Local
News from Columbia and Montour counties and the region, sorted by most recent. (For news on crime, arrests and court cases, see Crime & Courts.
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 3
The owners of Catawissa’s Opera House have plans to rent out the building as a banquet hall and music studio in its latest incarnation.
The historic...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 4
MIFFLIN TWP. — A passer-by found a disoriented bicyclist lying on Route 339 near the intersection of Smith Hollow Road here Wednesday, police say....
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 5
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls May 12-18:
May 12
•12:22 a.m. — 300 block East Fourth Street, burglary
•12:33 a.m. — 300 block...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 5
Annabella G. Appleman
Tony Appleman and Taylor Barnes, Bloomsburg, are the parents of a daughter, Annabella Grace, born Monday, May 20, 2013, at...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 8
“With very warm humid air over the state and with a cold front pushing into it, today and tonight will be variably cloudy and breezy with periods of...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 13
BUCKHORN — Three former shops at Columbia Mall have been converted into office space for Geisinger Health Plan employees.
The health insurance...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 13
DANVILLE — Geisinger Health System is actively seeking to employ military veterans who are returning to the civilian workforce, says a press release...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 13
Here are scheduled area Memorial Day events:
Sunday, May 26
• BERWICK/NESCOPECK —Berwick-Nescopeck Memorial Day Ceremonies, parade forms at 11:15...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 20
SHAMOKIN — Vincent F. Mooney Jr., a 28-year corrections veteran, has been appointed superintendent at the State Correctional Institution at Coal...
Published on May 23, 2013 - Page 24
DANVILLE — Danville Area High School will hold commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the Ironmen Stadium, weather permitting.
There...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 1
DANVILLE — Carey Lutz won big on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”
But everyone has to wait until Friday to find out just how much the Danville woman...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG — An outsider who promises to increase public participation in council won the Democratic primary for Bloomsburg mayor, according to...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 1
BERWICK — The race is on for the Berwick Area School Board after Democrats and Republicans voted for two different slates of candidates Tuesday.
Two...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG — At least two people were evacuated Tuesday when the old ice house here shifted and bricks from a back wall came tumbling to the ground,...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 3
Local communities are preparing parades, prayers and fly-overs to honor those who died serving in our country’s military.
Somber ceremony...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 3
BERWICK — The Cockapoo that went missing after Monday’s accident in front of the McDonald’s here was found Tuesday morning, reports the Berwick...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 5
Robert D. Kingston
John Kingston and Michelle Hornberger, Bloomsburg, are the parents of a son, Robert Donald, born Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 6
DANVILLE — Longtime borough councilman Collins “Fuzz” Stump held off a primary challenger Tuesday night.
Stump defeated Joel Harvey 39 to 28 in the...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 6
DANVILLE — Longtime councilwoman Betty Ann Moyer was defeated Tuesday by a Geisinger physician assistant in the Republican primary for the 3rd Ward...
Published on May 22, 2013 - Page 6
DANVILLE — Retired sales manager and Geisinger valet manager Jesse Kline handily defeated Rebecca A. Dressler for the Republican nomination for...