June is jam-packed with fun, fairs and food in the Valley Backyard Tourist
Hello neighbors! Hard to believe it's June. Grab your shorts, kids, family, friends, bug spray and sunglasses and explore the Susquehanna River Valley. We hope you'll make the Susquehanna River Valley...
View ArticleNorthumberland County unemployment rate increases
by justin strawser The Northumberland County unemployment rate increased slightly from March to April, according to information released by the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) last week.The...
View Article'United and ready'
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Emotions ran high Thursday night for Valedictorian Danielle Snyder as she delivered her address during the commencement ceremony for North Schuylkill's Class of 2011.In her speech...
View ArticleMCA board hopes not to raise taxes
MOUNT CARMEL - After their second work session concerning the 2011-2012 budget, members of the Mount Carmel Area School Board hope a tax increase will not be needed this year. That good news, however,...
View ArticleCops: Woman stole Rx slip
MOUNT CARMEL - Police say a borough woman stole a blank prescription from her doctor and attempted to use it to buy narcotics at a local drug store.Cassandra Marie James, 23, of 236 S. Oak St., Apt. 5,...
View Article2 arrested in Texas murder
Two people formerly from the Shamokin area are in custody in Virginia in connection with a Christmas Day murder in Texas.Duane Allen Haley, 47, a registered sex offender, and Judy Britton, 43, who was...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
Shamokin-Coal TownshipSunday - Wii bowling and cards, 2 p.m.Monday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon to 1:15 p.m., executive board meeting, noon; members meeting, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday -...
View ArticleTrevorton A-Plus robbed overnight; actors smashed glass door to gain entry
TREVORTON - Two men smashed a front door to gain entry and stole an undetermined amount of cigarettes and Lottery tickets overnight at the Sunoco A-Plus convenience store here. Two state police...
View ArticleChurch listings for weekend of June 4-5
All Saints, Kulpmont All Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont. Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore. Worship service - 9 a.m. Participants - Perry Adams or Marsha Karnes,...
View ArticleSaturday Spirit: God forgives our failures if we try to do the right thing.
In September 1992, the 100th anniversary of its founding of Holy Cross Church by Lithuanian immigrants was celebrated with a special liturgy followed by a wedding reception-like banquet. A meal held at...
View ArticleExperts to read results of Lynch toxicology report
BLOOMSBURG - State police have not yet concluded their investigation into the death of suspended state police trooper David Alan Lynch, who was found dead in the Roaring Creek Tract of Weiser State...
View ArticleHamburg man charged in sex assault of child
HAMBURG - A 44-year-old Hamburg man was arrested Thursday and charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile over eight years, according to state police.State police in Schuylkill Haven arrested Daren...
View ArticleFormer Shenandoah policeman Moyer files appeal
One of two former Shenandoah police officers sentenced Wednesday in federal court for obstructing the investigation of the fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant filed an appeal Thursday of his...
View ArticleNoteworthy 06-04-11
Dog passes; bake sale canceledCOAL TOWNSHIP - A story in Thursday's edition regarding the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Plant Exchange scheduled today at Rock-N-Block mentioned a bake sale...
View ArticleMCA OM teams do well at worlds
BY LARRY DEKLINSKI COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Although three Mount Carmel Area student teams who traveled to the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) World Finals returned without gold medals Monday, they returned with...
View ArticleLuminaries dedicated at Heritage Festival Ceremony was planned but canceled...
SHAMOKIN - The following had luminaries planned for dedication at the 2011 Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts. The ceremony was canceled because of weather.In Honor of:U.S.A. Armed Forces by...
View ArticleJoseph Katchick
WILBURTON No. 1 - Joseph Katchick, 75, of 306 E. Third St., died Friday, June 3, 2011, at home after a four-year illness.Born in Wilburton, June 6, 1935, he was a son of the late Costy and Anna...
View ArticleCode officer's hands are tied
SHAMOKIN - City code enforcement officer Barry Stoud said his hands are tied when it comes to an apartment building that partially collapsed in 2009 and still waits to be repaired. That's because the...
View ArticleSisters see order's first home
KULPMONT - When the Sisters of St. Casimir of Chicago came to the area on Friday, it was like they were returning home. As they entered the St. Pauline Visitainer Center in Kulpmont, they were greeted...
View ArticleConvenience store robbed
TREVORTON - Two men smashed a front door to gain entry to the Sunoco A-Plus convenience store on Route 225 and stole an undetermined amount of cigarettes and Lottery tickets early Friday morning.Two...
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