Week five winners announced
SHAMOKIN - Austin George, of 34 N. Oak St., Mount Carmel, was the first place winner in week five of The News-Item Football Contest, which included games from the week of Sept. 23 and 24. He wins a $50...
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Cross lit in Stefanovige's honorPAXINOS - The cross on top of Paxinos mountain will be lighted this evening to honor the late David E. Stefanovige, who died Wednesday in a traffic accident in Lycoming...
View ArticleWiest out of hospital
DANVILLE - Northumberland County Judge William H. Wiest, who suffered an infection Monday morning at Northumberland County Courthouse in Sunbury and had to be transported by ambulance to Geisinger...
View ArticleWeis not affected by recall
SUNBURY - The director of public relations at Weis Markets assures customers that melons purchased at the local grocery chain are not from Colorado and not affected by the recent recall."Over the past...
View ArticleNorthumberland County unemployment rate increases .5 percent
by justin strawser Northumberland County's unemployment rate jumped .5 percent from July to August, taking it to the highest it's been all year.According to information released Tuesday by the...
View ArticlePaxinos area hit worse than three weeks ago
PAXINOS - During the Flood of 2011 three weeks ago, Joe Reidinger was taken to the hospital for a possible heart attack. The Paxinos business owner, who was suffering from angina, was told by doctors...
View ArticleFed judge to determine if Handerhan violated bail
HARRISBURG - A federal judge is scheduled to hear motions Wednesday to determine if a retired Mount Carmel police officer charged with child pornography offenses violated his bail conditions and if he...
View ArticleCounty's only water rescue team made 32 rescues during flood
SUNBURY - Northumberland County's only water rescue team was put to the test in September when record-setting rainfall inundated much of the county.Established in 2009, Sunbury Water Rescue averages...
View ArticleRaymond L. 'Rookie' Keefer
KULPMONT - Raymond L. "Rookie" Keefer, 84, of Serenity Gardens Assisted Living for the past two months and formerly of East Cameron Township, passed away Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at Mount Carmel...
View ArticleChiavarolis hold reunion
(This article is being reprinted due to information from last year's reunion being printed. The News-Item apologizes for the error.)SHAMOKIN - The annual Chiavaroli family reunion was held July 30 at...
View ArticleKripplebauer descendants attend gathering
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - Seventy-five descendants of the Adam Kripplebauer family held its fifth annual reunion Aug. 13 at The Barn catering hall near Fountain Springs. Relatives from throughout the United...
View ArticleShamokin Area to host Black Diamond Cavalcade of Bands
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area High School Marching Band will host the 45th annual Black Diamond Cavalcade of Bands at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Kemp Memorial Stadium.The cavalcade is a Tournament of...
View ArticleBachelor's degree from Bloomsburg U.
BLOOMSBURG - Taryn L. Gilger earned a Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Bloomsburg University in August.A 2007 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, Gilger is pursuing a Master of...
View ArticlePortrait of past master presented to Masonic lodge
SHAMOKIN - Fran Hand, of Shamokin, recently presented Gus Hatzas, past master and president of the Temple Association for Shamokin Lodge 255 with a portrait of her late father, Richard A. Shade II,...
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DivorcesJulie A. Clark, 357 16th St., Northumberland, from Scott D. Clark, 680 Wallace Road, Northumberland. Married Nov. 18, 1995.Chad M. Hurley, 802 Fifth St., Riverside, from Pamela N. Hurley, 1064...
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NoteworthyPie sale benefits veterans fundSUNBURY - The Northumberland County Veterans Affairs is holding a pie sale through Oct. 31 to benefit the newly created veterans emergency fund. Pies are $7.50...
View ArticleFall festival successful, despite rainy weather Wishing it could be a bit warmer
SHAMOKIN - Saturday's third annual Fall Fun Festival and Car Boot Sale was successful despite the rainy weather that forced organizers to close the event about 90 minutes early.Jeanne Shaffer,...
View ArticleC.T. woman hurt in accident
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - A 29-year-old Coal Township woman was injured late Friday night when her car exited Route 61, struck an embankment and overturned near the Sunoco gas station.State police at...
View ArticleChurch News
Bethany EC ChurchBethany EC Church 1238 Market St. Ashland.Pastor - Mark BrownsonSunday school - 9:15 a.m.Worship service - 10:30 a.m. Wednesday prayer meeting - 6:30 p.m.Free clothing closet - Every...
View ArticleSt. Peter's Lutheran votes to join new church affliation
RED CROSS - St. Peter Lutheran Church, in Red Cross (located just east of Route 225), has voted to join Lutheran congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC, website www.lcmc.net), a Lutheran church body...
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