Stories from Friday, October 8, 2021
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Accused abuser describes ‘frantic’ attempts to revive child, 3
BLOOMSBURG — Accused child abuser Michael A. Crimi, testifying Thursday in Columbia County court, flatly denied ever...
Teacher helped lead cross country
DANVILLE — Danville Area School Board terminated the contract of an assistant cross county coach at last week’s meeting...
Flood of vehicles clogs area on way to first Bloom Fairgrounds event
BLOOMSBURG — An onslaught of traffic for Thursday morning’s opening of the 39th annual Covered Bridge and Arts Festival...
Ex-Geisinger doctor and pastor give 50 acres to her alma mater
COOPER TWP. —When Dr. Thomas J. Martin and his wife, the Rev. Lois Martin, stopped spending time at their 107...
Columbia sets deadline as applications dwindle
BLOOMSBURG — Columbia County commissioners doled out another round of federal COVID-19 funding Thursday, distributing $...
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1871: The Great Chicago Fire erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and in several communities in...
Covered Bridge & Arts Festival: Through Sunday, Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, free admission and parking; gates open 10 a...
• Actor Angus T. Jones, 28. • Singer-songwriter-producer Bruno Mars, 36. • Actor Nick Cannon, 41. • Actor-...
Calif. makes ‘stealthing’ illegal SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to prohibit “stealthing...
• Fairmont Township supervisors will receive sealed proposals for pavement base drain, 18-inch pipe, superpave scratch...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-4-15-17-19 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 0-2 WILD: 0 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 0-5-6 WILD: 0 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 9-5-4-8...
Ex-police chief pleads guilty KITTANNING (AP) — A former Leechburg Police chief arrested in a child predator sting has...
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Columbia County reported another death from COVID-19 Thursday — the county’s fourth in the past three weeks, as numbers...
G ov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced his awards for Environmental Excellence, presented each year to highlight...
BLOOMSBURG — Here are more results from the 2021 Bloomsburg Fair: 4-H STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT EDUCATION/4...
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Michael A. Postowski Sr., 77, of Edgewood, Md., passed away Wednesday evening, Oct. 6, 2021, at Seasons Hospice in...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Lucy Regina (Montecalvo) Volpicelli, 100, of Berwick passed away Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center...
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic members of a U.S. House committee on Thursday questioned Arizona officials on the potential...
BLOOMSBURG — Here are more results from the 2021 Bloomsburg Fair: 4-H STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT EDUCATION/4...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a week since oil first appeared in the waters off Southern California, how much...
BU’s tuition income Bloomsburg University’s tuition income is expected to drop from $71.9 million for 2020-21 to $69.4...
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WASHINGTON (AP) —When the U.S. government issues the September jobs report today, the spotlight will fall not only on...
BLOOMSBURG — Here are more results from the 2021 Bloomsburg Fair: 4-H STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT EDUCATION/4...
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Republicans are supposed to oppose government overreach. Instead, GOP leadership in Harrisburg is taking overreach to a...
THORN: We’re seeing some of the first effects of the merger of Bloomsburg University with Mansfield and Lock Haven...
With the continuing challenges of the pandemic, everyone in the world should be taking a dose of humility. An invisible...
Among many other provisions in the Build Back Better plan, Congress continues to negotiate a wide variety of measures...
I took all of my savings, converted it to cash and put it in a boat. I feel much better now that my money is offshore.
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“Today, tomorrow and Sunday will all have plenty of clouds, be warm and humid, and likely become wet at some time. This...
Here are the latest recipients of grants Columbia County commissioners awarded from the $12.6 million the county got...
NEW YORK (AP) — A TV adaptation of the late Sue Grafton’s million-selling Kinsey Millhone mystery novels, a prospect...
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Right tackle wants to help O-line
PITTSBURGH — Zach Banner’s mind is eager to get back to work and help the Pittsburgh Steelers’ completely retooled...
Rangers’ playoff hopes remain alive
For the Press Enterprise SHICKSHINNY — With a few flicks of her stick, Muncy’s Halie McClure flipped the script. And...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Blaney wanted a leadership role at Team Penske, a request granted when Roger Penske invited the...
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HOUSTON — Lance McCullers Jr. was terrific. Yordan Alvarez delivered, and Jose Altuve scored on a nifty slide. The...
NEW YORK — Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was selected major league player of the year by...
SAN FRANCISCO —Mookie Betts is ready to throw out all the wins his Dodgers and the rival Giants piled up on the way to...
If the first two games are any indication, this is going to be quite a postseason. Four of baseball’s most storied...
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Tuesday, Oct. 5: Boston 6, New York 2 Wednesday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1...
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BEREA, Ohio — For now, Baker Mayfield’s going to play through the pain — and maybe some painful-looking passes....
INDIANAPOLIS — When Big Ten basketball returned to Indianapolis on Thursday, it seemed like a whole new world. Coaches...
NEW YORK — Eighteen former NBA players were charged Thursday with pocketing about $2.5 million illegally by defrauding...
When it comes to College Football Playoff expansion, the odds are stacked against eight ever being enough. Structured...
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October 8, 1991 • Jack Morris allows one run in six innings, and Rick Aguilera picks up a save as the Twins beat...
Today FOOTBALL High school Hughesville at Bloomsburg....... 7 p.m. Southern at Central................... 7 p.m...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 5 p.m. ESPNU — St. Joseph Prep (Pa.) at Middletown (Del.) 6 p.m. WHLM FM 104.3, 105.5; AM 930...
LAPORTE — Benton had four girls — Amber Hughes, Teaghan Bardua, Carissa Ertwine and Callie Nickles —score two goals,...
MLB FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG National League at Milwaukee -151/+129 Atlanta L.A. Dodgers -121/+103 at San...
BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Reassigned 2B Jonathan Arauz, C Connor Wong and CF Jarren Duran to the...
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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for 10 years. This is a second marriage for both of us. We don’t...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, in the middle of all the news about the newly circulating delta COVID-19 variant, a friend of...
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IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You’re determined and persevering. You enjoy calling the shots and making things happen....
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Welcome back, Mr. Bond. This is your most important mission yet. The fate of the movie business depends on your success...
The outcome is right in the title. Yet “The Rescue,” about the harrowing 18-day ordeal in which 12 young soccer players...
The piercing traumas of school shootings in movies have seldom carried quite the right tone. Fran Kranz’s “Mass” is a...
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Why must we tolerate all the smokers, vapers, chewers at the fairgrounds? It is disgusting, unhealthy and unnecessary....
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