City man who threatened to jump from rooftop charged
SHAMOKIN - Misdemeanor charges of recklessly endangering and disorderly conduct have been filed against a 33-year-old Shamokin man who stabbed himself several times in the abdomen with a knife and...
View ArticleKulpmont Senior Action Center
The standings for various games and activities at the Kulpmont Senior Action Center are as follows: "500 Rummie" (1) Patricia Pipp, (2) Diane McAndrew, (3) Marie Canerino and (4) Patricia Worhoch...
View ArticleMasser stops by Ralpho meeting
ELYSBURG - State Rep. Kurt Masser made a brief visit to the Ralpho Township supervisors meeting Tuesday evening. Masser said he just wanted to say "hello" and ask the board if there is anything they...
View ArticleNoteworthy 07-15-11
Rotary Club installs officersELYSBURG - The Elysburg Rotary Club installed its new officers for the 2011-2012 year. They include: Pam Yeager, secretary/treasurer; Harry Munro, vice president; James...
View ArticleList of districts identified in connection with possible cheating; North...
The following school districts and charter or cyber schools have been identified in connection with a report about possible cheating on the 2009 math and reading tests that are part of the Pennsylvania...
View ArticleCatholic radio to hit airways in early August
An event will be hosted by Bishop Joseph P. McFadden at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cardinal Keeler Center in Harrisburg to help kick off a Catholic radio station set to hit the airways in early August....
View ArticleMan pulls gun on SUV driver
MONROE TOWNSHIP - A 26-year-old Berwick male was remanded to Columbia County Prison after pulling a gun on the driver of an SUV and fleeing police officers along Route 11 in Monroe Township on Sunday,...
View ArticleNew stop signs in Coal Twp.
COAL TOWNSHIP - Stop signs will be erected at three different intersections in Coal Township for safety reasons.During a meeting Thursday night, Coal Township Commissioners Gene Welsh, Gerard Waugh,...
View ArticleTownship to insure traffic light
STONINGTON - Shamokin Township supervisors voted Wednesday night to insure the traffic light at Routes 61 and 487 because of several incidents that have occured there. Roadmaster Jon Clemens and...
View ArticleCamp Pauline opens for diabetic children Kulpmont organization offers local...
KULPMONT - For children attending Camp Pauline on Thursday, it was a day for laughing, playing in the sunshine and learning about the disease that brought them together - diabetes.After raising funds...
View ArticleCoal Township police first in Northumberland County to receive state...
COAL TOWNSHIP - Coal Township Police Department has earned distinction as the only municipal police department in Northumberland County to be accredited through the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement...
View ArticleSASD to keep K4 this year Title I funds will be used; school will only...
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School District will offer the K4 pre-school program this coming school year after all.After the school board voted 5-2 on May 19 to eliminate the program in anticipation...
View ArticleLycoming man gets life Drug ring operated in Northumberland, four other counties
A man accused of masterminding a five-county drug ring in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania will spend the rest of his life in prison. Charles J. Sechler, 41, of Montoursville, fled to Canada upon...
View ArticleSenior citizens activities for week of July 18
Shamokin-Coal Township Sunday - Wii bowling and cards, 2 p.m. Monday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; puzzles. Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse, van leaves at 11 a.m., cost...
View ArticleNoteworthy 7/16/11
Concert series in SunburySUNBURY - The schedule has been announced for Music in Cameron Park, a concert series in Sunbury:Today - Memory Lane, 7 to 10 p.m.July 23 and 27, Aug. 6 and 29 - Cat Herman, 7...
View ArticleFirst War on Terrorism marker placed on Montour County deceased veteran's grave
MAYBERRY TOWNSHIP - Becky Woodruff is proud of her son for serving in the U.S. military, and now anyone visiting the Mayberry Township cemetery of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran (Vought's) Church will...
View ArticleJudges: Holding cell will save cash countywide
SUNBURY - While the full cost savings to Northumberland County is a difficult amount to estimate, Commissioner Frank Sawicki said the financial benefits of establishing a holding cell in the county...
View ArticleShamokin has $281,000 surplus
SHAMOKIN - The city had a general fund balance of $281,000 at the end of June, a considerable turnaround from concerns earlier this year that it would be broke by summer.With the books well in the...
View ArticleHerndon bank in final weeks Institution, which dates to 1901, merging with...
HERNDON - Dealt a final regulatory blow as a result of the Great Recession, Herndon National Bank (HNB), a rare independent in a merged financial world, is in its final weeks of operation.As of Monday,...
View ArticleAshland Public Library
ASHLAND - The following memorials were received by the Ashland Public Library:In memory ofJoe Joyce by Peg Scott, neighbors from Walnut Street.Janice Blair by Ruth and Louis Swatski.Kathryn Frank by...
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