Best suggests 'code of civility'
COAL TOWNSHIP - Frustrated and sad.Those were the words Northumberland County Chief Clerk and Assistant Solicitor Kymberley Best used after her attempt to have the commissioners adopt a code of...
View ArticleExtortion charge waived to court City woman faces 5 years
SHAMOKIN - A Shamokin woman charged with attempting to extort $2,000 from a man by falsely accusing him of having sexual contact with her two daughters 25 years ago waived her right to a preliminary...
View ArticleSafety redundancies built into U.S. nuclear plants
BERWICK - Backup power generation systems at nuclear plants in the United States are similar to those at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan that were overwhelmed or exhausted by the combined...
View ArticleShamokin worries about budget
COAL TOWNSHIP - Taxpayers in the Shamokin Area School District will once again face no increased millage in the proposed 2011-12 budget, Business Manager Stephan Curran said at Tuesday night's...
View ArticleCecilian Club
SHAMOKIN - The Cecilian Club met at the First Presbyterian Church March 14. Marily Stasney, president, conducted the meeting.The slate of officers for the next two years was presented and will be voted...
View ArticleMount Carmel K of C holds Second Degree installation
K of C holds Second Degree installation MOUNT CARMEL - Twenty-five men from six councils of the Knights of Columbus advanced in their journey to knighthood by taking their Second Degree March 13 in...
View ArticleChamber to explore other job services for CareerLink building Officials will...
SHAMOKIN - In the wake of the proposal to close the CareerLink site in Shamokin, the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce announced it will explore alternative arrangements so job development...
View Article3 local business owners charged in gambling raid
SHAMOKIN - The owners of three Shamokin businesses have been charged by state police in conjunction with gambling raids conducted in the city in October.Charges against Bruce E. Stepp Jr., 57, of 282...
View ArticleFormer prison guard will soon learn his fate
SUNBURY - Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage will rule within the next two weeks if he will overturn the 2006 conviction of former county prison guard Kazimir C. Grohowski on...
View ArticleTowing operator files civil suit against Judge Gembic
WILLIAMSPORT - A Shamokin towing operator has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court, alleging that police and a magisterial district judge violated his civil rights to operate his business. Alfons...
View ArticlePennDOT budget less than half of last year's funding
Fifth and final in a series of stories from the annual visit by PennDOT District 3-0 officials to The News-Item. PennDOT District 3-0's budget for 2011 bridge and road construction projects is less...
View ArticleNational Weather Service calling for 3 to 5 inches of snow
by justin strawser The National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for a snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches in Northumberland County after all is said and done this evening.There was a slight chance of...
View ArticleThea Tafner's sentencing hearing changed
by justin strawser HARRISBURG - The sentencing date for Thea Tafner's embezzlement case has been changed to May 16, according to federal documents from the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The hearing...
View ArticleSpending by county
Beyond the planning region money described in the accompanying story for each region of PennDOT District 3-0, the maintenance allocations - winter services, bridge work, guiderail repairs and the like...
View ArticleLine Mt. fears the effects of education cuts, but motions to delay 2 building...
TREVORTON - Two motions to suspend activity on the building of a new school at Dalmatia Elementary and the maintenance shed project for the Line Mountain Jr/Sr High School failed to pass by the Line...
View ArticleRobert Getchy announces his candidacy for school board
SHAMOKIN - Former Shamokin Area School Board member Robert Getchey has announced his candidacy to be elected back to the board."I previously served on the board for 12 years," Getchey said. "Due to...
View ArticleSCA board passes next phase of building project 6-2
by justin strawser CATAWISSA RR - The Southern Columbia Area School Board approved the next step for the district's multimillion-dollar project despite the decision not being unanimous. Directors Dave...
View ArticleRoute 54 lane restriction at Riverside Narrows
PennDOT today advised motorists in Northumberland County to be alert to a lane restriction on Route 54 in the Riverside Narrows, between Riverside Borough and Boyd Station Road.A utility pole and wires...
View ArticlePennDOT update: Route 54 now closed at Narrows
Route 54 is now closed at the Riverside Narrows in Northumberland County. The detour route follows Logan Run Road, Hill Road, Snydertown Road, Avenue G and Sunbury Road.The closure may be in place...
View ArticleUpdate: Route 54 reopened
Route 54 is reopened to traffic, with flaggers directing traffic flow.The lane restriction is expected to be in effect for several more hours.
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