NWS: Flash flooding is 'imminent'
The month of September has been the wettest in at least seven years.More than 17 inches of rain had fallen in Sunbury through Wednesday morning, according to John LaCorte, National Weather Service...
View ArticleBoy in critical condition after lightning strike
PAXINOS - Emergency crews responded to a home along Dogwood Road south of here Wednesday afternoon for a report of a boy believed to have been struck by lightning.Ralpho Township Police were at the...
View ArticleReduced bail denied for robbery suspect, 19
MOUNT CARMEL - The 19-year-old Mount Carmel man who brandished a knife at a clerk inside Community Pharmacy last week in an attempt to obtain oxycodone waived his right to a preliminary hearing and...
View ArticleLine Mountain has until November to make decision
MANDATA - The Line Mountain School District project manager told the school board they have until November to make a concrete decision on future construction plans if any new buildings are to be open...
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UNIVERSITY PARK - The following area students were named to the dean's list at Pennsylvania State University for the summer semester:- Kenna M. Chuplis, Ashland, Schuylkill Campus.- Philip T. Rathosky,...
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Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; nickel bingo, noon to 1:15 p.m.; executive board meeting, noon; members meeting, 1:30 p.m.Tuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; Shopping at...
View ArticleSaint Catherine, McCann encourage women to get mammograms in October
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Breast cancer awareness needs to be a year-round matter, but with October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, that focus is intensified, prompting a school and hospital to...
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Shamokin-Coal Township Public LibrarySHAMOKIN - The Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library has announced that memorials for the following period of Aug. 13 to Sept. 26 have been presented for the...
View ArticleNoteworthy 9/30/11
Pets to be blessedMOUNT CARMEL - The Rev. Francis Karwacki will bless pets on the front steps of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 4 p.m. Tuesday, the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. All are...
View ArticleChurch of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
MOUNT CARMEL - The following memorials have been given for the month of September to the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.Caroline Scicchitano from Julie and Bob Griffiths.Constance Stella Gallagher...
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MOUNT CARMEL - Walt Kozlowski, a librarian and English teacher at Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School, was inspired by local efforts to help flood victims and decided to coordinate a book...
View ArticleRt. 54 crash slows traffic
RALPHO TOWNSHIP - A non-injury accident involving two vehicles at Catman Hollow Road and state Route 54 added to traffic woes experienced around the area Thursday afternoon. Just after 5 p.m., a GMC...
View ArticleBoy critical after lightning strike
PAXINOS - A 10-year-old boy who was struck by lighting was listed in critical condition Thursday evening, according to a Geisinger Medical Center nursing supervisor.Logan Williams, identified by a...
View ArticleFamily, Scouts remember local man killed in South Williamsport Wednesday
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT - A Paxinos man killed Wednesday in a fatal crash in Lycoming County was mourned Thursday by family, friends and members of an organization to which he was highly devoted - Boy...
View ArticleWOMAN KILLED IN CRASH
WEIGH SCALES - A Coal Township woman was killed in a three-car collision at the intersection of Route 61 and Overlook Boulevard on Thursday afternoon.Doris L. Kern, 80, was pronounced dead at the scene...
View ArticleMore flooding, heavy rain
It was déjà vu in Northumberland and Columbia counties Wednesday, when heavy thunderstorms dumped 4 to 6 inches of water into the watersheds, causing even more flooding and damage to roadways,...
View ArticleProperty owners should filed claims
SUNBURY - Steve Reiner, Northumberland County's acting director of public safety, said property owners impacted by flooding and storm damage earlier this month and again on Wednesday and Thursday...
View ArticleNot a tornado in Shamokin, Coal Township, but 60-70 mph wind, said National...
SHAMOKIN - Thursday's question of the day was whether a tornado hit First Street Wednesday night.Even though the National Weather Service (NWS) said the weather event was most likely straight-line...
View ArticleWoman in fair condition after fatal accident
DANVILLE - Melanie Guinther, of Elysburg, who was injured in a three-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Route 61 and Overlook Boulevard in Weigh Scales that claimed the life of...
View ArticlePolice: Man made obscene gesture at Ferndale field
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 20-year-old Mount Carmel man was taken into custody Thursday night and charged with four misdemeanor offenses after he allegedly made an obscene gesture in front of two young girls at...
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