DEP, public discuss breaker permit
ATLAS - Both sides in a dispute over the repair and usage of the former Savitski Brothers Coal Company met with Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials in Mount Carmel Township Tuesday...
View ArticleFlood of 2011: On the Cover
Top photo: Route 487 flooding in Paxinos. Others from left:Row 1: Flooded car near Knoebels; cleanup in Shamokin's Fifth Ward; late-night rescue on Knoebels Parkway.Row 2: Washout in Bloomsburg;...
View ArticleRiver crests from the Flood of 2011
Bloomsburg: Crest was 32.75 feet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, establishing it as the "flood of record," breaking a mark of 32.70 set March 9, 1904.Danville: Crest was 31.55 at noon Friday, Sept. 9,...
View ArticleLEE RIVALS AGNES Area dodges bullet with Irene, takes direct hit a week later
In June 1972, the remnants of Hurricane Agnes stalled over central Pennsylvania, drenching a wide geographical area for days on end and, in the process, creating a potent flood the likes of which...
View ArticleRainfall accumulations
In conjunction with the National Weather Service chart above, the agency reported these rainfall totals from Sunday evening, Sept. 4, through 7 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8:Northumberland CountyBear Gap:...
View ArticleFlood of 2011: A Timeline
- A "monster" storm, Hurricane Irene, sets her sights on the East Coast. Some rain, 40 mph winds predicted for central Pennsylvania. - Irene batters the North Carolina coast, but the National Weather...
View ArticleFifth Ward deluge Creek overflows, flooding streets and homes
Higher and higher the creek waters rose. Residents of Shamokin's Fifth Ward, many of whom had witnessed a similar frightening scenario four decades before, hoped in vain the rain would stop in time....
View ArticleFirst the flood, then a 'tidal wave' Just when waters start receding, flash...
Lower Northumberland County, like all locations along the Susquehanna River, did not escape unscathed from the flooding associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. But after the river crested,...
View ArticleWater level from Lee came close to Agnes mark of '72
The sign by the miniature golf course that records levels of high water at Knoebels Amusement Resort over the past four decades tells the story.Agnes, the granddaddy of all modern-day floods, the storm...
View ArticleMC Twp. police await lab results; coach won't discuss issue
MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Township police said arrests are pending from a traffic stop on Sunday that reportedly involved members of the Mount Carmel Area High School football team.Chief Brian...
View ArticleDistrict Court 9/29/11
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants ordered to appear for arraignment in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can plead...
View ArticleNoteworthy 9/29/11
Electronics recycling begins todayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Electronics recycling begins today at the Coal Township Recycling Center, Venn Access Road, and will be held each Thursday.Most electronics -...
View ArticleRealtor earns GRI
SUNBURY - Aimee Buehner of Bowen Agency Realtors earned the Graduate Realtors Institute professional designation from the Pennsylvania Realtors Institute.The GRI designation is a nationally recognized...
View Article$10 night to benefit Linda Reed
Benefit for Linda Reed- When: 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday- Where: St. Francis Home Association, 615 Race St., Shamokin- Donation: $10- Featuring: Local country singer Warren Dane. Food and drink...
View ArticleCollege news: Student teaching
WILKES-BARRE - Keziah Block, Shamokin, began student teaching at Dan Flood Elementary School. Block graduated in May with a degree in elementary and early childhood education from King's College. She...
View ArticleCollege news: Bloomsburg graduate
BLOOMSBURG - Mark C. Gilger Jr. graduated May 7 from Bloomsburg University with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism. While at Bloomsburg, he attained dean's list honors several times, wrote...
View ArticleCollege news: Studying abroad
SELINSGROVE - Anthony Munson, a junior at Susquehanna University, is studying abroad this semester in London, England. Munson, a 2009 graduate of Shamokin Area Junior/Senior High School, is currently...
View ArticleCollege News: Penn State graduate
STATE COLLEGE - Santina Sacavage recently graduated from Penn State University, University Park, with a bachelor of arts degree in crime, law and justice. While attending Penn State, Ms. Sacavage...
View ArticleWater St. families fed up with rising creek
MOUNT CARMEL - The residents of Water Street are sick of feeling ignored by Mount Carmel Borough Council and want something to be done about the creek that keeps destroying their property."I know...
View ArticleZerbe Township woman vows to fight cancer
TREVORTON - One month ago, Earl and Linda Reed celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary. It's been much longer since they first met at a library; Earl, a high-school junior, causing Linda, an eighth...
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