Mack to take over as IDA director
SUNBURY - Jim King's 25-year career as executive director of Northumberland County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) will most likely come to an abrupt end at the end of the month.Citing the IDA's...
View ArticleLatorre going to DASD?
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area (MCA) Superintendent Cheryl Latorre may have a new job for the next school year.She has applied for the superintendent's job at Danville Area School District, but the...
View Article87-year-old WWII vet receives diploma
COAL TOWNSHIP - At age 17, James Madara willingly left his junior year of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. On Tuesday - nearly 70 years later - he was presented his high...
View ArticleCounty buys new telephone system
SUNBURY - Northumberland County will save approximately $200,000 over a five-year period through the purchase and installation of a new telephone system, according to county officials.On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleSAHS announces top 5 grads
SHAMOKIN - Christina Coller has been named the valedictorian of the Class of 2011 at Shamokin Area High School. Hannah Martin has been named salutorian of the class.The remaining top five students are...
View ArticleMercury to hit mid-90s today, Thursday
The National Weather Service forecasted temperatures approaching record highs in the mid-90s today and Thursday, before cooling down into the low 80s this weekend with the possibly of...
View ArticleLIFE Geisinger raises $3,000 with mini Relay for Life
KULPMONT - In support of the American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life fundraiser, a mini "Relay for LIFE" event was held recently for participants of the LIFE Geisinger program in Kulpmont....
View ArticleAnnual tradition offers up plenty to do in the name of fighting cancer
The summer months bring annual traditions to the area and over the next two weeks, one of the brightest ones will shine, all in the name of fighting cancer.The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is...
View ArticleShannon Marsvada Trio to kick off Mount Carmel Relay
MOUNT CARMEL - Northeast Pennsylvania singer/songwriters The Shannon Marsyada Trio will be on hand to help kick off the Mount Carmel Relay for Life event Friday. Veterans of such legendary stages as...
View ArticleNorthumberland County commissioners hope to cut travel expenses
SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners agreed Tuesday to reduce traveling expenses for seminars and conferences attended by county employees. Commissioner Vinny Clausi, who made the motion to...
View ArticleDoviak is MCA commencement speaker
MOUNT CARMEL - Greg Doviak, former standout football player and retired principal, will be the guest speaker at the commencement exercises for the Mount Carmel Area High School Class of 2011.Doviak...
View ArticleNoteworthy 06-09-11
Noteworthy5K event benefits breast coalitionDANVILLE - The Ta-Ta Trot 5K Run/Walk will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 9, during the Sunbury Celebration on North Fourth Street. The Geisinger-sponsored...
View ArticleShamokin Relay for Life schedule
Friday, June 17 1 p.m. - Opening lap with all participants. 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Live broadcast from 94KX. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. - Live broadcast from T-102. 6 p.m. - Survivor Celebration with a dinner to...
View ArticleVouchers for fruit, veggies available to senior citizens
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Board of Commissioners, in cooperation with the Northumberland County Area Agency on Aging and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, is pleased to announce the...
View ArticleAll L. Augusta students, not all kindergarten, will attend Trevorton school
A story in Wednesday's edition stating that all kindergarten students at Line Mountain would attended Trevorton Elementary School next school year was incorrect. What has changed is that all Lower...
View ArticleFemale inmates moved to right wing of county jail
SUNBURY - Due to an increasing population and for security reasons, female inmates at Northumberland County Prison will be moved from their current quarters into 14 renovated cells under the right...
View ArticleSCA grads urged to 'open doors'
BLOOMSBURG - The valedictorian of the Southern Columbia Area Class of 2011 found words of wisdom recently from a surprising source - in a fortune cookie.It read "don't wait for others to open the right...
View ArticleShamokin Area optimistic about bullying program
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area High School ends the 2010-11 school year today with renewed optimism for addressing bullying. Members of the Students Against Bullying (SAB) club say they will continue...
View ArticleElysburg mother of deceased veteran presented with medals more than two years...
by justin strawser SUNBURY - The four medals presented to a mother of a deceased veteran, originally from Elysburg, Wednesday afternoon have been a long time coming. "This is long overdue. Joseph...
View ArticleShamokin Area grad earns bachelor's
SHIPPENSBURG - Ryan Chase Boyer graduated from Shippensburg University May 7, during the commencement ceremony in Seth Grove Stadium. While attending Shippensburg, he was a member of the cross country...
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