A relatively restrained President Donald Trump and a sometimes feisty former Vice President Joe Biden jousted for more than 90 minutes on a number of key issues ranging from the coronavirus to the Ukraine, jobs, and Black Lives Matter.
SELINSGROVE — Thirteen-year-old Quinn Stanford touted the benefits of SUMMIT Early Learning's after-school program in the first virtual town hall meeting Thursday evening.
SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University is ranked among the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review.
SELINSGROVE — Twins often have to share many things in their lifetime and for siblings Eli and Sophie Markle it meant the spotlight as they were crowned Homecoming king and queen at Selinsgrove Area High School.
A faulty data file that prevented some COVID-19 cases from being reported on Wednesday led to Thursday’s update from the Department of Health crossing 2,000 new cases for the first time since the pandemic began.
Officials in Snyder, Union and Northumberland counties have CARES Act funds that need to be dispersed this year.
Pope Francis' remarks regarding civil union laws for same-sex couples is not a change in the Catholic church doctrine, according to two Valley church members.
While Valley COVID-19 cases have leveled off, statewide there are more than 1,000 new cases for the 16th day in a row on Wednesday.
Our reporters want to hear from voters in Pennsylvania before, during and after the Nov. 3 election about any problems they face casting their ballot.
MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County will collect $25,032 for the sale of 195 trees at Faylor Lake in Beaver Springs.
LEWISBURG — Transitions of PA is hosting a Domestic Violence Candle Vigil on Facebook Live at 7 p.m., Oct. 28.
Laura Erdman and her son, Steven, spent less than 30 minutes at the Snyder County courthouse filling out ballot applications, casting their votes and handing them to an elections employee Tuesday morning.
There were 1,557 new COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania on Tuesday — including a dozen in the Valley — as hospitalizations increased to more than 900 across the state.
SELINSGROVE — A 56-year-old borough man accused of surreptitiously photographing a minor in the nude is facing more serious charges of felony sexual abuse of a child.
SHAMOKIN DAM — The Golden Arrow Motel owner is facing charges for allowing tenants to remain in their rooms after the borough deemed the building uninhabitable late last month.
SELINSGROVE — Masked and gloved Brookdale Grayson View residents stuffed candy into baggies in preparation for next week's Haunted Halloween drive-thru event.
Pennsylvania has 2,372 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days — including 40 new cases in the Valley — as the state surged past 183,000 cases of the novel coronavirus since March.
Amidst Christ Community United Methodist Church's major building renovation fundraising effort came the COVID-19 pandemic but donations have not lagged, according to the capital campaign chairman.
MIFFLINBURG — A live demonstration of blacksmithing brought visitors from Lewisburg and the surrounding area to the Gutelius House Museum on a crisp, sun-splashed Sunday afternoon.
Students in Line Mountain School District say the stress of school in the time of COVID-19 has manifested in different ways from fear of the unknown to physical reactions.
DANVILLE — When Bridget Farrell included in her daughter's obituary a poem the 23-year-old wrote about her battle with heroin before her death in 2017, she did it in the hopes of bringing attention to the scourge of the opioid epidemic.
POINT TOWNSHIP — Dressed in a blue dinosaur costume, 2-year-old Kurtis Moore clutched his mother's hand as he accepted candy during Saturday afternoon's Trunk-or-Treat event at the Point Drive-In.
Pennsylvania's online and retail sportsbook generated a record $462.8 million in bets in September but failed to bring in record taxable revenue.
Pennsylvania reported 1,857 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the largest single-day increase since April 9, and the second largest since the pandemic started in March.
State health officials announced another six new COVID-19-related deaths in the Valley on Friday and 1,566 additional cases across Pennsylvania.
Susquehanna University will delay the start of its spring semester and eliminate spring break and Bloomsburg University will continue with mostly remote classes in a three-session semester this spring, according to announcements from both schools on Friday.
Snyder County voters are raising issues about mail-in ballots containing errors and expressing concern about the Nov. 3 election.
State health officials announced another six new COVID-19-related deaths in the Valley on Friday and 1,566 additional cases across Pennsylvania.
HUMMELS WHARF — Augustaville resident Ron Bingaman and his wife, Leslie, sat in their parked car Friday morning and watched as the last two 300-foot-high smokestacks and a portion of the former Sunbury Generation plant were brought down by a controlled implosion.
SHAMOKIN DAM — Rain will not hamper this morning's scheduled controlled implosion of the two smokestacks at the former Sunbury Generation plant, Snyder County Emergency Management Coordinator Derick Shambach said.
Geisinger is making it easier for people to receive treatment for colds and flu by offering walk-in centers in several locations.
SHAMOKIN DAM — INSA LLC is proposing a major expansion of its medical marijuana-growing operation less than a year after opening the plant on the former Sunbury Generation property.
Pennsylvania had its 10th consecutive day with at least 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, as the state Department of Health announced another 1,598 cases on Thursday, including 28 new cases in the Valley.
COVID-19 will have some impact on Valley Halloween celebrations, but other events will go on or be re-cast as safe, family friendly events.
MIDDLEBURG — The application deadline has been extended for Snyder County small businesses, nonprofit organizations and municipalities to seek grant money for COVID-19 expenses.
Students at Danville's Primary School will return to in-person instruction on Monday, said Superintendent Ricki Boyle on Wednesday afternoon.
Sheetz announced on Tuesday that they plan to hire "over 3,000 employees company-wide."
MIDDLEBURG — The Snyder County Commissioners will take out a $2.5 million loan for renovations to two buildings.
SELINSGROVE — A group of Selinsgrove Area High School students, led by senior Isabel Proger, are giving the community swimming pool a fresh look.
Sixteen of the Valley’s 21 new COVID-19 cases announced by the state Department of Health on Tuesday are linked to long-term care facilities. Statewide, there are also 1,342 new cases, the eighth day in a row with at least 1,000 cases.
All four Valley counties are in the state’s substantial level of community transmission and Northumberland County has the state’s highest testing positivity rate according to the state Department of Health’s Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard, which was updated Tuesday.
SHAMOKIN DAM — The two remaining 300-foot-high smokestacks at the former coal-fired Sunbury Generation plant will be brought down by controlled implosion Friday morning.
Sixteen of the Valley’s 21 new COVID-19 cases announced by the state Department of Health on Tuesday are linked to long-term care facilities. Statewide, there are also 1,342 new cases, the eighth day in a row with at least 1,000 cases.
Milton's high school joined students at the nearby middle school going remote on Tuesday and Wednesday while Shikellamy had its first positive COVID-19 case at one of its elementary schools.
Ninety-four Valley restaurants have signed on for the state's restaurant COVID-19 certification, a designation that allows eateries to operate at 50 percent capacity while following all state guidelines for safety.
Valley hospitals are seeing an increase in mammograms this fall as women return to clinics for vital screenings many delayed during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Pennsylvania had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in both days over the weekend according to two-day totals released from the state Department of Health Monday morning. There were 39 additional cases in the Valley over the weekend, while seven more deaths in the region were attributed to t…
Claudia Swisher loves casting her ballot in person on Election Day, but this year COVID-19 health concerns are keeping her away from the polls.
MIDDLEBURG — Diane Savidge joined the Soroptimist club in 1983 at the urging of her mother-in-law and is now serving as the organizations' North Atlantic Region Governor.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced 1,742 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest statewide total since April 10 and the third-highest total since the state began tracking data in March. There are 34 new cases locally.
