Stories from Monday, February 19, 2024
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Director says sound system required for town’s Fourth of July celebration
BLOOMSBURG -- It's not yet certain the Catawissa Military Band will perform during the town's Independence Day...
Danville Head Start mom knits kids’ colorful drawings into life
DANVILLE -- Head Start parent Stephanie Secules wanted to bring a bit of color and warmth to her child's school this...
Council says requiring payment at 9 a.m. would be overload on top of planned system change
BLOOMSBURG -- Parking enforcement hours will remain 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday after Town Council decided...
Cops: Woman’s blood alcohol level was .291%
Press Enterprise staff report
VALLEY TWP. -- A Danville woman involved in a one-car accident Jan. 11 had a blood...
Comprehensive review planned for potentially filling 13 positions
DANVILLE -- The Danville Area School Board accepted the retirement of 13 of its staff members earlier this month....
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Mother Goose on the Loose: 10 a.m., Traveling Library, Central Branch.
STORY TIME: 11:30 a.m., McBride Memorial...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off growing calls to halt the...
Men killed in tribal violence
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- At least 53 men were massacred in a major escalation of...
* The Montour County Employees Retirement Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 13, has been rescheduled for...
1878: Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for "an improvement in phonograph or speaking machines."
1942: During World...
* Actor Millie Bobby Brown, 20.
* Pop singer-actor Haylie Duff, 39.
* Actor Bellamy Young, 54.
* Actor Benicio Del...
Marathon raises $16.9M
STATE COLLEGE (AP) -- Hundreds of Penn State students have raised more than $16.9 million for...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-4-12-20-27
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 9-1; WILD: 6
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 0-2-2; WILD: 6
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 0-2-9-4;...
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Last month the town's Community and Economic Development/Public Safety committee knocked around ideas to satisfy food...
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) -- A man armed with multiple guns and large amounts of ammunition shot at police officers from...
Passionate gardener also enjoyed tinkering
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Szczepanski, 93, of Shickshinny died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville...
Enjoyed watching TV cooking and game shows
Doris Elizabeth (Balliet) Remensnyder, 86, a longtime resident of Mocanaqua, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at Wilkes-...
HOUSTON (AP) -- Celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch held a special service Sunday dedicated to healing...
Loved reading, watching old Western movies
Lorraine W. Clossen, 92, of Catawissa passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville,...
SHICKSHINNY -- Here are Northwest Area Senior High and Middle School honor roll students for the second marking period...
Berwick woman enjoyed her cats, crocheting
Patricia A. Whitehead, 64, of Berwick passed away on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at her residence. She was born Feb. 28,...
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DEAR ABBY: For nearly three years, I have been seeing a man who later asked me to move in with him. He abruptly...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY Where there's a will, you will surely find a way. You're adept at figuring out even the...
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2/8. Geppato's and CSG (scam). They supposedly have the money to do the project and then delay it. That will be another...
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"Now that we have had two overreaching snowstorms in less than a week, the atmosphere in our part of the nation will...
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan will host a reconstruction conference for Ukraine today just ahead of the two-year anniversary of...
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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Bryce Harper wants to finish his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, playing into his 40s and...
Aussie title added to Fausnaught’s résumé
Press Enterprise Sports Editor
Danville graduate Braeden Fausnaught is grateful for every opportunity he gets, even if...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until today because of two days of rain at...
PITTSBURGH -- There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis.
Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe...
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LOS ANGELES -- Hideki Matsuyama set the Riviera record for the lowest closing round by a winner Sunday in the Genesis...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Kamilla Cardoso had 16 points and 16 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina rallied past Georgia 70-56 on...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR teams have hired one of the country's top antitrust and sports lawyers to advise them in...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Artemi Panarin scored 10 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied from three...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 55 36 15 4 76 185 135
Boston 55 32 12 11 75 185 147...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The 3-0-5 took over the Daytona 5-0-0.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Pitbull and DJ Khaled...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Larry Bird is officially a legend, Tamika Catchings was overwhelmed, Jalen Rose was moved to tears and...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Outfielder David Dahl and reliever Austin Brice agreed to minor league contracts with the...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The two Stadium Series games at MetLife Stadium this weekend increased the NHL's total of...
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Feb. 19
Feb. 19, 1994
* The Central Columbia boys basketball team gets double-figures from all five starters and makes 17-of-20...
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
2 p.m.
NHLN -- Rochester at Toronto
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AUTO RACING
11 a.m.
FS1 --...
Today
No events scheduled
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BASKETBALL
High school girls
District 4 Class A...
WILSON, N.C. -- Bloomsburg University's Wyatt Metzger continued his hot streak with four more hits, including a...
AHL glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA
Hershey 49 38 9 0 2 78 161 105
Providence 50...
EAST Canisius 73, Siena 64
Carnegie Mellon 71, Emory 68
Case Western 99, Rochester 70
Daemen 123, Mercy 75
Fairfied 94...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Acquired LHP Matt Krook from the New York Yankees...
EAST Columbia 71, Harvard 63
Drexel 61, Delaware 59
Fordham 70, St. Bonaventure 48
Hofstra 66, Northeastern 46
Loyola...
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A new day is dawning for solar power in Pennsylvania. But some local officials have yet to wake up to the fact, judging...
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Sports fans were shaken by the mass shooting that marred the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory...
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... daughter of Kimberly and Mark Rishel, will turn 9 Tuesday. Her grandparents are Kenny and Linda Rishel and Dennis...
... son of Jessalynn and Eric Heydenreich, Bloomsburg, turned 5 Feb. 14. Grandparents are Marty and Gale Chamberlain,...
... daughter of Ryan and Danielle Parker, Berwick, turned 11 on Feb. 8. Grandparents are Doug and Patti Evans of...
... son of Chantelle Henrickson, Bloomsburg, and Derrick Walsh, Berwick, will turn 6 Thursday. Grandparents are Danny...
... son of Marco and Gisele Gentile, Crownsville, Maryland, will turn 2 Friday. Grandparents are Vickie Keirnan,...
... daughter of Mike and Cassandra Heaps, Millville, will turn 9 Tuesday. Grandparents are Ted Jr. and Cindy Heaps, and...
... daughter of Nick and Sarah Kovaschetz, will turn 6 Tuesday. Grandparents are Chuck and Joline Kovaschetz and...
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) -- Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). I live in the country, but I do not remember...
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LOS ANGELES -- Jennifer Lopez has been hailed as an epochal, prolific and hard-working artist. One adjective not often...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman who uses a wheelchair due to a spinal injury has accused the county that includes Las Vegas of...
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