Weis Markets reaches class action settlement
Weis Markets, the parent company of dozens of supermarkets throughout the East Coast, recently reached a class action settlement over allegations it printed too many numbers on some customers' credit...
View ArticleLongtime Mother Cabrini pastor celebrates his 25th anniversary
SHAMOKIN - The Rev. Dennis Grumsey, who served as pastor of Mother Cabrini Church for 15 years and will always consider Shamokin his second hometown, received a rousing homecoming Sunday from his...
View ArticleOfficial count for county primaries consistent with election night results
SUNBURY - The official count for the May 17 primary election that concluded Monday produced only one change in a local school board race.Northumberland County Board of Elections Director Alisha Herb...
View ArticleTwo-hour seach ends in success in finding lost man
COAL TOWNSHIP - An approximate two-hour search Sunday night for a 59-year-old Mount Carmel man, who got lost while looking for his dog in a wooded area beyond the third patch of Bear Valley, ended...
View ArticleFormer deputy treasurer sentenced to house arrest
SUNBURY - The former deputy treasurer for Northumberland County, charged in October with stealing approximately $1,600 in delinquent per capita tax payments, was sentenced Monday morning to three years...
View ArticleWicked thunderstorm shakes, soaks Schuylkill
As heavy wind, driving rain and lightning strikes shook up Schuylkill County Monday night, what may have been the most powerful storm system crashed through Walker Township, knocking down trees and...
View ArticleTORNADO STRIKES
POINT TOWNSHIP - In what can only be described as a nightmare by David Englehardt, a tornado touched down just north of Northumberland borough Monday, leaving the 55-year-old man's property and at...
View ArticleGurba gets three years probation
SUNBURY - The former county deputy prothonotary, who was originally charged with a felony offense of stealing more than $9,000 in county funds, received only a three-year probation sentence Monday...
View ArticleRoute 147 reopens in Northumberland
NORTHUMBERLAND - PennDOT reports at 12:10 p.m. that Route 147 near Route 11 in Northumberland reopened after cleanup from an overturned tractor-trailer. The accident happened early this morning.The...
View ArticleTornado was EF-1, with wind speeds of 86-110 mph; aerial photos in...
POINT TOWNSHIP - The National Weather Service rated the tornado that touched down here Monday evening as an EF-1, meaning its sustained winds were estimated at 86 to 110 mph. The confirmed tornado...
View ArticleSenate confirms Northumberland County row officers
HARRISBURG - The state Senate on Monday confirmed two row officers in Northumberland County, according to state Sen. John R. Gordner (R-27). Gov. Corbett nominated Kevin P. Gilroy, Paxinos, as...
View ArticleSister Margaret moving to Virginia
COAL TOWNSHIP - Sister Margaret hurried down the hall at Lourdes Regional School to respond to a reported flood in the cafeteria, but instead was surprised by a party thrown in her honor by elementary...
View ArticleMemorial Day service at Clark's Grove UMC
IRISH VALLEY - The 29th annual Veterans Memorial Service will be held at Clark's Grove United Methodist Church in Irish Valley at 10:05 a.m. Sunday. The service features a cross composed of more than...
View ArticleDistrict Court
n SHAMOKIN - Leonard Schlagle, 23, of 316 N. Franklin St., Shamokin, waived to court Tuesday charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment and was ordered by Magisterial District Judge...
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Mock car crash this morning at Line Mtn.MANDATA - The Line Mountain Jr. Sr. High School Prom Committee and Link Team are sponsoring a mock car crash that will be held this morning. All students from...
View ArticleVets honor America's heroes with weekend events
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee met Saturday, May 7, at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2110, where they held nominations and elections of officers. Elected at the meeting were...
View ArticleMemorial Day services set
WILBURTON - Memorial Day services will be held at Centralia American Legion Post 608 Monday. Members will meet at 8 a.m. at the post home. Coffee and doughnuts will be served by post auxiliary.Members...
View ArticleFamilies clean up after confirmed tornado
by justin strawser POINT TOWNSHIP - Families continued the clean-up process Tuesday, a day after 110 mph winds from an EF-1 tornado caused extensive damage to homes and properties north of...
View ArticleLine Mtn. looks to eliminate assistant principal, athletic director, 11 others
MANDATA - In order to balance their 2011-2012 budget, the Line Mountain School District is looking to eliminate 13 positions, including the athletic director and assistant high school principal and...
View ArticleFormer co-workers not happy with Gurba sentence
SUNBURY - Monday's sentencing of former Northumberland County deputy prothonotary Annette Gurba on a misdemeanor charge of theft by unlawful taking to three years probation irritated her former...
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