Sunbury gets $155K toward flood mitigation
SUNBURY - The city will get money toward flood mitigation from the same pot that provided mine-reclamation money for the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area.State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-108) said...
View ArticleBill proposes $25 bounty on coyotes
State Rep. Mike Peifer thinks Pennsylvania hunters need a reason to hunt coyotes.Every year, the Wayne County legislator sees more and more on his bear hunting trips. On his last trip, he said his...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013
DivorcesReed Davy, 123 November Drive, Camp Hill, from Tabitha Davy, 156 Linden St., Sunbury. Married April 23, 2004.Ashley D. McHale from Brian J. McHale, both of 308 Turkey Hill Road, Elysburg....
View ArticleHundreds support fire victims at Shamokin benefit
SHAMOKIN - "Overwhelmed." That was how Robert Wheary and Antoinette (Toni) Scicchitano described their reaction to a fundraiser Saturday evening that will help them recover from a fire that destroyed...
View ArticleJudge: Sunbury man has 90 days to raze Shamokin property
SHAMOKIN - Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III was clear in his direction to a Sunbury man who owes $1,500 in fines for a dilapidated property the owner says he mistakenly purchased two years...
View ArticleOrganization News: American Legion Post 231, Kulpmont
KULPMONT - American Legion Post 231 along with the Kulpmont Veterans of Foreign Wars attended the 8:30 a.m. Mass at Holy Angels Church honoring the veterans of all wars and Ladies Auxiliary Post 231...
View ArticleOrganization News: Elysburg Knights of Columbus
ELYSBURG - The monthly meeting of Knights of Columbus Charles R. Slough Council 14161 was held Nov. 13 and a report was given on the following activities:- A Beef and Brew was held Oct. 19 at the...
View ArticleMagistrate recuses himself from Kulpmont council president's criminal case
MOUNT CARMEL - Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones has recused himself from hearing the case of Kulpmont Borough Council President Bruno Varano, prompting a one-week delay for the councilman's...
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"As you prepare your Thanksgiving dinner, it is important to remember some key food-safety rules when it comes to cooking and serving turkey," said Martin Bucknavage, extension food-safety specialist....
View ArticleFalse alarm at SCA
CATAWISSA RR - Firefighters responded to the Southern Columbia Area Junior/Senior High School at 12:55 a.m. Sunday after a motorist reportedly saw smoke and the automatic fire alarm system...
View ArticleConcert will welcome back refurbished piano
MANDATA - The Dec. 15 concert at Line Mountain High School to dedicate a newly refurbished Steinway Grand piano will include remarks from a relative of the teacher who spearheaded the move to purchase...
View ArticleHelping hands available for qualified customers in need
We turned our clocks back weeks ago and Thanksgiving is coming soon. Winter is on the doorstep.Electric use tends to spike in winter, as it can in summer, and that means some customers who are...
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The Harlem Wizards will play the "SoCo Celebrities" in a friendly basketball game at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Southern Columbia Junior/Senior High School to benefit the Southern Columbia...
View ArticleMCA teachers have a contract
MOUNT CARMEL - Seventeen months of contentious negotiations ended Monday night when the Mount Carmel Area School District approved a three-year deal with the Mount Carmel Area Education Association to...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013
Mine fire on Travel ChannelThe Travel Channel will broadcast a piece on Centralia and the mine fire at 10 p.m. Sunday featuring interviews with Bob Gadinski, a former Centralia resident who now lives...
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SHAMOKIN DAM - State Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch and PennDOT officials are meeting today to announce the project timetable for the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway (CSVT) and the new state...
View ArticlePolice: Heroin killed Elysburg woman
CATAWISSA - An Elysburg woman is dead and two men face charges in connection with a heroin overdose last week.Locust Township Police said Erika Smith, 34, of Horvath Drive, died Sunday evening at...
View ArticleDeath probe awaits results
CATAWISSA - Authorities are awaiting the results of lab tests to determine the cause and manner of death for an Elysburg woman who died from an apparent heroin overdose.Montour County Coroner Scott...
View ArticleWintry mix, power outage prove disruptive for area before Thanksgiving holiday
A mixed bag of precipitation over the Susquehanna Valley caused sloppy road conditions throughout Tuesday. Precipitation fell early Tuesday as light snow, accumulating to less than an inch, before...
View ArticleFuel gauge: Gas prices are up eight cents
Motorists will be paying a bit more when filling up their tanks for Thanksgiving travel. Susquehanna Valley gas prices have risen almost eight cents to $3.32 a gallon, according to AAA East Central.On...
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