Noteworthy: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Mass to recognize Pope Benedict XVIHARRISBURG - Bishop Joseph P. McFadden will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Ministry of Pope Benedict XVI at noon Friday at St. Patrick Cathedral. The Mass...
View ArticleShamokin code officer: Register rentals or face fines
SHAMOKIN - The city code officer says beginning Monday he will file citations against landlords who fail to register residential rental properties.There were 131 registrations filed by Wednesday...
View ArticleMount Carmel Township adopts blight ordinance
ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township Supervisors took steps to fight blight and code violations by making those responsible for causing such conditions accountable with the passage of one ordinance and plans...
View ArticleLine Mtn. students to present 'Annie'
MANDATA - Line Mountain eighth-grade student Victoria Duffy will don the iconic red dress and curly hair next week in the school's production of "Annie." Students tweaked dance steps and practiced...
View ArticleMother of boy found walking alone waives, hopes for ARD
MOUNT CARMEL - The mother of a 7-year-old boy who was found three times walking barefoot by himself on Route 487 and Spruce Street in Elysburg left the courtroom of Magisterial District Judge Hugh...
View ArticleMount Carmel man accused of drugging 3 women before sex acts
MOUNT CARMEL - A borough man has been charged with drugging three women he picked up at local bars and having sex with them at his residence without their consent or knowledge. Barry Thomas Adams, 30,...
View ArticleSASD has 10 applicants for armed guards
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District has received 10 applications for a full-time security staff being created in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting in December in Connecticut.At least three...
View ArticleFamily expresses anger at alleged rapist after court
MOUNT CARMEL - The family of a 29-year-old woman allegedly raped by an East Cameron Township man Jan. 27 held their emotions in check during Wednesday's preliminary hearing for the defendant, but...
View ArticleRental wasn't stolen in Shamokin case
SHAMOKIN - A city woman who lied about her rental car being stolen Saturday afternoon faces criminal charges, while her husband, who wrecked the car in Coal Township, will be charged as well. Jennifer...
View ArticleApplications sought in city for free home repairs
SHAMOKIN - Volunteers of Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. are going door-to-door in the city to collect applications for free home repairs to be performed this summer during a Christian mission...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, February 22, 2013
MCA class soliciting for programMOUNT CARMEL - Members of the Mount Carmel Area High School senior class, under the direction of adviser Amy Mudry, are currently soliciting businesses to place their...
View ArticleOffers made for 7 Shamokin homes hit by flood
SHAMOKIN - Settlement offers have been made to the owners of seven homes damaged by flooding in September 2011. The owners were given until March 1 to accept the offers and continue with a voluntary...
View ArticleMore snow due in Northumberland County
More snow here, too SHAMOKIN - The repeating pattern of nuisance winter storms will be evident again in Northumberland County today and Saturday. The National Weather Service on Thursday night was...
View ArticleHonor Roll: Southern Columbia Area School District
CATAWISSA R.R. - The Southern Columbia Area School District has released his distinguished and regular honor rolls for the second marking period of the 2012-2013 school year. To be named to the...
View ArticleHonor Roll: Shamokin Area Middle/High School
COAL TOWNSHIP - The honor roll for the second marking period at Shamokin Area Middle/High School has been announced by Chris Venna, principal. The two levels of achievement are an honors level and a...
View ArticleMillville man killed when truck crashes into roadside creek
MILLVILLE - A borough man was killed when his vehicle crashed into Little Fishing Creek Monday evening in Columbia County.State police at Bloomsburg reported Franklin Hays III, 34, died as a result of...
View ArticleMCA to dip $200k out of savings
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area's budget deficit for next school year will be erased with reserve funding.The district school board voted 6-2 Thursday to use up to $200,000 from a reserve account to...
View ArticleLitter of nine pups found at Silver Bowl
MOUNT CARMEL - A litter of puppies has been given the name "Tornado Nine" after their mom gave birth inside the Silver Bowl. The canine family was discovered this week when a niece of Mount Carmel...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, February 22, 2013
Underage drinkingTREVORTON - Zachary D. Zarr, 19, of 1131 Exchange Road, Muncy, was cited by Zerbe Township police for underage drinking involving an incident at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday on Market Street...
View ArticleCoal Township 'mom home' grant rejected
SHAMOKIN - An administrator for a regional nonprofit says its application for federal grant money to open a group home in Coal Township for troubled young mothers has been denied. Gale Zalar,...
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