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16/11/2024

KULPMONT — Borough council approved a parking agreement with Truist Bank, during Wednesday’s council meeting.

16/11/2024

ELYSBURG — Sarah Lutz sighs a breath of relief when she enters the Ralpho Township Public Library and sees dozens of shelves teeming with hardcover and paperback books.

16/11/2024

SUNBURY — Two defendants charged with attempted homicide in a 2022 shooting in Sunbury will face a new trial next week.

15/11/2024

15/11/2024

KULPMONT — Borough council Wednesday night approved a preliminary proposal for the tax exemption financing of a solar project in the borough.

15/11/2024

SHAMOKIN — Volunteers from the Shamokin Community Gardens have been slowly but surely improving a community garden near the intersection of West Sunbury and North Market streets for the last four years.

SHAMOKIN — Volunteers from the Shamokin Community Gardens have been slowly but surely improving a community garden near the intersection of West Sunbury and North Market streets for the last

15/11/2024

EXCELSIOR — A 54-year-old Minersville woman remained hospitalized in critical condition Thursday evening after she was severely injured in a head-on crash on State Route 901 in Coal Township about 24 hours earlier.

EXCELSIOR — A 54-year-old Minersville woman remained hospitalized in critical condition Thursday evening after she was severely injured in a head-on crash on State Route 901 in Coal Township about

14/11/2024

The ducks are back and ready to race!

At noon on Friday, November 15, The News-Item will be holding its annual duck race to determine the $150 grand prize winner of this year's Football Contest, LIVE on the News-Item's page. Tune in at noon to see who the lucky winner is.

14/11/2024

Attention Parents of Littles:
Go to The News-Item website (www.newsitem.com) and click on the button like the one pictured below to submit "Letters to Santa." The letters will be published in the December 24th edition. Be sure to include Child's name, town, and age.

14/11/2024

EXCELSIOR — Two vehicles were demolished in a violent head-on crash on Route 901, just east of here, at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

14/11/2024

KULPMONT — A dinner prepared and served by the Guardian Angels Outreach organization at the Holy Angels Parish activity center Wednesday featured extra sweet treats to mark the organization’s 10th anniversary of its first meal.

KULPMONT — A dinner prepared and served by the Guardian Angels Outreach organization at the Holy Angels Parish activity center Wednesday featured extra sweet treats to mark the organization’s 10th

13/11/2024

KULPMONT — A 55-year-old Kulpmont man, who remains at large, has been charged by state police with multiple felony offenses in connection with last week's robbery at the Sunoco convenience store at 600 Chestnut St.

KULPMONT — A 55-year-old Kulpmont man, who remains at large, has been charged by state police with multiple felony offenses in connection with last week's robbery at the Sunoco convenience

13/11/2024

ELYSBURG — The Ralpho Township Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a tentative $2.18 million budget for 2025 that does not include a tax increase.

13/11/2024

TREVORTON — The Zerbe Township Board of Supervisors approved the 2025 preliminary budget, which holds the line on taxes, during Tuesday’s meeting at the Heritage Building.

13/11/2024

SHAMOKIN — A statue dedicated to the spirit and legacy of the area’s history — and the lives and work of the people who shaped it — was erected Tuesday morning atop a brick pedestal beside a local landmark, the 99 Steps, at Liberty and Lincoln streets.

SHAMOKIN — A statue dedicated to the spirit and legacy of the area’s history — and the lives and work of the people who shaped it — was erected Tuesday

13/11/2024

COAL TOWNSHIP — Coal Township Commissioner Tyler James wants to charge $1 to everyone who uses the Coal Township Recycling Center to help offset a $493,000 deficit the township has incurred over the past five years in operating the facility along Venn Access Road.

COAL TOWNSHIP — Coal Township Commissioner Tyler James wants to charge $1 to everyone who uses the Coal Township Recycling Center to help offset a $493,000 deficit the township has

12/11/2024

Pet Calendar voting has begun! Be sure to cast your vote. The forms are available in the daily paper and in the office. Who will win the cover of the 2025 calendar?