Township on Tuesday night - but not before making off with...
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240th yearFounding: Established in 1772, incorporated as a borough in 1797, and as a city in 1920.Area: 2.2 square miles, 2.1 square miles of land and .1 square miles of water.Population: 9,905 as of...
View ArticleSunbury has roots in pre-Revolution era
SUNBURY - In a city that can trace its roots to the pre-Revolutionary War era, Sunbury has been synonymous with Northumberland County since both were founded.According to Bell's History of...
View ArticleFree clinics will help with vaccination updates; registration deadline Friday
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding parents and caregivers of the upcoming deadline to ensure school-aged children have had all required immunizations."When the current...
View ArticleDept. of Health bans surgeries at St. Catherine
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs is not allowed to perform surgeries in addition to a ban on new admissions. The state Department of Health imposed a ban on admissions...
View ArticleHIT-RUN DRIVER IN CUSTODY
BEAVERDALE - A hit-and-run driver was apprehended by police Wednesday night after he struck at least three people walking on the Locust Gap Highway near Mount Carmel Area Elementary School.Victor E....
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