Shamokin native launches fundraiser campaign for book
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Shamokin native, book editor, writer and contributor Matthew Hance recently launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign for his new fiction anthology, "The Memory Eater: Stories that...
View ArticleNo spring chickens: Coal Township ordinance has animal owners upset
COAL TOWNSHIP - Chickens of the township, beware: One month from today, your goose is cooked. Township ordinance banning residents from owning select farm and wild animals as pets took effect in March....
View ArticleMonday Profile: Closing up shop
Editor's note: Monday Profiles are published on the first Monday of each month. COAL TOWNSHIP - James E. Yurick Jr. has taught approximately 1,700 students and witnessed many changes in his profession...
View ArticleMCA, Line Mtn., Southern to participate in Envirothon today
NORTHUMBERLAND - Students from three area high schools will be among approximately 200 competitors in the 2012 Susquehanna Valley Envirothon today at the Shikellamy State Park Marina.Mount Carmel Area...
View ArticleMotorcycle ride, 'dice roll' will raise funds for diabetes services
LEWISBURG - The eighth annual Lions Club Motorcycle Tour for Diabetes will raise money Saturday, May 19, for diabetes services, eye examinations, eye surgery and eyeglasses during a 62-mile ride to...
View ArticleNoteworthy 05-08-12
RSVPs needed for reunion PAXINOS - Members of Ralpho Township High School Alumni Association are reminded to RSVP for the annual reunion banquet to be held this month. Invitations were delivered by...
View ArticleGeisinge's Steele named among top in health care
DANVILLE - Geisinger Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Steele Jr., M.D., Ph.D., has been named among Modern Healthcare magazine's 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in...
View ArticleKutza named heritage parade grand marshal
SHAMOKIN - Shamokin's "Morning Mayor" Tom Kutza has been named the grand marshal of this year's Anthracite Heritage Parade, kicking off this year's Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts May 25 and...
View ArticleRetaking the steps: Shamokin hopes to refurbish 7 sets of outdoor public...
SHAMOKIN - City council is awaiting word on a grant application that, if approved, would be used to make repairs to Shamokin's seven decaying outdoor public staircases. Combined with continuing...
View ArticleCollege news: Coal Township, Elysburg students study abroad
SELINSGROVE - Bryon Chowka, of Coal Township, and Rebecca Krieger, of Elysburg, studied abroad this spring. Chowka, a junior at Susquehanna University, studied political science through Lutheran...
View ArticleApplications available for festival luminaries
SHAMOKIN - Applications are being accepted for the Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Luminary Service, scheduled for Friday, May 25, at the stage at the Independence Fire Company, Market and...
View ArticleAnthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Parade Registration Form
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View ArticleFormer Islamic fundamentalist to address conservative group
LEWISBURG - Susquehanna Valley Conservatives will welcome Daniel Shayesteh, an Iranian who converted from Muslim to Christian, to their meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the Baylor East Conference Room at...
View ArticleCollege News: Shamokin graduate attends Scholars Forum
INDIANA, Pa. - A Shamokin Area Middle/High School graduate was among the students who participated in the seventh annual Undergraduate Scholars Forum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Close to 200...
View ArticleMychak brothers pass physician assistant certification exam
ELYSBURG - Brothers Nathan Mychak and Colin Mychak, of 130 Thomas Road, Elysburg, have passed the physician assistant certification exam, qualifying them to practice as physician assistants.The...
View ArticleDomestic dispute ends in multiple charges
SHAMOKIN - A teenage girl and three Shamokin men face multiple charges following a domestic dispute concerning an infant child early May 1 on East Sunbury Street. Court papers say the teen yelled...
View ArticleNoteworthy 05-09-12
Coal Township Tax Office closed Friday COAL TOWNSHIP - The Coal Township Tax Office will be closed Friday. The office will reopen Monday. Town hall to be held at Line Mountain HERNDON - A town hall...
View ArticleArea students to gain career direction at symposium Thursday
COAL TOWNSHIP - A career symposium for students from five area schools will be held Thursday at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center.The objective is to raise awareness of educational and...
View ArticleShoch ousted as Northumberland County chairman; Clausi in
SUNBURY - In what is believed to be an unprecedented move in Northumberland County government, Commissioner Rick Shoch was removed Tuesday as chairman of the board and replaced by former vice chairman...
View ArticleBridy's statement in response to Shoch letter
The following is a statement read by Northumberland County Commissioner Stephen Bridy on Tuesday in response to a letter to the editor submitted to local newspapers by Commissioner Rick Shoch: In the...
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