Young man dies in what was believed to be a motorcycle accident
It appears a 17-year-old man died Saturday morning after falling off a motorcycle on a dirt road, Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan said. Pottsville police are still investigating the case...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, April 7, 2013
DivorceDaniel L. Goss II, P.O. Box 27, Dewart, from Michelle L. Goss, P.O. Box 42, Dewart. Married May 14, 1999.Marriage licensesMatthew L. Reader, of 1670 Brush Valley Road, Sunbury, to Valerie Lynn...
View ArticleHundreds attend Sunbury Animal Hospital open house
Hundreds of pet owners and others attended an open house Saturday at the new Sunbury Pet Animal Hospital, located in a rustic setting on Route 890 in Rockefeller Township near Augustaville. Tours of...
View ArticleThe News-Item wins press awards in sports, page design
SHAMOKIN - The News-Item won two awards in the 2013 Keystone Press Awards contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA).Dan MacArthur won a first place in Sports Beat Reporting for...
View ArticleCollege News: Literary work published
SELINSGROVE - Abriel Newton, of Elysburg, recently had her piece, "The Quiet is Enough," published in Essay, a campus literary magazine at Susquehanna University. Launched in 2000 and published...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, April 8, 2013
Report card distribution ThursdayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Report cards will be distributed Thursday to students of Shamokin Area Middle/High School.Immigration economist to speakBLOOMSBURG - A Harvard...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Landlord-tenant disputes April 8, 2013
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial district court:Office of John Gembic III, Shamokin- T&V Partners, Sunbury, awarded $2,240.15 on March 25 in rent in...
View ArticleShamokin man killed in off-road dirt bike crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 37-year-old Shamokin man was killed Sunday when he was thrown from a dirt bike on a mountain road not far from Shamokin. Malcolm Walburn was identified as the victim by Coal Township...
View ArticleMCA computer fair winners
Pic 1: MaryRose Latorre, Hannah FetterolfPic 2: Rosey SandovalPic 3: Alyssa Bielski, Brianna Lutz
View ArticleStrip mine project set to begin near Shamokin
BURNSIDE - Motorists traveling Route 125 through this small patch south of Shamokin may have noticed a change in the landscape. Several acres of trees northeast of the village were cut at the end of...
View ArticleRider tossed after pulling ATV into path of Cadillac in West Cameron Twp.
GOWEN CITY - A 21-year-old New Jersey man was injured after his all-terrain vehicle collided with a passenger car Sunday afternoon in West Cameron Township. Matthew J. Moore, of Lindenwold, told state...
View Article1 victim of deadly Mahanoy fire still critical; no cause yet determined
By FRANK ANDRUSCAVAGE MAHANOY CITY - A borough man rescued from his apartment during an early Saturday morning blaze remains in critical condition in the trauma center at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar...
View ArticleNo local signs of PSSA opt outs, but same frustrations felt
There's been no talk of local parents looking to opt-out their children from state standardized testing this week, three school administrators said. A Pittsburgh mother did just that, and she's called...
View ArticleOpen records bill emerging as appeals jump
HARRISBURG - A major bill to overhaul the state open records law is nearing introduction as the number of appeals of record access decisions made by state and local governments is skyrocketing. Senate...
View ArticleMax tax exception approved at SCA
CATAWISSA RR - Southern Columbia Area School District was approved for an exception by the state to raise taxes above the maximum threshold in order to help fill a $454,100 deficit in the 2013-14...
View ArticleShamokin hires benefits consultant
SHAMOKIN - The city will contract with a benefits consulting firm to pursue less costly employee health insurance. The mayor and city council voted 4-0 to pay $1,100 a month to BSI Corporate Benefits...
View ArticleFuneral home director charged with forgery, fraud
Pennsylvania prosecutors charged a Shenandoah funeral director Monday with altering a life insurance policy to try to gain $10,000. Stephen F. Oravitz, owner of Oravitz Home for Funerals Inc., 40 N....
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Domestic incidentCOAL TOWNSHIP - Allen M. Shoffler, 42, of 822 W. Chestnut St., Coal Township, was charged by Patrolman Joshua Wynn with simple assault and harassment involving a disturbance late...
View ArticleZerbe Twp. takes steps to fight blight, if money comes through
TREVORTON - Zerbe Township supervisors took "provisional" steps to fight blight Monday.Supervisors passed Act 90, known in other municipalities as the "Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and...
View ArticleStratosFear sure to be a hit with thrill-seekers at Knoebels
ELYSBURG - Work began Monday morning on erecting what will be the tallest ride at Knoebels Amusement Resort. The StratosFear, custom-made for Knoebels by Wintersville, Ohio-based ARM Rides, will be...
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