Stories from Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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Man facing federal fraud charges among cases at Columbia’s prison
BLOOMSBURG — Four Columbia County Prison inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, including a Berwick man locked up...
Writer leaves newspaper job to launch new career in the George Lucas galaxy
Reporter Kristin Baver has swapped her Bloomsburg beat to cover a galaxy far, far away. Three years after leaving the...
Supers set conditions for project proposed near power plant
SALEM TWP. — Talen Energy’s proposed 400,000-square-foot data warehouse cleared another hurdle Monday as township...
School reopens today after deep cleaning
SOUTH CENTRE TWP. —Central Columbia officials announced late Sunday that its high school building would be closed...
BERWICK — Berwick High School’s boys volleyball team is in quarantine after one member tested positive for COVID-19....
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clothing giveaway: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Agape, 19 E. Seventh St., Bloomsburg. GRAB-N-GO SOUP KITCHEN: 4-5 p.m., Salvation...
1886: At Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot when a...
• Singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync), 42. • Sports reporter Erin Andrews, 43. • Actor Will Arnett, 51. • Comedian Ana...
• Nutrien Ag Solutions will be field applying restricted-use pesticides over the next 45 days. Municipalities where...
FDA to OK Pfizer shot for youth WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize...
TREASURE HUNT: 2-13-15-24-29 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 5-8 WILD: 5 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 6-2-7 WILD: 5 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 0-1-9-3...
Man gets life sentence NORRISTOWN (AP) — A Philadelphia man who prosecutors said stabbed and ran over his ex-...
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Benton Area School District now plans to hold its traditional May Day program on May 26.But unlike past spring...
BLOOMSBURG — Three people were arrested on drug charges after police found crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl, and...
BLOOMSBURG — Tiffany A. Utt, 158 W. Third St., Bloomsburg, allegedly threatened to fight Hope Taylor, 137 E. Fourth St...
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Renowned lifelong athlete, educator and coach
Huber Lee Kline, age 88, of 427 Main St., Benton, passed away on May 3, 2021, after effectively running the bases to...
Czech Republic native enjoyed craft fairs
Vera M. (Streit) Goetzl, 84, of Conyngham passed away early Sunday morning, May 2, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-...
Hobbies were needlework, reading and gaming
Deborah A. (Hess) Comstock, 67, of Berwick died Wednesday evening, April 28, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center,...
Benton woman enjoyed gardening
Doris R. Toth, 72, of Benton passed away Friday, April 30, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born...
Complete obituary to be published later
Sheila A. Stout, 79, of Berwick passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. A complete...
Complete obituary to be published Wednesday
Catherine M. Garber, 92, of Miami, Florida, and formerly of Berwick, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021. A complete obituary...
BERWICK — The following civil complaints were filed in District Judge Richard W. Knecht ’s court. Defendants in these...
BLOOMSBURG — A Sunbury man is charged with fighting at Capitol Bar and Grill downtown where he allegedly punched both a...
Penelope F. Albertson Marley Gearhart and Anthony Albertson of Benton are the parents of a daughter, Penelope Faye,...
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The four area counties have seen no deaths from COVID-19 in the past three days, as the daily number of newly confirmed...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) —Vice Chairman Greg Abel will succeed billionaire Warren Buffett as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, according...
SCOTT TWP. — A woman stopped along Columbia Boulevard for driving with a suspended license was found to be intoxicated...
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Much like Pennsylvania, Michigan has been operating under heavy restrictions imposed by executive order since the...
The slogan with road construction projects has been that they’re temporary inconveniences for permanent improvement....
It’s all about the kids….. Starting in Dec. 4, 2019, and continuing through today, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
A Pennsylvania community finds itself facing a reckoning over the use of deadly force by police. Family and supporters...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please explain the science behind the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine? I hear it...
The Bloomsburg Public Library will hold a live online book discussion about “Skywalker: A Family at War” with author...
DEAR ABBY: We get our children and grandchildren together twice a year. Our oldest daughter is divorced and,...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You are determined, ambitious and sometimes stubborn. You love to explore new things,...
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“With a weather boundary close by, yesterday was cloudy and warm. About 50% of the state had showers. Because this...
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has...
GREENWOOD TWP. — A two-vehicle crash here Monday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. At about 4:15 p.m., a...
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Things may get ugly in the NFL before too long
With a successful in-person draft in Cleveland behind it, the NFL inexorably moves on. What’s ahead might not go so...
Late runs not enough for Millville
For the Press Enterprise LEWISBURG — A late rally attempt only delayed the inevitable, as Millville’s softball team...
Vo-Tech topples Benton; controls playoff fate
Press Enterprise Sports Editor SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — Vo-Tech’s softball team is very much in control of its own destiny...
NEW YORK — They’ve waited for the Wahoos, stood by for the Sod Poodles, bided their time for the Biscuits or Trash...
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DETROIT — Mo Bamba had 22 points and 15 rebounds — both career highs — and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons...
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 43 21.672 —
x-Brooklyn 43 22.662 ½ New York 36 28.563...
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Boston 17 12.586 — — 5-5 L-2 8-8 9-4 Toronto 14 12.538 1½ ½ 7-3 W-3 7...
PHILADELPHIA — Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist, Kevin Hayes gave Philadelphia a rare early lead, and the...
East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 52 33 14 5 71 181 155 x-Pittsburgh 53 34 16 3 71 180 149 x-Boston 51...
PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez threw six sharp innings, J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies...
CHICAGO — After every injury — each one of his surgeries, each of his long stays on the injured list — Carlos Rod??n...
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Bobby Unser, a beloved three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win “The Greatest...
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Today in Sports History
May 4, 1991 • Shippensburg University’s men’s track team rolls to a tri-meet sweep of Bloomsburg University and East...
Today BASEBALL High school Central at Bloomsburg......... 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL High school Berwick at Crestwood...
COLLEGE BASEBALL 3 p.m. ACCN — Liberty at Wake Forest 6 p.m. ACCN — Campbell at North Carolina 7 p.m. ESPNU —...
BENTON — Wyatt Koser did it all for Vo-Tech, going 2-for-3 with a triple and home run, and the Rams defeated Benton,...
BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Miami RHP Paul Campbell 80 games without pay for testing positive...
MLB FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
National League Atlanta -134/+119 at Washington at Philadelphia -192/+168 Milwaukee L...
Evergreen Raceway MAY 2 Modifieds (75 laps) 1. Matt Hirschman 2. Blake Barney 3. Austin Beers 4. Dave Brigati 5....
Berwick Golf Club WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
April 28
Green Division W L Jim Kagenski/Glen Crossley 4 0 John Wilson/...
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The news team is the face of a newspaper. But behind the scenes are a lot of talented people who make sure a crisply...
