The Daily Item

11/02/2024

In two days, America’s quadrennial stress test, a presidential election, will play out, as mail-in ballots are counted and large numbers of people will line up at polling stations casting votes for either former President Donald Trump or Vice Presid…

In two days, America’s quadrennial stress test, a presidential election, will play out, as mail-in ballots are counted and large numbers of people will line up at polling stations casting

11/02/2024

Presidential elections draw the most voters to the polls, but having a plan can help avoid long lines, prevent mistakes and help fellow voters.

11/02/2024

HERSHEY — Warrior Run junior Claire Dufrene gave District 4 an individual state cross-country champion for the third consecutive year on Saturday, pulling away in the last mile to win the PIAA Class A title at Hershey's Parkview Course.

HERSHEY — Warrior Run junior Claire Dufrene gave District 4 an individual state cross-country champion for the third consecutive year on Saturday, pulling away in the last mile to win

11/02/2024

MIFFLINBURG — The Union County 4-H is hosting a Winter STEM Day Camp on Dec. 30.

11/02/2024

MIFFLINBURG — The public work session for the Mifflinburg Area School Board on Tuesday is canceled.This meeting will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled school board meeting on Nov. 12.The decision was made because the Mifflinburg Ar…

MIFFLINBURG — The public work session for the Mifflinburg Area School Board on Tuesday is canceled.This meeting will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled school board meeting on

11/02/2024

MILTON — The second annual Susquehanna Valley Scavenger Hunt kicked off on Friday.Sponsored by T-Ross Brothers Construction Inc. in Milton, the hunt takes place throughout the month of November and December. Throughout this time, people will have th…

MILTON — The second annual Susquehanna Valley Scavenger Hunt kicked off on Friday.Sponsored by T-Ross Brothers Construction Inc. in Milton, the hunt takes place throughout the month of November and

11/02/2024

SUNBURY — Sunbury officials and a Middleburg woman are making an effort to clean and repair the Spruce Street Cemetery and are asking for volunteers to join them in their efforts.

SUNBURY — Sunbury officials and a Middleburg woman are making an effort to clean and repair the Spruce Street Cemetery and are asking for volunteers to join them in those

11/02/2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a stay Friday sought by Republicans that prevents a lower court’s ruling concerning the constitutionality of requiring hand-dated return envelopes for mail ballots from being applied to Tuesday’s general election

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a stay Friday sought by Republicans that prevents a lower court’s ruling concerning the constitutionality of requiring hand-dated return envelopes for mail ballots

11/01/2024

The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania. The justices on Friday left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that elections officials…

The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania. The justices on Friday left in

11/01/2024

SUNBURY — A bill sponsored by Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-27, was signed into law this week to enable licensed practical nurses working in a hospice setting to make death pronouncements.

SUNBURY — A bill sponsored by Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-27, was signed into law this week to enable licensed practical nurses working in a hospice setting to make death

11/01/2024

DANVILLE — The Danville Area Community Center hosted its first Veterans Community Day on Friday, welcoming local veterans to learn about available resources.

11/01/2024

POTTSGROVE — A man, woman and child are homeless, but uninjured, after a Friday morning fire at 1000 Mexico Road, East Chillisquaque Township.

11/01/2024

DANVILLE — High schoolers from 13 local districts traveled to Geisinger Medical Center on Friday to engage in hands-on activities led by medical experts.

11/01/2024

HARRISBURG — Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt spoke Friday about who voters can expect to encounter when they turn out to the polls on Election Day.

11/01/2024

Vice President Kamala Harris will rally voters in three Pennsylvania cities Monday, canvassing the Keystone State on the eve of Election Day to turn out supporters to the polls.

11/01/2024

This week's first annual Pennsylvania Courts statewide summit attracted 500 judges and other court personnel focused on improving its responses to behavioral health challenges in the judicial system.

11/01/2024

Two counties point to Field+Media Corps, a voter outreach firm whose work has been flagged before by Arizona authorities.

11/01/2024

MILTON — Fire crews are responding to a house fire along Mexico Road, near Milton.

11/01/2024

Drought declarations are based on four factors: Precipitation, stream flows, groundwater levels, and soil moisture.

Montour and Northumberland counties are part of a group of 35 counties under a new drought watch issued by the Pennsylvania Drought Task Force on Friday.

11/01/2024

SELINSGROVE — A 36-year-old Sunbury man is jailed on a felony corruption of minors charge for allegedly ma********ng in a Selinsgrove movie theater.

SELINSGROVE — A 36-year-old Sunbury man is jailed on a felony corruption of minors charge for allegedly ma********ng in a Selinsgrove movie theater.

11/01/2024

WASHINGTON — America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October and the nation's unemployment rate was "essentially unchanged," remaining at 4.1 percent, the U.S Department of Labor reported this morning.

11/01/2024

MIFFLINBURG — As a local nonprofit working to alleviate food insecurity, the Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society is reaching out to local organizations who would possibly join in to help pack the Little Food Pantry at the corner of Chestnut and Fifth…

MIFFLINBURG — As a local nonprofit working to alleviate food insecurity, the Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society is reaching out to local organizations who would possibly join in to help pack

11/01/2024

SHAMOKIN — When the Shamokin Area High School Marching Band takes the field, its focus isn’t on the number of students participating. It’s on delivering the best performance the students can.

Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish Fridays in The Daily Item.

11/01/2024

HARRISBURG — State and national Republicans on Thursday turned to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to halt an appellate court’s ruling this week that the hand-dating rule for mail-ballot return envelopes is unconstitutional.

HARRISBURG — State and national Republicans on Thursday turned to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to halt an appellate court’s ruling this week that the hand-dating rule for mail-ballot return envelopes

10/31/2024

HARRISBURG — Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt spoke briefly Thursday about tabulating votes in Pennsylvania and why unofficial results might not be complete on Election Night.