SUVCW commander visits Garfield Camp
MOUNT CARMEL - Howard Wolfe, commander of the Pennsylvania Department Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), attended the meeting of James A. Garfield Camp No. 34, SUVCW, on May 11. Howard,...
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Lauren Elizabeth Rumberger, daughter of Dr. William and Donna Rumberger of Elysburg, graduated magna cum laude May 7 from Bloomsburg University with a 3.93 grade point average. She received Bachelor of...
View ArticleRainbow Club
COAL TOWNSHIP - The June meeting of the Rainbow Club was held at Our Lady of Hope hall. Ruth Romanoski, president, opened the meeting with the adult ministry payer, Pledge of Allegiance and the Over 50...
View ArticleNonprofit group exists to help small manufacturers
PAXINOS - Small and medium-sized manufacturers face large problems, but a nonprofit, government-funded organization exists in central Pennsylvania to help with anything from product development to...
View ArticleFiremen's assoc. convention kicks off Friday morning
DANVILLE - The 108th Six-County Firemen's Association convention will be held Thursday through Saturday and will be sponsored by the nine fire companies of the Montour County Riverside Firemen's...
View ArticleNorthumberland County greenlights new transportation service
by justin strawser SUNBURY - Northumberland County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday that provides county-wide transportation services for 1,300 residents who were left without rides to...
View ArticleCrash claims life of Shamokin man, 29
WEST CAMERON TOWNSHIP - Adam G. Shaffer, 29, of Shamokin, died in a one-vehicle crash at 9:42 p.m. Monday on SR 2044 in West Cameron Township. State police at Stonington reported Shaffer lost control...
View ArticleKawasaki visits area, shows support for proposed ATV park
COAL TOWNSHIP - Representatives from Kawasaki and 16 different OHV and outdoor magazines came to the site of the proposed Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) on Tuesday in hopes of displaying the...
View ArticleSASB approves 2011-12 budget
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area passed its 2011-2012 budget Tuesday night, but with light cuts, in preparation for a potentially bigger budget problem next year. The board unanimously approved the...
View ArticlePossible act of vandalism occurs at Weis Markets
SHAMOKIN - City police are investigating a possible act of vandalism that occurred Tuesday evening at the Weis Market Store. Police received a call around 6 p.m. that a male was dropping paint on the...
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n Michael Chapman, 38, of 1249 Scott St., Kulpmont, waived charges of driving under the influence, driving a vehicle at an unsafe speed, and careless driving during his preliminary hearing Tuesday...
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Lions to meet for MiscavigeSHAMOKIN - Members of the Mount Carmel Lions Club are asked to meet at 6:45 p.m. tonight at the Leonard J. Lucas Funeral Home, 120 S. Market St., for a special service to...
View ArticleMCA grad named Laurel Queen
WELLSBORO - Brigid Demko, a recent graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School, was named Laurel Queen at the Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival this past weekend in Wellsboro. Twenty-eight girls from...
View ArticleOffice switch expected to raise county crime cost collection
by justin strawser SUNBURY - The Criminal Court Cost Office will be transferred away from the jurisdiction of the Clerk of the Works to the Adult Probation office, as determined by the Northumberland...
View ArticleCompetitors wanted for this year's Amazing Coal Cracker Race
SHAMOKIN - For anyone who has ever thought about competing in the Amazing Coal Cracker Race, organizer Peach Krebs said the timing is perfect this year. "I've made the race more fun and challenging...
View ArticlePolice say two dead in Herndon train crash
HERNDON - One person is dead after a train hit a car late this morning in Herndon, officials at the scene are saying. State police and emergency responders are at the railroad tracks near Pennsylvania...
View ArticleKulpmont Car Cruise
KULPMONT -The ninth annual Kulpmont Cruise will be held 3:30 p.m. Sunday, rain or shine. All proceeds will benefit the Kulpmont Football and Baseball Association. Joe Cesari, cruise director, expects...
View ArticleHonor roll: Shamokin elementary
COAL TOWNSHIP - Mary Theresa Komara, principal, Sherry Glosek, assistant principal, and fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade teachers at Shamokin Area Elementary School announced and congratulated students...
View ArticlePolice identify elderly couple killed by train in Herndon
HERNDON - Earl E. Hollenbach, 78, and his wife, Edith Arlene, 76, were the couple killed this morning when their 2000 Buick LeSabre was hit by a train at a crossing in the borough. The Hollenbachs, who...
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Clothing drive to benefit team tripThe Bear Gap Vaulters will be holding a clothing drive Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the corner of routes 61 and 487, Paxinos. The group is collecting clothing,...
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