$200,000 in damages caused by Saturday barn fire; no people or animals injured
by justin strawser ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP - There were no reported injuries in a fire that destroyed $200,000 worth of property in a dairy barn owned by David Fisher on Route 890 Saturday night,...
View ArticleLocal landmarks and favorite places featured at the Fine Arts Gallery
by justin strawser SHAMOKIN - If there's an open artist invitational and the theme is "Local Landmarks: Favorite Places," would it come as a surprise that a painting of Coney Island Lunch is one of the...
View ArticleLocal graduation dates
- Line Mountain: 7 p.m. Friday, June 1, stadium (weather permitting)- Mount Carmel: 7 p.m. Friday, June 8, high school gymnasium- North Schuylkill: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31, stadium (weather...
View ArticleSASB says 'no' to KOZ for Kirsch site
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area School Board voted unanimously Tuesday against designating the former Kirsch Industries building in the Reed Industrial Park, Paxinos, as a tax-free zone.The district...
View ArticleCollege News: Jefferson Medical
PHILADELPHIA - Ryan Bober, a 2008 graduate of Woodstown High School, has been accepted to Jefferson Medical College for the fall 2012 term. Bober is a son of Mitchell and Roseann (Rawa) Bober, of...
View ArticleCollege News: Penn College
WILLIAMSPORT - Brendan West graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Pennsylvania College of Technology. A commencement ceremony was held May 11 at the Community Center...
View ArticleAnthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Committee Members
Jeanne ShafferGloria ZelinskieGarth HallMary Ann LevinsBob CarrSandy WinhoferPam BurnsDave DonmoyerKevin RichardsonChris and Lanza WilliamsDolores SplaneJeff TweedSol BiddingCrystal HallAnn...
View ArticleSCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday6 p.m.: ParadeFollowing parade: Entertainment by Marla & The Juniper Street Band (Market and Arch streets)Dusk: Memorial LuminariesSaturday7:30 a.m.: registration for 5K Run or Walk, Kemp...
View ArticleDelvalle to be sentenced June 4
SUNBURY - The sentencing for a 35-year-old Coal Township woman convicted in January of drug-related offenses, which was continued last week, has been rescheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 4, before...
View ArticleNoteworthy 5/22/12
May events set at LourdesCOAL TOWNSHIP - The annual May crowning at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School will be held at 9 a.m. today.A senior awards ceremony will be conducted at 9 a.m....
View ArticleMan pleads guilty of indecent assault
SUNBURY - A 38-year-old Shamokin man charged with stalking a woman and grabbing her in an indecent manner pleaded guilty Monday morning to a misdemeanor of indecent assault and will be sentenced within...
View ArticleNo 7-year itch here Organizer 'amazed' at what Shamokin event has become
SHAMOKIN - The seven-year itch is nowhere to be found with the Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts. It seems the love affair the community has with this hometown event is stronger than ever.With a...
View ArticlePARADE LINEUP
The 2012 Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Parade lineup:Section 1 - Boy Scouts color guard, other Boy Scout troops, grand marshal Tom Kutza, Shamokin Mayor George Rozinskie, state Rep. Kurt...
View ArticleLourdes names top 5 graduates
COAL TOWNSHIP - Rachel M. Davis has been named the valedictorian of the Class of 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School in an announcement Monday. Elizabeth R. Korbich earned salutatorian honors....
View ArticleFlood-damaged homes will be bought out in Columbia County
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, PA-11, announced that almost three dozen flood-damaged homes in Columbia County will be bought out at a total project cost of almost $3.8 million.These 34...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing set for accused killer
MILLVILLE - A preliminary hearing will be held May 30 for a Benton man accused of killing his girlfriend last week.Abraham Kline, 38, will appear before Magisterial District Judge Doug Brewer,...
View ArticleParade could be largest yet
First in a series SHAMOKIN - Organizers of the annual Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts Parade can hardly contain their excitement.A rally of registrants over the past few weeks has Friday...
View ArticleUnion agrees to change health coverage vendor
CATWISSA RR - The Southern Columbia Area teachers union voted this past week to allow the district to switch their health care insurance provider, saving the district approximately $170,000 per year...
View ArticleTwo years on probation for alleged dog tosser
SUNBURY - "Horrible activity."That's how Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage described the acts allegedly committed by a 21-year-old Shamokin man, who pleaded guilty Monday to...
View ArticlePolice: Boy accidentally started barn fire in Rockefeller Township Saturday...
ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP - An 8-year-old boy playing with a lighter accidentally caused a fire Saturday that destroyed a barn, according to state police at Milton. Trooper Norman Fedder said the boy is the...
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