MC firefighters to hold 13th annual memorial service
MOUNT CARMEL - Remembering those who have answered their final alarm, the Volunteer Fire Department of Mount Carmel will hold its 13th annual memorial service at 9 a.m. Sunday in Grace United Church of...
View ArticlePennsylvania to celebrate National Pierogy Day
SHENANDOAH - Thanks to Gov. Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania will officially celebrate the third annual National Pierogy Day.Corbett sent a letter to Ateeco Inc., maker of Mrs. T's Pierogies, to join with all...
View ArticleNoteworthy 10/8/11
'Dueling Pianos' tickets availableCOAL TOWNSHIP - The Fabulous "Dueling Pianos" will appear Saturday, Oct. 22, at the newly renovated Brady Fire Company hall, Ranshaw.The doors will open at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleMan who ran from police after being tasered caught three months later
FRACKVILLE - A 29-year-old Ashland man wanted by borough police for escape and also for outstanding warrants from the Schuylkill County Domestic Relations Office was apprehended Wednesday William...
View ArticleSenior Activities
All senior action centers will be closed on Monday in observance of Columbus Day.Shamokin-Coal TownshipTuesday - Morning cards, 8:30 a.m.; Shopping at Lycoming Mall, van leaves at 9 a.m., cost is $2;...
View ArticleWeek six winners announced
SHAMOKIN - Wayne Snyder, of Coal Township was the top prize winner in week six of The News-Item Football Contest. Snyder was the only participant who picked all 12 of this week's games correctly.For...
View ArticleNew Life Church of God will celebrate 128th anniversary
As reported to the News-ItemMOUNT CARMEL - The congregation and staff of the New Life Church of God will celebrate the church's 128th anniversary on Sunday.The church originated in 1883 at the east...
View ArticleRed Cross Local Flood Relief receives more than $260,000
Donations to the Red Cross Local Flood Relief fund have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars.As of Friday, $227,365.79 had been received by mail and $33,860 had been received via the Internet, for a...
View ArticleState rep's grandson injured in Afghanistan
HARRISBURG - Nick Staback, grandson of state Rep. Ed Staback, D-115, was injured while serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and transported to Germany for medical treatment, the district office in...
View ArticleNo charges filed in New Mexico death of Ringtown cyclist
After 15 months of investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, no charges will be filed against the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed 19-year-old Ringtown cyclist John Anczarski last...
View ArticleStuck accelerator sends car careening through Shamokin downtown
SHAMOKIN - City police blame a stuck accelerator for causing an accident Friday, when a Coal Township man drove his car into an SUV and a stone wall and wedged himself between a tree and a large rock...
View ArticlePrognosis for boy struck by lightning unsure; grandfather asking for prayers...
PAXINOS - The grandfather of a 10-year-old boy who was struck by lightning last week is hopeful and asking others to pray."I'd like everyone to keep Logan in their prayers. That's what he needs the...
View ArticleChurch was never delinquent
TREVORTON - The pastor of a church here says her congregation was embarrassed to see their church identified as a state tax delinquent. Especially when they knew it wasn't true.In January, the...
View ArticleMasser hosting senior expo
ELYSBURG - Rep. Kurt Masser (R-107) will host a senior expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Oct. 20, at the Elysburg Fire Company, 1 E. Mill St.,The event will feature more than 40 exhibitors providing...
View ArticleSnyder named assistant vice president of Trevorton bank
TREVORTON - Union Bank and Trust Company, a Pottsville-based community bank, has announced the hiring of Jack Snyder as assistant vice president/loan officer. In his new role, Snyder will be...
View ArticleDamage of fire estimated at $75,000
by news-item staffMOUNT CARMEL - The estimated damage cause by an electrical fire at 51 N. Hickory St. Wednesday is reported as $75,000, according to Milton state fire marshal Trooper Norman Fedder.The...
View ArticleFor the Record 10-09-11
Property transfersSusquehanna Valley Development Group Inc. to Gabriel Ruiz, Abdelis Vega, Gabrielle Ruiz and Julianna Ruiz, property in Coal Township, $2,000.Randy E. Kehler and Kandis Kehler to...
View ArticleNoteworthy 10-09-11
NoteworthyFire Prevention Week activities setMOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Fire Department has announce events for Fire Prevention Week, today through Saturday.At 9 a.m. today at Grace United Church of...
View ArticleCovered Bridge Festival brings in numbers, Black Diamond opens for first time
by justin strawser ELYSBURG - Except for a white sign recording the water level for the Flood of 2011, a visitor might not even suspect that Knoebels Amusement Resort was ransacked by a overflowing...
View Article'G-SACH' merger nears Geisinger, Shamokin detail changes ahead for patients,...
The merger of Shamokin Area Community Hospital (SACH) into Geisinger Health Systems (GHS) is now less than three months away.Executives from both organizations maintain that little will change come...
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