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09/01/2024

LAURELTON — The West End Library had visitors varying in species Saturday for children to read to and visit with.

08/31/2024

More than 2,500 students in the area did not return to public schools in the districts where they live at the end of summer break, opting instead to attend a growing number of outside cyber schools, parochial schools, other private schools, special …

More than 2,700 students in the area did not return to public schools in the districts where they live at the end of summer break, opting instead to attend a

08/31/2024

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08/31/2024

"I challenged them and they responded very well and they came out and showed everyone what Danville football is all about. Our goal is to improve each game, so we’re going to be better than we were today next week.”

MIFFLINBURG — Despite finishing strong in a Week 1 win over Bloomsburg, Danville started its opener a little slowly.

08/31/2024

Cooper Karycki was the workhorse in the win, rushing for 182 of Mount Carmel's 241 rushing yards, scoring twice.

MOUNT CARMEL — Five different Red Tornadoes scored as Mount Carmel won the 900th game in school history, the first school in Pennsylvania to win that many games.

08/31/2024

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08/31/2024

"We grabbed the momentum in the second half, but we are a work in progress — we know we are going to need to get off to better starts."

SUNBURY — Friday night's Heartland Athletic Conference crossover game between Lewisburg and Shikellamy was a perfect example of the importance of confidence on the gridiron.

08/31/2024

DANVILLE — Danville's Canal Park will look a bit different this week after a canal boat and mule were put on display Friday afternoon.

DANVILLE — Danville’s Canal Park will look a bit different this week after a canal boat and mule were put on display Friday afternoon.

08/31/2024

ELYSBURG — Dominic Fetterolf has been part of three state championship teams in his career at Southern Columbia, twice being named to the all-state team. So he's seen a lot.

08/30/2024

Pitt running back Rodney Hammond Jr. has been declared ineligible and will miss the 2024 season, the school has announced. No reason was provided, but Hammond remains a member of the team and can practice, the school says. Hammond, in his fourth yea…

Pitt running back Rodney Hammond Jr. has been declared ineligible and will miss the 2024 season, the school has announced. No reason was provided, but Hammond remains a member of

08/30/2024

A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against a former Allenwood federal penitentiary prisoner accused of severely injuring a corrections officer in 2020.

08/30/2024

DANVILLE — The COVID-19 virus keeps mutating. The latest strain, LB.1, is a subvariant of the omicron variant.

08/30/2024

BEAVER SPRINGS — Nearly 300 spectators are expected to watch top-ranked disc golfers in a tournament at Faylor Lake Sept. 14 and 15.

08/30/2024

SUNBURY — City residents can sign up for text alerts about upcoming events, emergency situations and city announcements using a new system launched earlier this week.

08/30/2024

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08/30/2024

HARRISBURG — A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in t…

HARRISBURG — A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several

08/30/2024

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08/30/2024

Each election, thousands of ballots are rejected for missing dates or other lapses. Court challenges to the rules may change the way votes are counted this fall.

08/30/2024

McClure firefighters were called out at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday for a downed tree at the intersection of Route 522 and Forbes Street in the western Snyder County borough and the crew noticed about 1 1/2 feet of water outside the station's bay doors.

08/30/2024

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08/30/2024

MIFFLINBURG — Citizens can boost their digital skills during Herr Memorial Library’s Digital Inclusion Week from Oct. 7-12.

08/30/2024

Listen in as Daily Item Editor Bill Bowman and Lead Football Writer Todd Hummel break down every local high school football game set for this weekend.

Listen in as Daily Item Editor Bill Bowman and Lead Football Writer Todd Hummel discuss every local high school football game set for this weekend. Time References: 10:20: Milton at

08/30/2024

SELINSGROVE — Susie Weller has been named executive director of Union-Snyder Community Action Agency (CAA).

08/30/2024

Three roads in Snyder County remain closed or have lane restrictions in place on Friday morning due to flooding, downed trees or utilities following Thursday evening's storms.

08/30/2024

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories featuring high school marching hands from across the region. They will appear each Friday in The Daily Item.

08/29/2024

SUNBURY — A stabbing and two other incidents happened at the same time to keep Sunbury police busy Wednesday evening, Chief Travis Bremigen said.

08/29/2024

Pennsylvania needs nurses. Efforts to recruit and retain health care workers have proven fruitful, according to The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, but members of the leading trade association continue to face labor shortage…

Pennsylvania needs nurses. Efforts to recruit and retain health care workers have proven fruitful, according to The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, but members of the leading trade association

08/29/2024

SELINSGROVE — Hometown Disposal employees are continuing the strike that began Monday over stalled contract negotiations.

08/29/2024

MOUNT CARMEL — A Mount Carmel man faces felony charges in Northumberland County after sending n**e photos to a 15-year-old, according to charges.

08/29/2024

LEWISBURG — An accused shooter in a 2020 incident in Union County violated the terms of his bail conditions after holding a woman hostage and threatening to kill her in May, according to police.

LEWISBURG — An accused shooter in a 2020 incident in Union County violated the terms of his bail conditions after holding a woman hostage and threatening to kill her in