Hospital won't lose equipment
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - St. Catherine has been spared, at least temporarily, the loss of almost $700,000 worth of equipment because a Schuylkill County judge on Tuesday halted a lawsuit filed by a New...
View ArticleRegistration open for Camp Pauline
KULPMONT - Registration is now open for Camp Pauline Children's Diabetic Day Camp's 2012 session, set for July 16 to 20 on the grounds of the St. Pauline Complex in Kulpmont.The day camp, currently in...
View ArticleGet rare look at art collection
MOUNT CARMEL - Area residents will get a rare look at a varied art collection over the next three weekends in Mount Carmel.The "Art in Our Town" exhibit at the Guaranty Trust Building, Third and Oak...
View ArticleMount Carmel artist works on display at fine arts gallery
SHAMOKIN - Artist Fred Scherr, of Mount Carmel, will have his first solo exhibition at the Northumberland County Council of the Arts Fine Arts Gallery, 2 E. Arch St., with an opening reception from...
View ArticleDistrict court 4/12/12/
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waive their cases or are held for court were ordered to appear for plea court May...
View ArticleNoteworthy 4/12/12
Exhibit shares history of rationsBOALSBURG - The Pennsylvania Military Museum has a new exhibit that interprets the history of packaged rations for front line troops. The Combat Ration, is part of the...
View ArticleEnrollment to increase at NCCTC
COAL TOWNSHIP - A strong recruiting effort by officials at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center (NCCTC) and the three home schools have helped increase the projected enrollment at the...
View ArticleElysburg fire department soon broke
ELYSBURG - Ralpho Township supervisors were informed Tuesday evening that the Elysburg Fire and Rescue companies may be out of money by October.Harvey Boyer, president of the Elysburg Fire Company,...
View ArticleNo wells means no impact fee for Northumberland County
SUNBURY - Northumberland County cannot directly impose a drilling impact fee on natural gas drillers. The reason: There are no wells in the county. Act 13 of 2012, the law that established the fees,...
View ArticleSHAMOKIN STORE ROBBED; SUSPECT APPREHENDED
SHAMOKIN - A man who allegedly threatened to stab a convenience store employee Wednesday night was quickly apprehended by city police. Judge John Gembic III identified the suspect as Nicholas Birster,...
View Article22 could lose jobs
COAL TOWNSHIP - Twenty-two teachers at Shamokin Area School District could be furloughed tonight, according to a school board member.If the board proceeds with the move, it could lead to elimination of...
View Article2011 flood victims still need help
SHAMOKIN - Although seven months have passed since the Flood of 2011, there is still a need for donations and volunteers to help area residents who are still struggling from the devastation of Tropical...
View ArticleConservation district holds first legislative luncheon
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Conservation District (NCCD) held its first legislative luncheon on Thursday. The district plans to make this an annual event where local legislators, conservation...
View ArticleShamokin Twp. to hold tire cleanup
STONINGTON-Shamokin Township will hold a tire cleanup this month. After a lengthy investigation, roadmaster Jon Clemens told supervisors at the Wednesday meeting that he found no one to reimburse the...
View ArticleDistrict court 4/13/12
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones. Defendants who waive their cases or are held for court were ordered to appear for plea court...
View ArticleNoteworthy 04-13-12
Road improvements resume todayUPPER MAHANOY TOWNSHIP - A PennDOT maintenance crew will continue a series of cross pipe replacements to improve drainage along Windmill Road today. The work will take...
View ArticleRt. 61 traffic to 'return to normal' by this afternoon
COAL TOWNSHIP - Route 61 traffic could return to normal by this afternoon if transportation officials determine a mine subsidence discovered Wednesday has been properly filled in.Crews were on scene...
View ArticleFlood caused $60M in bridge, road damage
Editor's note: First in a series of stories produced from the annual visit by PennDOT District 3-0 officials to The News-Item. SHAMOKIN - As the creek along Route 890 in Hamilton continued to rise on...
View ArticleBoyer clarifies FD woes
ELYSBURG - The Elysburg Fire Department will not stop responding to fire and rescue calls, but the paid ambulance service it runs could close by the end of the year if its financial picture doesn't...
View ArticleSuspect recently out of jail
SHAMOKIN - A city man accused of robbing about $400 from a Sunbury Street convenience store Wednesday night previously served a state sentence for burglarizing a restaurant in Atlas.Nicholas C....
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