Kulpmont council approves tentative budget for 2013
KULPMONT - The borough's tentative 2013 budget shows the anticipated costs to construct a new municipal building and garage. Kulpmont Borough Council approved the first draft of next year's spending...
View ArticleLine Mountain addition will cost $55K less than estimated
MANDATA - The bids for the Trevorton Elementary School addition came in approximately $55,000 less than the Line Mountain School Board expected.Superintendent Dave Campbell reported Tuesday night at...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, November 14, 2012Noteworthy: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Report card distribution at OLOLCOAL TOWNSHIP - Report cards will be distributed today at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School for grades 7 to 12.Parking restrictions in Sunbury ThursdayMONTOURSVILLE -...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Dec. 31 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury,...
View ArticleHalloween game pays out $31K jackpot
HARRISBURG - A spooky Halloween game gave a treat to a Kulpmont man with a $31,000 jackpot in October.According to the Pennsylvania Lottery Web site, Richard S. Jeffrey, of Kulpmont was the area's top...
View ArticleSouthern Columbia Area seeking to change board alignment
CATAWISSA RR - The Southern Columbia Area School Board is petitioning Columbia County courts to change the alignment of how many representatives are allowed to serve from each of its three...
View ArticleUS Marshals pay visit to Binsack's Shamokin home to no avail
SHAMOKIN - Federal marshals, state probation and parole officers and city police paid a visit to fugitive Scott Binsack's home Tuesday, but he was not there, city police Chief Ed Griffiths said....
View ArticleMt. Carmel man wins week 11 of News-Item's Football Contest
SHAMOKIN - Robert J. Poplaski, of 316 N. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, was the winner of week 11 of The News-Item Football Contest. He was the only contestant who correctly picked 11 out of 12 games in...
View ArticleJudicial sale nets $50K for Northumberland County
SUNBURY - Approximately $50,400 was generated through the sale of 19 properties at a county judicial sale Wednesday. Northumberland County Tax Claims Bureau Director Jan Nestico reported a total of 67...
View ArticleClausi and Bridy want Bowers, Best disqualified in Kaleta case
WILLIAMSPORT - Northumberland County and Commissioners Vinny Clausi and Stephen Bridy, defendants in a lawsuit filed by David F. Kaleta, of Shamokin, over issues related to the Anthracite Outdoor...
View ArticleFormer Washington Elementary School purchased at judicial sale
SUNBURY - The former Washington Elementary School building was sold Wednesday morning as the most expensive single purchase at the Northumberland County Judicial Sale in the public meeting room at the...
View ArticleCost of Shamokin Street tear-down slows project; EPA deadline is Nov. 25
SHAMOKIN - Debris removal at a demolition site on North Shamokin Street is again on temporary hold, this time due to cost concerns.A directive from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dispose of...
View ArticleCoal Township man wanted in connection with assault in custody
SHAMOKIN - A 33-year-old Coal Township man wanted by authorities since May was taken into custody Wednesday morning at his residence by state parole agents and police and charged in connection with...
View ArticleAshland man killed in crash
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - A 25-year-old Ashland man died when the car in which he was a passenger struck a mail delivery van, a parked pickup truck and a house on Route 61 around 12:30 p.m....
View ArticleMusical featuring Beatles tunes is 'coming together'
SHAMOKIN - Preparations are starting to "come together" for a new original musical comedy that features area children and young adults performing a variety of tunes written by the Beatles, and band...
View ArticleLocal Salvation Army to kick off annual event Saturday
COAL TOWNSHIP - Kickoff for the annual Salvation Army Kettle Drive will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, Route 61.Maj. Tina Streck, commanding officer of the local Salvation...
View ArticleCentralia defendants ask for stay on discovery process while dismissal sought
WILLIAMSPORT - According to defendants in a federal lawsuit over the condemnation of Centralia, gathering all the documentation requested by the suing parties will disrupt operations and businesses...
View ArticleMount Carmel teen waives hearing
MOUNT CARMEL - Crystal Nicole Clark, who is accused of attacking her boyfriend with a knife last week after being released from a juvenile shelter, was ordered to appear for a pre-trial conference in...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, November 16, 2012
King Coal Tours is stuffing the busCOAL TOWNSHIP - A King Coal Tours motorcoach will be parked at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday collecting donations for the victims of...
View ArticleSuit against Kulpmont, chief dismissed
WILLIAMSPORT - A civil rights lawsuit filed in March by a Kulpmont woman against the borough, its police chief and department and several current and former members of Kulpmont Borough Council has been...
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