3 roads remain closed
Airport Road in Ralpho Township was reopened at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, the latest road in Northumberland County to be reopened following the Flood of 2011.Three roads remain closed in Northumberland...
View ArticleMount Carmel man jailed after kidnapping, assault
GIRARDVILLE - A Mount Carmel man was placed in Schuylkill County Prison after being arraigned on charges he kidnapped and assaulted his wife Sunday evening.Kyle Kent, 31, of Mount Carmel,was placed in...
View ArticleArmed robbery suspect charged
MOUNT CARMEL - A 19-year-old Mount Carmel man, who brandished a knife at a clerk inside Community Pharmacy on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to obtain oxycodone, was detained a few blocks away within...
View ArticleEarns master's
WILKES-BARRE - Danielle Pachkoski, Ashland, received a master's degree in physician assistant studies from King's College during summer commencement.A physician assistant is a dependent mid-level...
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WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-10, expressed disappointment Wednesday when the House voted down a measure that would have provided immediate assistance to flood victims. By a 230-195 vote,...
View ArticleNoteworthy 9/22/11
Friday declared Helen Kuzo DayMOUNT CARMEL - On behalf of council and all Mount Carmel citizens, Helen Kuzo was congratulated on her centennial birthday. It is proclaimed by Mayor J. Kevin Jones that...
View ArticlePart of Rt. 125 closed because of a sinkhole
SHAMOKIN - A large mine subsidence opened Wednesday night along State Route 125 south of Shamokin, forcing PennDOT to close the highway.As of 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Route 125 was closed between Market...
View ArticleGreenhouse opens at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Northumberland County Nutrition Greenhouse will bear great fruits - and vegetables, and flowers, and herbs and spices - for students and seniors of the area."It's about common...
View Article'Toddlers & Tiaras' criticism stirred up again
Melissa Wynn has all along defended her 5-year-old daughter's participation in beauty pageants despite the uproar created when the "Toddlers & Tiaras" reality show came to Shamokin for filming...
View ArticleDad out of jail in just 91 days
SUNBURY - A 27-year-old Shamokin man charged with fracturing his two-month-old son's skull and ribs by slamming him into a car seat pleaded no contest earlier this month to misdemeanors of simple...
View ArticleSnydertown Road now open, police enforcing closure of Route 487
The reopening of a section of Snydertown and a zero-tolerance enforcement of a road closure in Columbia County led the latest developments stemming from the Flood of 2011.Snydertown Rd....
View ArticleRosini working to toughen sentences for child abusers
SUNBURY - Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Rosini is attempting to have state legislation passed to establish a statute for child abuse charges. "Defendants charged with assaulting a child...
View ArticleSASB to obtain $4M loan
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School Board unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday night to obtain an interest-free $4.068 million federal loan through the State Public School Building Authority to...
View ArticleTeens charged in burglary
MOUNT CARMEL - Ten juveniles have been charged by Officer Matthew Dillman with burglary and related offenses in connection with the theft of numerous items from a residence at 238 S. Poplar St. last...
View ArticleNoteworthy 9/23/11
Food pantry to have distributionATLAS - The Mount Carmel Township Food Pantry will hold its monthly food distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the township complex for residents in Atlas,...
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COAL TOWNSHIP - The News-Item incorrectly reported Thursday that the Coal Township Recycling Center was offering free disposal of most electronic products beginning Thursday. The correct date is...
View ArticleHomecoming court announced at Shamokin Area
COAL TOWNSHIP - The 2011 homecoming festivities for the Shamokin Area School District will be held Friday at Kemp Memorial Stadium. The new queen will be crowned before the football game between the...
View Article50 JOBS BY NOVEMBER
COAL TOWNSHIP - Don't call the empty Paxinos plant the former Fleetwood Enterprises building, but rather the new Polar Tech Industries, Inc., which is expected to employ 50 people by November."We look...
View ArticleHow are vendors fairing?
BLOOMSBURG - A stand at the Bloomsburg Fair would have brought in a third of Art Catino's income for the year. But even though the fair has been canceled because of flood damage, the owner of Catino's...
View ArticleManager charged with stealing $6,000
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 31-year-old Danville man has been charged by Coal Township police with stealing approximately $6,000 from Radio Shack in the Plaza at Coal Township, while he was employed there.John...
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