Property transfers corrected
SUNBURY - An "indexing error" on tax claims deeds in the county register and recorder's office led to eight property transfers with incorrect information being published in the Sept. 6 edition of The...
View ArticleSCI-CT workers commended for help in contraband probe
COAL TOWNSHIP - Employees at SCI-Coal Township were commended Wednesday for their roles in an investigation that led to Tuesday's arrest of a state correctional officer for allegedly smuggling cell...
View ArticleFall begins warm, dry
STATE COLLEGE - It's officially fall, and according to the National Weather Service in State College, the next 30 days are going to be warmer and drier than usual for autumn. "This time of year, we...
View ArticleMan accused in assault of Shamokin baby had prior record
SHAMOKIN - A city man charged with causing critical injuries to a 1-year-old boy Tuesday has a prior criminal record from when he resided in Bradford County. According to court records, Michael Jordan...
View ArticleJudge orders Shamokin Area teachers back to class today
SUNBURY - A Northumberland County judge ordered teachers in Shamokin Area School District Wednesday afternoon to return to the classroom this morning, ending a 12-day strike. President Judge William...
View ArticleFuel Gauge: Still falling; gas prices down 3 cents
Susquehanna Valley gas prices have fallen by three cents, according to AAA East Central's Fuel Gauge Report. The national average was $2.289 Monday. On the national frontMonday's national average...
View ArticleChaplain at SCI: Inmates 'tuned in' to pope's visit
COAL TOWNSHIP - Not since the Beatles invaded America does it seem such nationwide fanfare has erupted for a foreign visitor. Pope Francis' Wednesday arrival in Washington D.C. was greeting by...
View ArticleAtlas woman celebrates 104th birthday
BY LARRY DEKLINSKI MOUNT CARMEL - Don't smoke or drink. Those are two of Helen (Vovk) Kuzo's secrets to a long life. Kuzo celebrated her 104th birthday Wednesday surrounded by family, friends and staff...
View ArticleArthey family holds reunion
DANVILLE - The Jacob and Sarah J. (Miner) Arthey family held its 94th reunion Sept. 5 at Rush Baptist Church Grove with 51 relatives in attendance.A luncheon was served at noon followed by a family...
View ArticleWatch Live: Pope Francis in the USA on Sept. 24, 2015
Watch live streaming video of Pope Francis' visit to the United States Check the below the video player for the schedule. Sept. 24, 2015 Â 9:20 AM: Pope Francis visits Congress of the United States of...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
RR crossing repairs plannedSUNBURY - Norfolk Southern will be repairing the crossing at Court and South Third streets Monday through Friday. South Third will be closed to through traffic between Market...
View ArticleSASD goes back to school
COAL TOWNSHIP - Students returned to the classroom Thursday in Shamokin Area School District, 25 days later than originally scheduled because of a maintenance project and a teachers strike.Despite the...
View ArticleChild still critical days after alleged assault
DANVILLE - One-year-old Bo Bacorn, the victim of an alleged assault Tuesday morning, remained in critical condition Thursday night in the pediatric intensive care unit at Geisinger Medical Center,...
View ArticleMount Carmel woman indicted on Medicare fraud
POTTSVILLE - A Mount Carmel woman is headed to federal court after being indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Harrisburg on charges she committed health care fraud by improperly obtaining Medicare...
View ArticleLCCC students Skype with Switzerland
SHAMOKIN - Students in the first year experience class at Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) Shamokin Campus shared a unique multicultural experience Thursday morning that spanned the globe. They...
View ArticleCoal Twp. native named first open education adviser
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Coal Township native has been hired by the U.S. Department of Education as the first ever open education adviser to lead a national effort to expand schools' access to...
View ArticleAshland man accused of burglary, drug possession
GIRARDVILLE - An Ashland man was jailed Wednesday after state police at Frackville were called to a burglary in progress on North Second Street in the borough.Police said Shawn C. Jago, 35, of 1439...
View ArticleArea natives living in Philly discuss Papal plans
PHILADELPHIA - It's been widely predicted hundreds of thousands of people (if not more than a million) are expected to attend Mass with Pope Francis as the main celebrant at 4 p.m. Sunday on the...
View ArticleGeisinger christens new laboratory medicine building
DANVILLE - Dr. Conrad Schuerch has waited 34 years for a new laboratory. Geisinger's chairman of laboratory medicine will now tell you that the new $64.3 million state-of-the-art facility at Geisinger...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015
Crab Festival to benefit G-SACH COAL TOWNSHIP - Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital (G-SACH) will host a crab festival from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Ranshaw Civic Association Picnic Grounds to...
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