Four local post offices on the list
Four local post offices are among the 200 in Pennsylvania and 3,700 nationwide that may be closed or consolidated in the near future.The list released Tuesday includes post offices in Locust Gap,...
View ArticleElementary student winner in Alcohol Awareness art contest
MANCHESTER - Abigail Tabachini, a second grader at Orendorf Elemetary School, Manchester, was a winner in the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's 2010-11 Alcohol Awareness poster contest. Her artwork,...
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BLOOMSBURG - The Rev. Tim Marcoe, the new priest of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Catholic Campus Ministry, plans to bridge the gap between the church and student life on campus through...
View ArticleACT meeting
MOUNT CARMEL - Anthracite Citizens' Theatre (ACT) held its monthly meeting July 10, with 10 people in attendance.Treasurer Dan Heiser read the financial report, which was accepted as read."Annie"...
View ArticleHoly Angels parish picnic begins Aug. 5
KULPMONT - An annual tradition returns with the Holy Angels parish picnic on Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug. 6.The Holy Angels parish picnic committee along with Chairman Dave Shinskie and the Rev....
View ArticleGraduated from University of the Sciences
NORTHUMBERLAND - Seamus West recently graduated from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He graduated on the dean's list with a doctorate in pharmacy. The commencement ceremony was held May...
View ArticleNamed to dean's list at Bloomsburg
Daniel Wetzel Jr., a son of Daniel and Lori Wetzel, of Shamokin, was named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Bloomsburg University with a 3.97 grade point average.Wetzel, a 2009 graduate of...
View ArticleShamokin police will take part in National Night Out
SHAMOKIN - Shamokin Police Department will once again participate in the 28th annual National Night Out.Festivities will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Lawton Shroyer Memorial Swimming Pool on...
View ArticleDistrict Court 7/28/11
n SHAMOKIN - Edward M. Bachorik, 45, of 283 Penn Ave., Elysburg, waived to court Tuesday two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of retail theft involving two separate...
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Free tennis lessonsSUNBURY - The Sunbury Parks and Recreation will be holding free tennis lessons Monday through Friday starting Aug. 1 to 19 at the tennis courts on Memorial Drive. Lessons will be...
View ArticleAshland man charged for shooting, injuring canine
ASHLAND - A borough man charged with shooting and severely injuring a dog waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday before Senior Magisterial District Judge Elizabeth A. Romig.Lee Golazeski,...
View Article'This was not a gentle dog'
STRONG - Those living near a pit bull mix that was recently taken away and euthanized for being a dangerous dog are speaking out, claiming the dog wasn't as innocent as the owner said.Three neighbors...
View ArticleRush Township man killed in tractor rollover
RUSH TOWNSHIP - Elysburg Fire Company and emergency service personnel were called to the rural Rushtown Road at approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday after an accident involving a Farmall tractor.Elmer I....
View ArticleGMC, SACH merger approved
COAL TOWNSHIP - The full merger and integration of Shamokin Area Community Hospital (SACH) into Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) has received final approval from the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the...
View Article'Thank you, Carl, God speed'
SUNBURY - Fair, talented, dedicated, loyal, friendly and humorous were some of the adjectives used to describe Carl B. Rice during Wednesday's memorial service for the 49-year-old magisterial district...
View ArticleFlag ceremony held in honor of Walter Berezovske
MOUNT CARMEL - Walter A. "Revo" Berezovske was the veteran in whose honor the 420th Changing of the Colors flag ceremony was held July 24.Berezovske, a World War II veteran, was born March 29, 1925, in...
View ArticleSouthern Columbia graduate completes nursing licensure
ELYSBURG - Krysten Varano, a 2007 graduate of Southern Columbia Area High School and a graduate of West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science in nursing, was notified by the National Council of...
View ArticleGrandson of Trevorton woman completes law enforcement training
KINGSTON, N.Y. - Paul T. Houston, a grandson of Alfreda Boblick, of Trevorton, graduated July 8 from the Ulster County (New York) Community College law enforcement training program.Boblick was present...
View ArticleMasonic Motorcycle Club plans Flight 93 tribute ride
Sunbury/Danville Chapter 50 of the Masonic Motorcycle Club International is organizing an all-day tribute ride to the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville on Aug. 28. This is a free ride, which is open to...
View ArticleSalem Peach Festival in Ranshaw this year
RANSHAW - Salem United Church of Christ announced its 21st annual Peach Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 at the RCA picnic grounds in Ranshaw. The festival had to be moved...
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