Stories from Thursday, October 7, 2021
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Official fears Head Start programs may lose employees over mandate
DANVILLE — As the federal mandate deadline for all Head Start employees to be vaccinated against coronavirus nears,...
Defendant’s ex insists bruising, marks fresh
BLOOMSBURG — Medical experts testified Wednesday for the defense in the Columbia County court trial of a man charged...
Accident closed part of Route 42 for a time
MONTOUR TWP. — A man was injured Wednesday after the Nissan Rogue he was driving crossed the center yellow line on...
Deficit at $639G as full-time enrollment drops
BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg University approved a $136 million budget Wednesday. It featured a $2.1 million reduction from...
Covered Bridge Festival reopens today at new fairgrounds home
BLOOMSBURG — The 39th annual Covered Bridge and Arts Festival begins today at its new location. The event moved to the...
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BLOOD DRIVE: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Susquehanna Energy Information Center, 634 Salem Blvd., Berwick; appointments: Red...
• MLB player Evan Longoria, 36. • R&B singer Toni Braxton, 54. • Recording executive and TV personality Simon...
1910: A major wildfire devastated the northern Minnesota towns of Spooner and Baudette, charring at least 300,000 acres...
Judge: Suspend abortion law AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most...
• Nescopeck Borough Council will hold budget workshop meetings at 6 p.m. Oct. 11, Oct. 25 and Nov. 8, as needed, in the...
Prosecutor’s access is cut SOMERSET (AP) — Somerset County officials say the elected prosecutor’s access to his office...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-7-9-11-30 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 1-9; WILD: 7 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 1-8-8; WILD: 7 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 3-2-2-8...
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Luzerne County reported its highest single-day death toll from COVID-19 in nearly five months Wednesday as Pennsylvania...
Harman and Allen Catawissa VFW Post 8306 celebrates a milestone today. Seveny-five years ago, on Oct. 7, 1946, the...
BLOOMSBURG — Here are more results from the 2021 Bloomsburg Fair: AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Home and dairy products -...
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) —The husband of a slain social media star killed himself in a Florida home when authorities...
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Was known for kindness and fighting spirit
Patrick Joseph Latsha, 22, of 443 Elm Road, Shamokin, passed away on Saturday evening, Oct. 2, 2021, while attending a...
COVID-19 cases prompt move at Liberty Valley Intermediate
DANVILLE — Danville Area School District Superintendent Ricki Boyle announced on Wednesday that Liberty Valley...
GMC clerk, longtime Bloom Fair gate worker
Carol Elizabeth Buck, 77, of Danville passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. She was born Oct. 13, 1943,...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Robert W. Isherwood, 54, of Bloomsburg passed away Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. A...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Daisy F. Burka, 98, of Bloomsburg passed away Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, at her home. A complete obituary will be...
BLOOMSBURG — Here are more results from the 2021 Bloomsburg Fair: AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Home and dairy products -...
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Marine veteran Paul Wunder is on a list for eviction from his Tucson apartment. He believes...
BRIAR CREEK TWP. —Police are looking for the driver of a minivan involved in a head-on collision on the Berwick-...
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Here are available school menus for the week of Oct. 11: BLOOMSBURG ELEM/breakfast — Monday: No school. Tuesday: Ham...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks recovered from an early slide on Wall Street to close with modest gains Wednesday. Investors...
LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca, the drugmaker that developed one of the first COVID-19 vaccines, asked the U.S. Food and...
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NEW YORK — Some families just love leftovers. What’s easier than reheating and digging into yesterday’s meal? But that’...
Cool days are right around the bend. And yes, the children are ecstatic about it. Elijah was wondering if it’s going to...
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DEAR ABBY: I have been with a man for the last six years. He has been separated for 20 years. When I asked him if he...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You’re tenacious and resilient. You act with integrity in everything you do. You possess both a...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My friend is taking care of his 89-year-old mother. She has been drooling for the past two years or so...
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“When the week began, it appeared there was a good chance for rain on each of the coming five days. That hasn’t...
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Tigers held to one shot in District 4 match
For the Press Enterprise FRANKLIN TWP. — There was no greater evidence of Selinsgrove’s talent and its effect on...
PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Gannon knows he needs to figure things out soon. The Philadelphia Eagles’ first-year...
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HOUSTON — Carlos Correa seems resigned to what now appears inevitable. A Houston Astro since he was 17, his time with...
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres have fired Jayce Tingler, who presided over the biggest collapse in franchise history...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —The Tampa Bay Rays have won more games than any other team in the American League over the past...
The New York Yankees’ 12th consecutive season of failure had just ended, and Aaron Boone made an obvious yet stunning...
x-if necessary WILD CARD Tuesday, Oct. 5: Boston 6, New York 2. Wednesday, Oct. 6: St. Louis (Wainwright 17-7...
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona is confident he’ll return next season after missing most of the past two...
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STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach James Franklin has always liked to use a lot of running backs and he’d like to see one...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. —Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy had a plan to develop Justin Fields and resisted making the rookie his...
Nobody should be rooting harder for Notre Dame the rest of the season than Cincinnati. The fifth-ranked Bearcats...
PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger’s left pectoral remains tender. His hip is apparently some unidentifiable shade of...
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Oct. 7, 1991 • Buffalo fumbles four times and is handed its worst defeat in four years during a 33-6 loss to Kansas...
Today SOCCER High school boys St. John Neumann at CCCS... 4:30 p.m. High school girls St. John Neumann at CCCS...
AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice 1, Intercity Istanbul Park, Istanbul ———————————————...
BLOOMSBURG — Megan Anderson and Erin Lee rallied in No. 1 doubles to help Bloomsburg top South Williamsport, 3-2, in...
MLB FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG American League at Houston -143/+124 Chicago at Tampa Bay -181/+153 Boston College...
BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Reinstated LHP Miguel Del Pozo from the 60-day IL. NEW YORK YANKEES —...
FRISCO, Texas — Suspended Dallas offensive lineman La’el Collins sued the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell on...
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That canny Cajun James Carville had this to say in Vox in April: “the Democratic Party can’t be more liberal than Sen....
Attendees at a Bloomsburg Area School District meeting on Monday night threw a lot of numbers at the school board. A...
Propaganda, indoctrination, surveillance, mandates and censorship are all staples of tyranny. When faith and reason hit...
I just love Berwick. It’s a cool town to do business in. I have made the acquaintance of many interesting people in my...
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BLOOMSBURG — Here are more results from the 2021 Bloomsburg Fair: AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Home and dairy products -...
BLOOMSBURG — Here are more results from the 2021 Bloomsburg Fair: AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Home and dairy products -...
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This is to the dimwit Berwick man who wrote in about Berwick football coaches. All the coaches played for Coach Curry...
