http://www.dailyitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 17 May 2008 06:45:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001630.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001630.html An unidentified young male was found dead Friday morning on the shared porch of a duplex where police in March arrested a tenant for dealing heroin. Sat, 17 May 2008 06:36:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001724.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001724.html Matt Mousley said he doesn't think the farm bill will give any additional help to local farmers, however area residents can lend support through purchasing locally grown food. Sat, 17 May 2008 06:34:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001653.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001653.html A movement has been launched to find ways of helping rural veterans better handle the stress of combat, many of whom have yet to return from serving oversees. Sat, 17 May 2008 06:46:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001636.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001636.html A Sunbury man's conviction on sexual assault charges has been upheld by the state Superior Court. Rickie Showers, 51, was convicted of several sexual offenses by a Northumberland County jury in April 2006 and sentenced by Judge Charles H. Saylor to 21 1/2 years to 43 years in state prison. Sat, 17 May 2008 06:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001640.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001640.html Police chases in the Valley rose by 9 percent in 2007, when vehicle pursuits elsewhere in Pennsylvania fell by 9 percent, according to a report released by the state police. Sat, 17 May 2008 06:30:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001657.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001657.html The Milton Regional Sewer Authority Board of Directors voted 6-1 on Wednesday to raise sewer rates for its customers beginning July 1. Sat, 17 May 2008 06:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001646.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_138001646.html It took a few days, but Bucknell University exchange students Toki Baw and Csi Thu Latt know their families in Yangon, Myanmar, have survived a cyclone that has claimed the lives of at least 78,000 in the southeast Asian country. Fri, 16 May 2008 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_137111523.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_137111523.html Three months of hard work will culminate Saturday with one of the glitziest Danville proms ever, complete with a red carpet-style walk through downtown. Fri, 16 May 2008 08:06:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_137080908.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_137080908.html Eric “Broadway” Jones doesn’t believe in chance. When representatives of the Northumberland-Snyder Special Olympics contacted Jones’ team — the Globetrotter-esque Harlem Wizards — last month to come to town and put on a show, it was more than simple luck. Fri, 16 May 2008 08:01:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_137080142.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_137080142.html It was an odd announcement, one Craig Long likely never thought would be made here, especially when they were talking about him. Fri, 16 May 2008 07:42:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136160001.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136160001.html Federal funding for the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway project will not be released until at least 2009, state Department of Transportation officials said Thursday. Thu, 15 May 2008 05:51:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001628.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001628.html Following an extended discussion Wednesday night, the Borough Council tabled approval of the proposed Milton Outdoor Life Park until the TIME organization provides an agreement for insurance and maintenance for the site. Thu, 15 May 2008 05:48:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001542.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001542.html Tensions over child visitation caused Travis Graham to "snap" and fire a fatal shot at Jeffrey Stock in March, Jessica "Renee" Lehman said Wednesday. Thu, 15 May 2008 05:46:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001619.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001619.html Allison Housholder didn't join student council or study diligently to get good grades in school so she could win an award or have something to put on her resume. Thu, 15 May 2008 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001556.html http://www.dailyitem.com/homepage/local_story_136001556.html Milton Area Senior High School social studies teacher Michael Conn was ecstatic as he accepted a check for $335 from Ryan Wolfe.