Marine Corps Pvt. Alexander C. Startzel
Marine Corps Pvt. Alexander C. Startzel, a son of Michelle L. and Brian K. Startzel, of Gowen City, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.,...
View ArticleACT to hold auditions
MOUNT CARMEL - Auditions are upcoming for the Anthracite Citizen's Theater latest musical production, the classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."Auditions will be held at 2 p.m. April 29 and May 6 in the...
View ArticleNoteworthy 4/10/12
Food distribution set for SaturdayMOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Food Pantry will have its monthly distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Notary Shop, 215 S. Oak St., for those who have signed...
View ArticleCounty to attack blight
MILTON - A new countywide effort aims to cut the number of blighted properties in half within five years.Northumberland County commissioners will appoint local and county officials along with liaisons...
View ArticleSaint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Spring files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Saint Catherine's Hospital of Pennsylvania LCC, the owner of Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday.Attorney William G. Schwab, of...
View ArticleCity to pay $72 amended tax fee
SHAMOKIN - A city employee will be reimbursed the fee he paid a tax accountant to amend his 2012 filing because of a clerical error.City council voted during Monday's monthly meeting to reimburse $72...
View ArticleNorthumberland County DA's office targeted for second layoff
SUNBURY - The District Attorney's Office is the target of another layoff while Northumberland County continues to look for costs savings in its $71.6 million budget. A letter was sent last week to...
View ArticleDoctors anticipate full recovery for Marino
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Representative Tom Marino (R-10) underwent surgery Monday to remove small tumors located on his kidney. His doctors anticipate a full recovery and the Representative will resume...
View ArticleZerbe looks to alleviate sewer debt
TREVORTON - Zerbe Township plans on using a variety of methods in the coming months in order to alleviate debt several customers have accrued in sewer bills.At its meeting Monday night, the township's...
View ArticleLocal students advance to state level of computer fair
MILTON - Individuals and teams of students from 11 school districts within the five-county Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) area excelled at the Pennsylvania Middle School and High School...
View ArticleCollege News: LCCC Dean's List
LCCC dean's list SHAMOKIN - Luzerne County Community College announces the following area students have earned recognition for outstanding academic achievement during the fall 2011 semester. To qualify...
View ArticleMt. Carmel man gets 7 years for hitting guard
SUNBURY - A 33-year-old Mount Carmel man convicted of assaulting a state prison correctional officer in 2010 in the borough was sentenced Monday to 3 1/2 to 7 years in a state correctional...
View ArticleMan charged with rubbing self near girls gets probation
SUNBURY - A 21-year-old Mount Carmel man charged with making an obscene gesture in front of two young girls in late September was placed on two years supervised probation Monday by Northumberland...
View ArticleNoteworthy 4/11/12
Special SASB meeting setCOAL TOWNSHIP - A special meeting of Shamokin Area School Board will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the cafeteria of Shamokin Area Middle/High School. Work session begins at 7...
View ArticleLocal Knights attend meeting
LUZERNE - On Sunday, March 11, the Central Pennsylvania District of the Calvert Province of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus held its bi-annual meeting at Maria Assumpta Council 3987....
View ArticleKulpmont talks garbage
KULPMONT - A good portion of Kulpmont Borough Council's meeting Tuesday night featured an unpleasant topic - garbage.Council reviewed a revamped draft of the borough's 2005 garbage ordinance presented...
View ArticleLine Mountain directs project manager to move forward
by justin strawser LECK KILL - The Line Mountain School Board voted in favor Monday night of directing their project manager to finish the drawings and specs in preparation for bidding out additions to...
View ArticleNo answers for workers
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - More than 80 former employees of Saint Catherine Medical Center met with owner Robert M. Lane on Tuesday to get answers about the medical center's situation, but most came away...
View ArticleDistrict atty responds to planned cut
SUNBURY - District Attorney Tony Rosini said the plan to cut a secretary position in his office is an act of retaliation by Commissioner Vinny Clausi that could jeopardize public safety.The...
View ArticleSCA resolution critical of state education cuts
CATAWISSA RR - State funding cuts have wrongly put the burden for public education on local taxpayers, and that must change.That's the message the Southern Columbia Area School Board expressed in a...
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