Stories from Friday, April 30, 2021

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Lawyer: Zoning amendments aren’t appropriate for transitional housing
BLOOMSBURG — A local developer continued his fight to open a transitional living facility at the site of a former...
Concession stand, kiosks to offer supplies for lake at Montour Preserve
WASHINGTONVILLE — There’s good news for those headed to Lake Chillisquaque at the Montour Preserve this weekend for an...
DANVILLE — Danville School Board unanimously approved a proposed budget that would raise taxes 3.5% for the 2021-22...
FRANKLIN TWP. — Southern Columbia’s school board and teachers are considering a three-year extension to an existing...
Authorities: Officer intervened in public outburst
BLOOMSBURG — A Bloomsburg woman kicked a police officer in the groin and tried to sic her dog on him when he tried to...
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1789: George Washington took the oath of office in New York as the first president of the United States. 1803: The...
• Actor Kirsten Dunst, 39. • Actor Kunal Nayyar, 40. • Actor Johnny Galecki, 46. • Actor Lisa Dean Ryan, 49. •...
• Danville Borough Council plans to submit an application to the state Department of Community and Economic Development...
Five dead following standoff BOONE, N.C. (AP) — A married couple found dead along with the suspected gunman after a 13...
Contact-tracer exposed data HARRISBURG (AP) — Employees of a vendor paid to conduct COVID-19 contact tracing in...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-5-7-16-23 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 4-6; WILD: 0 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 6-5-6; WILD: 0 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 9-7-7-3...
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Nearly 90 volunteers turned out last Saturday to help clean up Montour Area Recreation Commission’s Hess Recreation...
LIMESTONE TWP. — A Washingtonville man who lost control of his SUV near routes 54 and 44 had been drinking, police said...
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Longtime PE employee was WCNR manager
James E. Haas, age 74, of 1263 White Hall Road, Turbotville, died unexpectedly at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28,...
Columbia County saw a leap in daily new coronavirus cases Thursday, with its highest single-day total in nearly three...
Bloom native served in Korea and Vietnam
Retired U.S. Army Major Russell Delbert Cox, 88, of Fayetteville, N.C., passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021, at UNC...
Owen P. Harris Matt and Chloe (Stine) Harris, Danville, are the parents of a son, Owen Paul, born Wednesday, April 21...
BLOOMSBURG — Town police and police in Scott Township cited the following people for drinking and other alcohol-related...
Length of tolls In a story published April 27 about a proposal to toll several major bridges in Pennsylvania, the...
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DANVILLE — After a week of online learning, Danville Area High School students are to head back to the classroom Monday...
HARRISBURG (AP) —State lawmakers unhappy Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is considering tolling nine major bridges were...
BENTON — Cody Marc Rundle, 391 Talmar Road, is accused of pushing down Jasmine Lee Rundle of the same address, court...
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WASHINGTON (AP) —Powered by consumers and fueled by government aid, the U.S. economy is achieving a remarkably fast...
DEAR ABBY: I am a 48-year-old woman, divorced for 10 years. During that time, I have been in two serious relationships...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Please provide some clarity on family get-togethers in the new age of post vaccinations. Some members...
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Hello Greg. I live in Rupert and never miss your automotive articles. Whether collector/ muscle-car oriented or new car...
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Successive grand jury investigations dating back to the early 2000s exposed the scale of child sexual abuse and cover-...
ROSE: Washingtonville discovered a bona fide piece of its long history by accident in February 2020. A contractor...
It takes a village, or in this case a wonderful town! The Bloomsburg High School Drama Dept production team sat down...
“When national debts have once been accumulated to a certain degree, there is scarce, I believe, a single instance of...
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“The Mitchells vs. the Machines” is an antic, irreverent animated delight that doesn’t sacrifice depth even as it...
In the new Tom Clancy adaptation, “Without Remorse,” Michael B. Jordan is a Navy SEAL about to trade military life for...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You are intelligent and charming, and you have a wide variety of opinions. You love exchanging...
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“The storminess that gave us showers and thundershowers Wednesday night, yesterday and last night has moved away. “...
Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people’s...
BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) — Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power today, capping a decades-long battle...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of Midwestern farmers sued the federal government Thursday alleging they can’t participate...
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Strausser happy to be back on field
Press Enterprise Copy Editor LA PLUME — Krista Strausser, a Keystone College junior and Danville graduate, just wanted...
QB reportedly doesn’t want to return to team
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst reiterated Thursday that the team remains committed to...
Quarterbacks, SEC dominate the early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance,...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles selected Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith after trading up two spots to...
Essential Quality has strong resume
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Horse racing could be in line for another Triple Crown bid. This time the likely candidate is an...
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NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor’s contract negotiations with the Mets seemed pretty smooth. His swing certainly has not....
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Boston 16 9.640 — — 6-4 W-3 8-8 8-1 Tampa Bay 13 13.500 3½ 1 5-5 L-1...
ST. LOUIS — Tyler O’Neill scored on David Hale’s game-ending wild pitch in the 10th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals...
BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins delivered a winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Trey Mancini had his first three-hit...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —Matt Chapman homered and hit a go-ahead double with two outs in the ninth inning, leading Oakland...
CHICAGO — Carlos Rod??n struck out a career-high 12 in six innings and Chicago beat Detroit in a doubleheader opener,...
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman loved facing Anthony Rizzo in a lopsided game Wednesday night. He just didn’t like striking...
MILWAUKEE — Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning off Trevor Bauer, Eric Lauer won in his first start of...
HOUSTON — Yusei Kikuchi took a no-hit bid into the the seventh inning, Taylor Trammell homered and Seattle beat Houston...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Durant scored a season-high 42 points, including 22 in the third quarter, and the Eastern...
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Brooklyn 43 20.683 — x-Philadelphia 41 21.661 1½ New York 35 28....
WASHINGTON — Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal 2:11 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory...
East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 50 32 13 5 69 175 149 x-Pittsburgh 51 33 15 3 69 175 142 N.Y....
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MLB National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG St. Louis -121/+104 at Pittsburgh at Washington OFF/OFF Miami N.Y....
Today in Sports History
April 30, 1991 • Lourdes baseball gets a pair of two-run home runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to down...
HUGHESVILLE — Nate Pegg won six games in No. 3 singles, but Bloomsburg fell to Hughesville, 5-0, in boys tennis on...
Today BASEBALL High school Southern at Mt. Carmel....... 4:30 p.m. Bloomsburg at Loyalsock..... 4:30 p.m. Midd-...
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL Midnight (Saturday) FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Adelaide 5:25 a.m. (Saturday)...
BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Activated OF Luis Robert from 10-day IL. Placed LHP Garrett Crochet...
Class 4A All-State Team First team Player of the Year: Hysier Miller, 6-2 Sr., Neumann-Goretti Peyton Mele, 6-3...
P-Nut Bowl DEANNIE KRUM MEMORIAL MIXED Week 31 W L Naps 35 21 The Shakers 35 21 Epic Fail 32 24 Yah No 29.5 26....
Rolling Pines BERWICK SENIOR CITIZEN’S April 28 W L Team 9 9.5 2.5 Team 5 8.5 3.5 Team 3 7.5 4.5 Team 10 7.5 4...
Cup Series Point Leaders Through April 25 1. Denny Hamlin, 446. 2. Martin Truex Jr, 359. 3. Joey Logano, 353. 4....
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Dean Von Blohn wrote an excellent letter to the editor about the recent failings of the current Danville School Board...