ELYSBURG — Tiger nation came out roaring at a pep rally held Thursday night at the Ralpho Township Community Gym, in advance of today's PIAA Class 2A state championship game in Hershey.
SUNBURY — UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury’s planned closure throws its challenge of the Northumberland County Board of Assessment tax exemption denial into limbo, according to county officials.
SUNBURY — Robert Zimmerman Jr., Sunbury Rotary Club's Citizen of the Year, had some advice Thursday evening for people who serve their community.
SUNBURY — Staff at PA CareerLink Northumberland/Snyder/Union Counties in Sunbury immediately reached out to the state Department of Labor and Industry's Rapid Response team on Thursday morning once news broke that UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury was set to close in March 2020.
Eighteen rural hospitals across the country have closed their doors in 2019, according to the Center for Health Research at the University of North Carolina, which has been tracking rural hospital closings.
SUNBURY — Members of the UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury hospital advisory committee said they received no warning about the closure.
SUNBURY — City emergency responders are concerned with the unexpected closing of UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury.
SUNBURY — A Sunbury woman is thankful for the Needy Family Fund because for the second time in her life she has needed help.
A state audit of the Danville Area School District found the district inaccurately reported the number of nonpublic school students transported, resulting in an over-reimbursement from the state of $113,575 over a four-year period, according to a report from Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.
SUNBURY — Sunbury officials woke up Thursday morning "stunned," "shocked" and "saddened" after learning the news that UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury is shutting its doors in March.
COAL TOWNSHIP — An inmate at Northumberland County Jail who attacked a fellow inmate charged with more than 100 felony counts related to sexual assault of a child and a teenager has been released on $5,000 unsecured bail, according to the Northumberland County District Attorney's office.
MANDATA — The business manager of Line Mountain School District will retire on Jan. 15.
UPMC Susquehanna’s plan to close its Sunbury hospital in 2020 shocked and angered city officials, who said they were unaware of the pending shutdown that would eliminate about 150 jobs locally.
LEWISBURG — Union County District Attorney Pete Johnson said his office will pursue a second trial of a former Mifflinburg man accused of child rape after the first trial ended with a hung jury.
SUNBURY — Two special events with Santa Claus in Sunbury are planned for this weekend.
MIDDLEBURG — A 42-year-old Port Trevorton man is charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in August 2017.
DANVILLE — BJ's Tavern and Oyster Bar received permission to install an illuminated sign on its awning by the Danville Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday night.
WATSONTOWN — A Watsontown man has been charged with two felony counts and multiple misdemeanors after being stopped while driving at a traffic stop in the 100th block of E. Third St., on Nov. 14.
MIDDLEBURG — Pay increase requests for eight Snyder County employees Thursday was postponed until two new commissioners take office in January.
SUNBURY — Staff at PA CareerLink Northumberland/Snyder/Union Counties in Sunbury immediately reached out to the state Department of Labor and Industry's Rapid Response team on Thursday morning once news broke that UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury was set to close in March 2020.
SHAMOKIN — A city woman faces felony aggravated assault charges for hitting her 4-year old multiple times with a cord and belt because the woman was angry the child was sleeping in her bed, police said.
SUNBURY — The future of UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury challenging the decision of the Northumberland County Board of Assessment to deny the hospital's request for tax exemption of more than $370,000 in real estate revenue is not known, according to county officials.
DANVILLE — Mahoning Township firefighters responded to seven calls in October, Fire Chief Leslie Young reported.
DANVILLE — Mahoning Township police investigated 373 incidents in October, including 20 traffic arrests, Police Chief Fred Dyroff recently reported.
The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement that monitors the Susquehanna Valley received 56 complaints, issued 3 violation letters and 12 warnings in November.
LEWISBURG — Lewisburg Area School Board directors elected Jordan Fetzer, Cory Heath and Erin Jablonski as board president, vice president and treasurer, respectively. The three were elected to the leadership positions when the school board reorganized this week.
LEWISBURG — A Union County jury couldn’t render a verdict in the trial of a former Mifflinburg man accused of child rape.
SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University junior Bailee Wenckus was awarded Leader of the Year for 2019 at the recent Lead365 National Conference in Orlando, Florida.
NORTHUMBERLAND — An administrator and teacher from Sunbury Christian Academy spoke an international conference in Miami about using technology in the classroom.
SUNBURY — Taxpayers in Shamokin will continue paying a 35-mill real estate tax and 2 percent earned income tax as part of the city's state-guided Act 47 recovery plan.
'Tis the season to be generous and Business.org has singled out the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank as the best charity in the state.
SUNBURY — Senior Shikellamy school board member Lori Garman was elected as the panel's vice president, giving the 12-year veteran her first big seat on the board of her career.
MILTON — The 24-year-old man who was shot on Nov. 10 needed seven different surgeries over the last four weeks, two of which included procedures that were required to keep him from dying, according to testimony from a Milton Police officer on Wednesday.
SELINSGROVE — After 10 years serving as superintendent of the Selinsgrove School District, Chad Cohrs tendered his resignation at Tuesday night's school board meeting. Cohrs will continue as superintendent until July 2020, the end of the current school year.
MILTON — A Milton woman has requested assistance this holiday season for food and gifts for her son.
DANVILLE — DRIVE has been chosen to administer Focus Central Pennsylvania, DRIVE Executive Director Jennifer Wakeman told the board Wednesday.
A hearing to determine funeral arrangements for child abuse victim Arabella Parker has been rescheduled to Dec. 9, according to court documents.
Rain and snow showers are forecast to begin in the Valley by 2 p.m., according to AccuWeather.
SELINSGROVE — Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company plans to have food trucks at the Selinsgrove station one Saturday a month between April and October to raise funds.
RIVERSIDE — Borough council members Monday night adopted a 2020 budget with no tax increase.
HARRISBURG— The Pennsylvania Commission for Women is seeking statewide nominations for its fifth annual Female Veterans Day Ceremony as part of Women’s History Month in March 2020. The event will take place at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg and veterans selected will be honored by G…
SUNBURY — Northumberland County President Judge Charles Saylor and other county officials honored the departing Commissioner Chairman Rick Shoch on Tuesday.
Robert Zimmerman Jr., who will be named the 2019 Sunbury Rotary Club Citizen of the Year on Thursday, had his award and accolades announced to the nation Tuesday by Congressman Fred Keller.
Donors gave $3,646 to 17 Valley agencies yesterday as part of #GivingTuesday, according to centralpagivingtuesday.org.
MIDDLEBURG — The Snyder County Commissioners have passed a tentative $19.7 million budget for 2020 that carries no tax increase.
Three Snyder County municipalities do not intend to follow Selinsgrove borough in casting a no-confidence vote against the Eastern Snyder County Regional Authority Board.
LEWISBURG – Maddie Switala doesn't remember much about the day a gunman killed 20 young children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school.
COAL TOWNSHIP — A home raided by state Attorney General's Office drug officials is now under investigation after emergency responders battled a two-alarm fire in the 1400 block of Pulaski Avenue in the Springfield Section of Coal Township, Sunday night.
MILTON – A 51-year-old Milton widow is turning to the Needy Family Fund again this year for some financial help, but the best gift she said would be to see her children and grandchildren.
The Shamokin Area School District agreed through mediation with the state Office of Open Records to comply with a Right to Know request by The Daily Item seeking paid coaches' text messages and emails to students.
