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April 1 - Shamokin officials revealed more than $800,000 in past due bills in 2013 remain unpaid, and chief of police Edward Griffiths confirmed he will retire at the end of the month, citing a...
View ArticleNorthumberland County sells 41 properties
SUNBURY - The sale of 41 properties from the county repository Thursday led to Northumberland County earning more than $33,000 toward county costs in getting the properties ready for sale. The annual...
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Oct. 1 - Thirteen individuals, including former Coal Township resident Matt Valanoski, were arrested in connection with an investigation by the state Attorney General's office into two alleged...
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April 1 - A daughter, Avalyn Louise Johnson, to Alexander Johnson and Sarah Williams, of Mount Carmel.April 2 - A daughter, Rilynn Nicole Black, to Nicole Pyle and Tylor Black, of Strong; a daughter,...
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Dec. 1 - Michael Daniel Kandra, 82, of Newark, Del. formerly of Shamokin; Daniel J. Woolcock, 74, of Danville; Joseph F. Clover Jr., 87, of Harrisburg.Dec. 2 - Henry Anthony Yanik, 90, of Mount Carmel;...
View ArticleTargonski seeks county DA office
Ann Targonski has announced her intention to seek the position of district attorney for Northumberland County in the 2015 election.Targonski has held the position since July 2014. She first became an...
View ArticleIf we carry God in our hearts, He is in all we do
I can - occasionally - pass up a piece of chocolate or a slice of pie, but I usually cannot resist buying used books. Libraries, thrift stores, special events and even yard sales. It doesn't matter. I...
View ArticleSenior Center Activities: Week of Feb. 2, 2015
Shamokin-Coal Twp.Monday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; executive board meeting, 10:30 a.m.; world news, noon; unlucky 7's, noon.Tuesday - Poker game, 8:30 a.m.; computer lessons given by students from...
View ArticleInjuries reported in two Coal Twp. crashes
COAL TOWNSHIP - Two people were injured in separate crashes Friday in Coal Township.According to Cpl. Terry Ketchem, Theodore Bransford III, 26, of Shamokin, suffered moderate injuries about 3:30 p.m....
View Article$125k to pay for online county records, WiFi at courthouse
SUNBURY - Northumberland County will invest $125,000 for technology upgrades providing online access to court records and enabling WiFi Internet access at the courthouse.New computer software in the...
View ArticleTwo Northumberland County judgeships on 2015 ballot
This year - for the first time in 40 years - voters will elect two judges to the Northumberland County Court of Common Pleas. These two judges - almost assuredly - will then constitute two-thirds of...
View ArticleNew contract for MC Twp. street department tabled
ATLAS - A plan to award Mount Carmel Township street department workers a new contract has been tabled amid hard feelings between department employees and a supervisor.When the motion was raised at...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015
Geisinger documentary movedDANVILLE - A documentary film on Geisinger Health System produced by WVIA Public Media and scheduled to premiere Tuesday has been postponed until the spring.WVIA and...
View ArticleKnights of Columbus official meets with District 54 leaders
SHAMOKIN - Knights of Columbus Deputy Michael Adams met with officers encompassing District 54 for a semi-annual meeting at Shamokin Council Jan. 26.The district is made up of councils from Ashland,...
View ArticleShamokin drug bust nets 10
SHAMOKIN - Authorities charged 10 Shamokin area residents in a raid Friday morning involving the delivery of heroin, cocaine, hashish and prescription drugs.The felony charges relate to incidents...
View ArticleFormer NCP inmate says work clothes were not returned after his release
COAL TOWNSHIP - Twenty minutes into a 10-day sentence in Northumberland County Prison, Ron Nahodil and 207 other inmates were evacuated while fire severely damaged the correctional facility.After it...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015
Mount Carmel snow emergencyMOUNT CARMEL - Mayor Philip D. Cimino announced a snow emergency is in effect as of midnight Monday. Residents are asked not to park on Oak Street from Avenue to Fifth Street...
View ArticleGeisinger neurologist retires after 58 years Dr. Jeffreys started July 1, 1956
DANVILLE - The start of the new year truly brought a new life for Bill Jeffreys, M.D., 89, who no longer goes to work at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) for the first time in more than 58 years. A...
View ArticleArea native styles hair of models, actresses and notables in New York City
Ryan Kazmarek has an eye for unique beauty.New Zealand songstress Lorde trusts her trademark wild, long curls in his hands.Up-and-coming star Charli XCX called on him to style her locks for the cover...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015
Marriage licensesNicholas John Dephillips, of 404 N. Ninth St., Sunbury, and Debra Sue Davi, of 30 S. 11th St., Sunbury. Issued Jan. 29.Kyle Evan Reeder and Ronda Marie Seger, both of 907 W. Mulberry...
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