The Daily Item

01/28/2025

“The fire department will buy the rescue building as the first step for one of the locations for development of the fire department consolidation."

SUNBURY — Sunbury City Council voted to approve a $50,000 donation to the city fire department for the purchase of the former Rescue Hose Company Fire Department building on Edison

01/28/2025

LAURELTON — The West End Library in Laurelton announced two dog training programs starting this March, led by Library Director and certified American Kennel Club (AKC) evaluator, Wendy Rote.

01/28/2025

DANVILLE — The Danville Area School District is seeking nominations for the inaugural class of the Athletic Hall of Fame.

01/28/2025

DANVILLE — Free youth heart screenings will be available next month at the Danville Area High School.

01/28/2025

SUNBURY — Utilities Inc. Gas Division (UGI) filed a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Monday to increase its base rates for residential, commercial and industrial customers by $110.4 million annually. The requested increase …

SUNBURY — Utilities Inc. Gas Division (UGI) filed a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Monday to increase its base rates for residential, commercial and industrial customers by

01/28/2025

WASHINGTON — The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.

01/28/2025

LEWISBURG — The League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area will host a forum on immigration policy on Feb. 18.

01/28/2025

DANVILLE — Organizers are looking for participants in Danville’s inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 15.

01/28/2025

MIDDLEBURG — Wines produced at Middleburg's family-owned Shade Mountain Winery and Vineyard received several awards at this year's Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.

MIDDLEBURG — Wines produced at Middleburg’s family-owned Shade Mountain Winery and Vineyard received several awards at this year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.

01/27/2025

LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man set for jury selection on Monday instead pleaded no contest to accusations that he attacked his wife with a hammer.Robert David Kitchens, 67, of Buffalo Road, entered a plea of no contest to a misdemeanor count of simple …

LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man set for jury selection on Monday instead pleaded no contest to accusations that he attacked his wife with a hammer.Robert David Kitchens, 67, of Buffalo

01/27/2025

A commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County has the state’s first confirmed 2025 case of bird flu in domestic poultry, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said Monday, noting the case affected a 50,000-bird chicken flock.

A commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County has the state’s first confirmed 2025 case of bird flu in domestic poultry, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said Monday, noting the case

01/27/2025

Pennsylvania's Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved a pair of energy-related bills during its first voting meeting of the new legislative session Monday.

01/27/2025

WILLIAMSPORT — A Sunbury man pleaded guilty in federal court to his involvement with the overdose death of Moses Fahnestock at a Lewisburg motel in 2022.Darryl Elliott, 39, of Sunbury, pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of conspiracy to …

WILLIAMSPORT — A Sunbury man pleaded guilty in federal court to his involvement with the overdose death of Moses Fahnestock at a Lewisburg motel in 2022.Darryl Elliott, 39, of Sunbury,

01/27/2025

Penn State’s commonwealth campuses enroll a more racially diverse group of people, a greater percentage of Pennsylvania residents, and more first-generation college students, than its flagship at University Park.

01/27/2025

SELINSGROVE — Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones will speak at Susquehanna University next month.

01/27/2025

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC official sent a memo to senior lead…

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and

01/27/2025

Childhood vaccination rates against dangerous infections like measles and polio continue to fall nationwide, and the number of parents claiming non-medical exemptions so their kids don't get required shots is rising.

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or

01/27/2025

“He's a strong strategist and excellent defensive mind. He reflects the core values our culture of excellence is built upon. We look forward to having Jim and his family join us in Happy Valley.”

Penn State formally hired Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to the same position Monday morning.