Foster mother charged in abuse of children
BENTON - A foster mother has been charged with the sexual and physical abuse of two young children in her care between June and September 2011, the same time the two were being sexually assaulted by a...
View ArticleKeefer, Gembic feud is tied to court sentencing
SUNBURY - The Shamokin salvage yard owner sentenced Monday to 4 1/2 months to two years in prison was also ordered to avoid contact with John Gembic III, a former friend and business associate, and his...
View ArticleA brand new start after flooding for auto dealer
SUNBURY - Eight months ago, heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee forced water over the banks of Shamokin Creek and into homes and businesses, causing millions of dollars in damage. One of the hardest...
View ArticleBoard votes to take over Northwestern special ed program, approves cuts to...
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area School Board cast split votes in agreeing to take over the special education program at Northwestern Academy and to ratify an agreement to cut administrative salaries...
View ArticleShamokin is following Coal Township's lead on ticketing
SHAMOKIN - City council will explore the implementation of a nuisance ordinance enforcement program enacted earlier this year by its neighbor, Coal Township.The township targets people who violate...
View ArticlePost offices to reduce hours
Instead of shutting down four post offices, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will reduce window service at 15 area offices as part of a financial strategy in coming years.In response to public outcry...
View ArticleSCA students lament loss of music; board told to find 'creative solutions'
CATAWISSA RR - It was an emotional meeting for many tearful students and taxpayers while they pleaded with the Southern Columbia Area School Board members Monday night to reconsider furloughing at...
View ArticleSCA student to compete in pageant
HARRISBURG - Courtney Lynn Varano, a seventh-grade student of Southern Columbia Area, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Pennsylvania pageant to be held Aug. 12 to 13 at...
View ArticleAcademic honors at LPN career center
LEWISBURG - A dozen local students of the practical nursing program at Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center achieved academic honors for the spring semester.Distinguished honors students include...
View ArticleTwo earn certification from McCann
POTTSVILLE - Two local women are among recent graduates of McCann School of Business and Technology who achieved programmatic certifications.Lisa Hutko-Dillow, of Mount Carmel, passed the National...
View ArticleLourdes student headed to leadership seminar
MILLERSVILLE - Peyton Klembara has been selected to join 245 leaders representing may high schools from throughout central and northeast Pennsylvania at the Central Pennsylvania Hugh O'Brian Youth...
View ArticleFourth grader earns grand prize
COAL TOWNSHIP - Blake Kane, a fourth grader at Shamokin Area Elementary School, won the grand prize for his "Reusing Shower Water" exhibit during the school's science fair.The annual fair, held in...
View ArticleDistrict Court 05-17-12
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...
View ArticleNoteworthy 5/17/12
Odyssey fundraiser set for SaturdayKULPMONT - A fundraiser to support the Mount Carmel Area High School Odyssey of the Mind (OM) team will be held at the Kulpmont American Legion from 3 to 8 p.m....
View ArticlePool prices stay the same
SHAMOKIN - Admission rates for the Lawton W. Shroyer Memorial Swimming Pool will remain unchanged this summer.The public pool is tentatively set to open June 2.Daily admission is $6 for adults and $4...
View ArticleBusinesses are urged to earn incentives, save $$ with e-Power PPL program...
MOUNT CARMEL - PPL's e-Power program is heading into what might be its final year, but businesses are encouraged to sign up to earn incentives and to install equipment that will provide energy savings...
View ArticleReport of FBI investigation unconfirmed
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The FBI may be investigating Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs, but a broadcast report to that effect could not be confirmed.According to the report, the investigation...
View ArticleTeen escapes injury when truck loses brakes on hilly street, plows through...
COAL TOWNSHIP - The driver of a truck that lost the use of its brakes in a hilly section of Ferndale Wednesday afternoon said she aimed for a tree in an attempt to stop the out-of-control vehicle....
View ArticleMount Carmel Township appoints different attorney to advise police
ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors appointed another attorney to advise police in a lawsuit involving a neighboring borough to avoid a conflict of interest for the township's solicitor,...
View ArticleShamokin Area board member's wife appointed to fill position
COAL TOWNSHIP - A Shamokin Area School Board director is fuming over the appointment of another director's wife to a secretarial position at the school. But if the candidate is already a district...
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