Stories from Monday, January 24, 2022
Page 1
Danville Municipal Authority defends plan to repay only 10 years’ worth of overbilling
DANVILLE — Danville Municipal Authority has offered to refund a local business owner $20,911 after admitting it...
Energy project would save district millions in long run, super says
SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — Central Columbia School District soon may generate its own power if officials agree to a $6 million...
Outreach project aims to keep youth out of juvenile court system
BLOOMSBURG — A highly successful outreach program that has helped keep youth out of the juvenile court system is in...
BLOOMSBURG — A Bloomsburg resident won $50,000 playing a lottery game called Wild Ca$h Multiplier, state records show...
Animal rights activists warn of public health risk
DANVILLE — Animal rights activists are calling on researchers to stop importing monkeys for medical experiments after a...
Page 2
FREE GROCERIES: 3-5 p.m., Berwick YMCA, 231 W. Third St., Berwick, volunteers needed at 2 p.m., drive-through pickup....
1848: James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the...
• Actor Daveed Diggs, 40. • Actor Tatyana Ali, 43. • Actor Ed Helms, 48. • Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou...
Cruise ship seizure ordered MIAMI (AP) — A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami has instead sailed to the...
• Danville Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in the borough building, 463 Mill St...
Three sentenced in killings SCRANTON (AP) — Three men have been sentenced to prison in the murder of a mother more...
TREASURE HUNT: 02-10-22-24-26 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 2-0, Wild: 7 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 4-1-2, Wild: 7 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 0-3-...
Page 3
The 33rd Early Bird Sports Expo opens this week, beginning Thursday from 3-8 p.m. at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. The...
Ohio driver treated for crash injuries LIMESTONE TWP. — An Ohio woman was injured late Saturday when the small car she...
Page 3 Ads
1 of 9
Page 4
Enjoyed crafting, decorating, cooking for family
Mildred M. “Millie” Peterman, 84, of Millville passed away Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at her residence. She was born Nov. 1...
Enjoyed gardening and playing the lottery
Barbara A. (Fowler) Brosky, 79, of Berwick passed away on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehab...
Funeral arrangements to be announced
Richard G. Anderson, Ph.D., age 79, of Chestnut Street, Bloomsburg died at his home at 8:32 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22,...
Funeral arrangements to be announced
Robert B. Cole, 92, of Bloomsburg passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. A complete obituary will...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) —Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut...
Carter J. Watkins Davina Capogreco and William Watkins II of Berwick are the parents of a son, Carter J., born Friday...
Page 4 Ads
1 of 1
Page 5
Omicron variant clouds forecasts for life with virus
Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like...
Page 5 Ads
1 of 2
Page 6
LOS ANGELES — When Demond Wilson heard Redd Foxx was going to star in a TV sitcom, the actor thought it was a joke....
DEAR ABBY: I’m one of three sisters. My mother passed away more than 10 years ago. My middle sister has my mom’s...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You’re driven and focused. You have a razor-sharp intuition. You often succeed because you don’...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is COVID-19 infection a cause of heart block? I recently had a complete heart block, tested positive...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The AP is answering your questions about the coronavirus in this series. Submit them at: FactCheck@AP....
Page 7
... daughter of Pastor Martin and Amber (Westover) Parr, Millville, turns 10 today. Grandparents are Steven and Sherry...
... son of Pastor Martin and Amber (Westover) Parr, Millville, will turn 8 Friday. Grandparents are Steven and Sherry...
... son of Jeff and Tiffany Liwacz, Bordentown, N.J., will turn 12 on Saturday. His grandparents are Tom and Sophia...
... son of Ronald Summers and Kristine Summers, Millville, turned 9 on Jan. 13. Grandparents are Ronnie and Cheri Brown...
... son of Nikia ORourke and Collin Troell, Berwick, will turn 4 Thursday. Grandparents are Deborah ORourke, Bloomsburg...
... twin daughters of Rhiannon and Brian Rennalls, Elysburg, turned 4 years old on Jan. 21. Their grandparents are...
... twin daughters of Chris and Nikki Persing, Millville, will be 2 years old Thursday. Grandparents are Brian and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Count 30-year-old Ethan Miller among that subset of Americans who are actually eager to file their...
Page 7 Ads
1 of 1
Page 10
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline is up a penny over the past two weeks, to $3....
Page 11
Flyers defenseman to play in 964th game in a row
PHILADELPHIA — Keith Yandle’s hands were soaked in blood, teeth in his fist, some choppers even littered on the ice as...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal finally got the better of a crazy, long tiebreaker and knew he’d won half the...
Chiefs rally past Buffalo in wild OT game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce in the corner of the end zone from 8 yards early in overtime, and...
TAMPA, Fla. — Matthew Stafford outplayed Tom Brady in the final minute, moving the Rams into position for a last-second...
Page 12
PITTSBURGH — Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter scored nine seconds apart in the third period to erase a two-goal deficit...
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 41 28 8 5 61 167 117 Tampa Bay 43 28 10 5 61 149...
SAN ANTONIO — Joel Embiid had 38 points and 12 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers held off a late rally to beat the...
MANHATTAN, Kan. —Ayoka Lee broke the NCAA women’s single-game scoring record for Division I with 61 points to help...
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Brooklyn 29 16.644 —
Philadelphia 27 19.587 2½ Boston 24 24.500 6½...
Page 13
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers heads into another offseason of uncertainty after one more frustrating finish to a...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —The Tennessee Titans had the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage along with Derrick Henry making a...
TAMPA, Fla. — If Tom Brady played the last game of an unprecedented career, he ended with one of his toughest losses...
Page 14
BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg University’s Alex Carida (157 pounds) earned a major decision and Josh Mason (141) and...
Jan. 24
Jan. 24, 1992 • Jeremy Tomaschik leads Southern Columbia’s boys basketball team with 21 points, and Southern...
Today BASKETBALL High school boys Benton at Meadowbrook Chr......6 p.m. Central at Shikellamy............7:30 p.m...
College Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Kennesaw St. 3½ Jacksonville Longwood 7½ at Hampton Winthrop 3½ at High...
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Hershey 35 19 11 3 2 43 109 98 Providence 31 17 10 3 1...
BOWLING 7 p.m. FS1 — PBA: The Players Championship, West Region Finals, Euless, Texas ———————————————
COLLEGE...
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 15 Cincinnati 26, Las Vegas 19 Buffalo 47, New England 17 Sunday, Jan. 16 Tampa...
Women’s basketball EAST Boston College 79, Miami 66 Drexel 70, Delaware 62 Elon 62, Hofstra 58 Fairleigh...
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Milwaukee G Grayson Allen one game without pay for...
Page 15
Mr. Kendron, life is a mystery. Many years ago I convinced my wife we needed a Millville wagon. Stored it in the barn I...
Page 16
Emotions have been everywhere over what happened in Colleyville Saturday night —relief, gratitude, anger, fear,...
‘Snow day.” Those were once the two most glorious words ever uttered on an early morning radio broadcast. As soon as...
Page 18
Are proton pump inhibitors being overused? These powerful acid-suppressing drugs were introduced decades ago to help...
