Mount Carmel authority's loan approval request tabled
MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Municipal Authority (MCMA) needs borough council to approve a $1.25 million loan for repairs to the plant, but the council members are saying no until more information...
View ArticleTwo men charged with burglary waive hearings
DEN-MAR GARDENS - Two individuals charged in conjunction with a break-in at a home on Florida Lane waived their preliminary hearings Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount...
View ArticleOur Lady's festival all set for this weekend
MOUNT CARMEL - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 47 S. Market St., will hold its annual festival at Fourth and Market streets from 6 p.m to 11 p.m. Friday with entertainment by the Shoreliners and from...
View ArticleResolution attempts to give Kulpmont work to locals
KULPMONT - Borough council is taking steps to ensure that when a new borough complex is built, the work will benefit the local economy as much as possible.Councilman Stephen Motyka proposed and council...
View Article'Early-bird specials' discussion will focus on Centralia mine fire
SELINSGROVE - "What Has Been Learned About the Centralia Coal Fire?" is the topic of Saturday's "early-bird specials" discussion series by Susquehanna University. It starts at 4 p.m. at BJ's Steak and...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, June 21, 2013
Swim club reopens after heavy rainsCOAL TOWNSHIP - Edgewood Swim Club is now open from noon until 8 p.m. daily. It was closed temporarily due to heavy rainstorms. SYBL open gym begins MondaySHAMOKIN -...
View ArticleWidow's Sons' event raises money for bike give-away
FORESTVILLE - The PA Widow's Sons Masonic Riders Association held its second annual MC Rodeo at the Forestville Fire Company grounds to raise money for the annual Santa Bicycle give away. Many turned...
View ArticleSummer eases in, but temperatures will rise this weekend
Turn on the grill and get in the pool - today is the first official day of summer. We'll enjoy the longest amount of daylight, with sunrise at 5:35 a.m. and sunset at 8:41 p.m. Summer began at 1:04...
View ArticleAnthracite Outdoor Adventure Area will have groundbreaking ceremony today
BURNSIDE - A groundbreaking ceremony for the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) will be held at the trailhead today, marking the start of work for the first permanent structure on the...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area passes $16M budget
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area's $16 million general fund budget for next school year was given final approval Thursday by the district school board. The budget was passed without a tax increase....
View ArticlePolice look for cats that attacked owner
SHAMOKIN - Police said two Bengal cats are roaming free in the city after they caused minor injury to their owner and left their home Tuesday.Despite a spotted marble coat similar to that of the Bengal...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, June 22, 2013
Senate passes Gordner bill HARRISBURG - The Senate passed legislation authored by Sen. John R. Gordner that will provide important updates to the 30-year-old law that governs the practice of speech...
View ArticlePolice search for suspect in Schuylkill Haven swan's death
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A cygnet died after it was struck with a stick at Bubeck Park Tuesday. According to Schuylkill Haven police, a juvenile in the park saw a teenager, between the ages of 12 and 14,...
View ArticleSecond Lt. David Michael Fisher II
HARRISBURG - Second Lt. David Michael Fisher II, U.S. Marine Corps, formerly of Shamokin, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh on April 28.Fisher received both a Bachelor of...
View ArticleAOAA timeline
March 2009: Public mention of an off-highway vehicle (OHV) park on forest and abandoned coal land owned by Northumberland County is reported for the first time.January 2010: County receives $200,000...
View ArticleFederal court denies appeal
A federal appeals court has denied Steve Bartos' appeal to overturn a jury's ruling rejecting his claim that he was fired from a state job as part of a cover-up.Three judges from the Third Circuit...
View ArticleTour shares importance of timbering
NATALIE - Officials from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) held a state forest management tour Thursday in the Roaring Creek Tract of the Weiser State Forest. Visitors were...
View ArticleShamokin now owns flood damaged homes; demo could start in August
SHAMOKIN - The owners of seven homes damaged by flooding in September 2011 finalized settlements this week with the feds and the city, clearing the way for the condemned structures to be...
View ArticleCounty candidates' financial reports filed
SUNBURY - The two candidates for the Republican nomination for Northumberland County prothonotary each spent more than $3,000 in their primary election campaigns, according to financial reports filed...
View ArticleLocal grad honored at awards luncheon
SELINSGROVE- Bryon Chowka, of Coal Township, received the Gene R. Urey Memorial Scholarship at Susquehanna University's annual student awards luncheon in May.The scholarship is awarded to students who...
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