Noteworthy 6/30/11
Food to be distributed FridayKULPMONT - Surplus food will be distributed at the borough garage from 8 a.m. to noon Friday. Borough residents enrolled in the food surplus program are reminded to bring...
View ArticleSchlegel Culver's proposal to move PCC headed to House
HARRISBURG - The first proposal sponsored by Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-Northumberland/Snyder, to protect a valuable work program for young adults and important community service projects, was...
View ArticleSCA middle school students learn to build robots, find clues in computers...
CATAWISSA - A group of Southern Columbia Area middle school students investigated a series of computers Wednesday morning to determine which of the fake StemTech Corp. employees embezzled $500 from the...
View ArticleCar hits three vehicles, porch; no one injured
SHAMOKIN - No injuries were reported in a four-vehicle accident Tuesday morning at Grant and Arch streets near Northumberland County Career and Arts Center that resulted in damage to a concrete porch...
View ArticleProsecutor will appeal Grohowski acquittal
STATE COLLEGE - Senior Deputy Attorney General David C. Gorman said his office plans to appeal last week's ruling by Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage to acquit former...
View ArticleWoman walking to Philadelphia to bring light to complex disease
EAST CAMERON TOWNSHIP - A journey of nearly 150 miles starts today for Shana Neidig as she walks from her home in East Cameron Township to Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia to raise awareness about...
View ArticleMount Carmel fireworks not tonight
A fireworks display is not scheduled tonight in Mount Carmel as noted in a list of fireworks displays in today's edition. The display is scheduled for Saturday, July 30, as part of Picnic in the Park.
View ArticleHouse-Senate dispute arises on school tax bill; impact on budget signing unknown
HARRISBURG (AP) - An 11th-hour disagreement is dividing top Republican lawmakers and fellow Republican Gov. Tom Corbett over a bill that would further limit the ability of school boards to raise...
View ArticleGraduate of Rosemount College
ROSEMOUNT - Nicole Chapla graduated May 14 from Rosemount College with a Bachelor of Arts in communications with a minor in English literature.She was named to "Who's Who in America's Universities and...
View ArticleStudent takes part in London program
SELINSGROVE - Scott Marcinek, of Coal Township, was one of eight students from Susquehanna University who recently spent three weeks living in London, learning about British law and culture. The trip,...
View ArticleDean's list at Bloomsburg University
BLOOMSBURG - John J. Shilpetski IV was named to the dean's list at Bloomsburg University with a 3.89 grade-point average.Shilpetski is a son of Jack and Sheryl Shilpetski, of 44 S. Market St., Mount...
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Saturday- Sunbury - dusk, N. Fourth St. Recreation Area.- Numidia - dusk, Numidia Dragway.Sunday- Ashland - dusk, Memorial Field.- Allentown - 9 p.m., Dorney Park.- Shamokin - dusk.Monday- Bloomsburg -...
View ArticleValley hosts 'awesome' July events
Summer is officially upon us. Don't complain about the heat too much, as I can guarantee you, we will be moaning about the cold and snow before you know it. Now is the time to embrace July and all the...
View ArticleNoteworthy 7/1/11
'The Race' is onSHAMOKIN - Peach Krebs, organizer of "The Amazing Coal Cracker Race," announced that 14 teams have signed up for the race as of Thursday morning, and the race will be held as scheduled...
View ArticleHoagie shop to hold its grand opening Saturday
COAL TOWNSHIP - Good food. Good entertainment. Good price. Good people. That's the goal of Dick Rehrer and April Dellinger as they prepare the Hoagie Spot for the grand opening ceremony on Saturday."We...
View ArticleGordner calls for toll credits to help funding of 'thruway'
HARRISBURG - The Senate of Pennsylvania today unanimously passed a resolution calling on the United States Congress to reauthorize toll credits as part of any new Surface Transportation Act. The...
View ArticleBath salts case 'most violent'
MOUNT CARMEL - A 48-year-old Atlas man was hospitalized Thursday after what borough police said was the most violent incident they've had involving bath salts.The man, who police would not identify...
View ArticleLocal reps happy with state budget
HARRISBURG - Local representatives shared their approval of the state budget that - despite an 11th-hour disagreement that threatened to keep it from being the first budget in eight years to be passed...
View ArticlePool opens Sunday
SHAMOKIN - A 1,500-pound recirculating pump for the filtration system at the Lawton W. Shroyer Memorial Swimming Pool has been rebuilt, allowing the city to finally open the pool for the summer...
View ArticleMan aborted suicide, but still grazed nose and lip with bullet
MOUNT CARMEL - Police are investigating a bizarre incident Wednesday night in which a man apparently changed his mind about committing suicide, pulling a pistol out of his mouth at the last second, but...
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