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ELYSBURG - In July 2003, the coordinators of the Coal Crackers Club held the club's first picnic at Knoebels Amusement Resort. Members recalled the park from the "good old days" when it was known as...
View ArticleGeisinger procedures delayed Tuesday because of air conditioning malfunction
DANVILLE - Procedures in Geisinger Medical Center's operating rooms were delayed Tuesday following a malfunctioning air conditioning components, according to a media release from the Danville...
View ArticleDistrict Court 8/6/11
n MOUNT CARMEL - Derek Christopher Kranzel, 21, of 320 N. Oak St., Mount Carmel, pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct during his preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District...
View ArticleNoteworthy 8/6/11
Tours scheduled at MCAMOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area PTA President Tara Purcell announced the district's Parent Education Department will conduct tours for parents and students of the junior/senior...
View ArticleColonial Crafts Demonstration Day to be held at county historical society...
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Historical Society will bring a blend of art, crafts and history to its grounds from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, when it hosts Colonial Crafts Demonstration...
View ArticleSenior Activities
Special note: All senior citizens are invited to the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 21 for the county's new greenhouse, located at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center, a...
View Article$165,190 owed back to Mount Carmel Mid-Rise; borough still figuring out how...
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Borough is the last taxing body between Northumberland County and Mount Carmel Area (MCA) School District that must figure out how to pay back its portion of the...
View ArticleTwo wanted in gang-related assault
MILTON - A gang-related assault has Milton Police Department searching for a Milton couple who allegedly cut Nicole Biddinger in the face with a box cutter Thursday.Andrew R. Bradford, 25, and Michelle...
View ArticleCity man charged in child porn case
SHAMOKIN - A Shamokin man arraigned Friday faces multiple counts of child pornography, after investigators downloaded from his computer sexually explicit videos of children being abused.Pennsylvania...
View ArticlePolice probe shooting
MOUNT CARMEL - One man is injured and another person is being questioned by police after the man suffered a gunshot wound while in a car stopped at a stop sign on East Avenue just after 10 p.m. Friday....
View ArticleElysburg man is doctor of osteopathic medicine
PHILADELPHIA - Mark A. Kleman, of Elysburg, was awarded the degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine at the 120th commencement of the Philadelphia College if Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) June 5 at the...
View ArticleFor the Record 08-07-11
Marriage licensesJeffrey Wayne Tweed, of 646 S. Seventh St., Shamokin, and Tammy S. Kwiterovich, of 1518 W. Walnut St., Coal Township. Issued Aug. 4.Daniel Joseph Covatta, of 41 Raspberry Hill,...
View ArticleNoteworthy 08-07-11
NoteworthyItems available for pickup at MCAMOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School District issued a reminder that report cards and prom pictures are available for pickup at the high school...
View ArticleGrace Chapel to celebrate 60th anniversary
OVERLOOK - Grace Chapel will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a special service that will bring back several former pastors to preach on Aug. 21. The services will begin at 10 a.m. with the guest...
View ArticleRed Cross says blood donations are 'critically low'
Summer has always been one of the most difficult times for blood donations, and this season has been no different.In fact, it has worsened since our region has experienced some of the most extreme...
View Article2 homes destroyed, 2 others damaged in Shenandoah fire
SHENANDOAH - Two homes were destroyed and two others damaged after an accidental fire early Saturday in the 100 block of North Jardin Street.None of the residents were injured but several firefighters...
View ArticleFootball 'tradition' given fresh scrutiny as tight budgets force other cutbacks
First in a series School boards are making some tough choices these days in the wake of Gov. Tom Corbett's slashing of their budgets. The Northern Tioga School District, which formerly included...
View ArticleTeacher numbers fall by 39 at four districts after five years of increases
There will be 497 teachers at the four local public school districts in the 2011-12 school year, 39 fewer than last year. Each district - Line Mountain, Mount Carmel Area, Shamokin Area and Southern...
View ArticleFire breaks out on 'moving in' day Quick response limits damage to Herndon...
HERNDON - Dana Griswold and her boyfriend were looking forward to moving into their new apartment in Herndon. The pizza shop-turned-apartment on Pottsville Street at the corner of North Main Street...
View ArticleGunshot wound was self-inflicted Mount Carmel man in critical condition
MOUNT CARMEL - Borough police and the man who was a passenger inside a vehicle when a Mount Carmel man was shot confirmed Saturday that the wound was self-inflicted. Police Chief Brian Shurock told The...
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