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MANDATA - Line Mountain has been billed $4,268 so far in legal fees by the firm defending the school district in a federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a female student who wants to join the...
View ArticleArraignment set for Elysburg man charged with selling pot to Ocean City cops
An arraignment has been scheduled for Wednesday in the case of an Elysburg man who allegedly sold marijuana to an undercover police officer and fled the scene in Ocean City, Md., June 14. Robert...
View ArticleLine Mtn. quiet on building appraisals
MANDATA - Line Mountain School District is keeping the appraisals of Leck Kill and Dalmatia elementary schools close to the vest while the school board members determine what they want to do with those...
View ArticleJudge: Bridy, taxpayers have right to know Shamokin's insurance costs
HARRISBURG - A Lycoming County judge ruled Friday that Northumberland County Commissioner Stephen Bridy is entitled to information involving what the City of Shamokin has paid to provide health...
View Article'Fifth warders' sought to help with Shamokin parade
SHAMOKIN - A subcommittee consisting of people connected to the Fifth Ward of the city has been formed to organize a grand parade next year in celebration of Shamokin's 150th anniversary.Committee...
View ArticleOrganization News
MOUNT CARMEL - James A. Garfield Camp 34, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil, elected officers for 2014 at a meeting Nov. 13.Elected were David Berezovske, commander; William Beaumont, senior vice...
View ArticleGeisinger-Weis Markets family history campaign dishes up important...
DANVILLE - Thanks to a multi-year $250,000 donation by Weis Markets to the Geisinger Genomic Medicine Institute to create the Family Health History Campaign, families gathered to share a holiday feast...
View ArticleFire safety tips offered for Thanksgiving cooking
SHAMOKIN - Because Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, the Shamokin Fire Bureau, United States Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association has shared some fire...
View ArticleSanta ready to read letters online
SHAMOKIN - The News-Item and Tom Kutza will launch their 11th year of Letters to Santa at newsitem.com on Monday, Dec. 2.Kutza, with his "personal" connection to Santa Claus, started Letters to Santa...
View ArticleMcGaw will not petition results Republican lost by one vote in city mayoral...
SHAMOKIN - Dan McGaw will not petition the results or the integrity of the city's mayoral election.McGaw lost to Bill Milbrand by a single vote to become Shamokin's mayor for a four-year term beginning...
View ArticleShamokin-based band releases first music video
BY LARRY DEKLINSKI COAL TOWNSHIP - A Shamokin-based rock band has hit a new high note with the release of their first music video.Red Halo premiered "Fly Me Courageous" during a release party Thursday...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013
Recycling pick-up changedMOUNT CARMEL - Moser Brothers Recycling will be picking up recyclables Dec. 5 instead of Nov. 28 due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday.Centers closed for ThanksgivingHARRISBURG -...
View ArticleCollege News: Mt. Carmel native earns BA
GLENSIDE - Christine M. Laughlin, of Mount Carmel, earned a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from Arcadia University at the undergraduate commencement ceremony in May.
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013
Reserve now for SCA dinnerCATAWISSA R.R. - The seventh annual Southern Columbia Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, with attendees enjoying holiday music by the gospel choir...
View ArticleStudents at SAHS learn about Indian culture
Students at the Shamokin Area Middle/High School are making efforts to incorporate international cultures into the classroom. Students in Jennifer Makowski and Sue Clark's family and consumer science...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013
Code violationsMOUNT CARMEL - Borough code officer Robin Williams has cited five Mount Carmel residents for failing to pay for a quality of life violation.Belinda Smith, of 18 E. Railroad St., was...
View ArticleSchool News: Shamokin Area Middle/High School honor roll, distinguished...
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area Middle/High School announced its distinguished honor roll and honor roll for the first marking period of 2013-14.A student must achieve an average of 90 to 94.9 for honor...
View ArticleWilkes-Barre photographer has gained international recognition
When I was a kid living on Greenwood Hill in Pottsville, we staged a Tom Thumb wedding at the local playground. Everyone got involved, even the bullies, decked out in their Sunday best. We girls wore...
View ArticleFamily Home Medical welcomes Venna to staff
MOUNT CARMEL - Family Home Medical Home Health Agency announces that Tara Venna, a registered nurse, is its new market development coordinator.Venna earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Mansfield...
View ArticleSchool News: Shamokin Area Elementary School honor roll, distinguished honors...
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area Elementary School announced its distinguished honor roll and honor roll for the first marking period of the 2013-14 school year.The honor roll is based on the average of...
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