News from CATAWISSA
Published on April 8, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Apologetic Catawissa Borough Manager Larry Kopp described himself as “embarrassed and upset” Tuesday, the morning after a planned virtual...
Published on April 8, 2020 - Page 13
CATAWISSA — Here is the March report from the office of District Judge Craig Long:
COLUMBIA COUNTY —$6,122 • Checks Issued to Clerk of Courts — $0...
Published on April 2, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend in December now is charged with violating her protection-from-abuse order against him at least...
Published on March 31, 2020 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — A woman who had been drinking all day after a recent breakup cut herself in the arm and stomach with the sharp edge of a broken beer can...
Published on March 29, 2020 - Page 10
CATAWISSA — Southern Columbia High School’s business plan team of Jason Yeick and Emma Schultz recently won a competition held by the Pennsylvania...
Published on March 23, 2020 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A car was towed after a two-vehicle crash here just after noon Sunday, but there were no injuries, Police Chief Josh Laidacker said....
Published on March 16, 2020 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — Terry and Bonnie Hunsinger of Nescopeck have sued Darcy Hunsinger in Catawissa district court, alleging she owes them $2,700 in rent for...
Published on March 8, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A Danville man shooting video of a traffic stop with his phone in the First Columbia Bank Parking lot wound up getting arrested himself...
Published on March 4, 2020 - Page 4
CATAWISSA — Joseph Lawson of Berwick alleges James and Wanda Beggs of 1120 Numidia Drive, Lot A-3, owe him $2,656 for tearing down a mobile home...
Published on February 26, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A lawyer for a man accused of illegally digging into a creek bed with a backhoe compared the use of the machine in a stream to someone...
Published on February 22, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A consulting firm that studied Catawissa’s demographics, attractions and problems suggests the borough needs a facelift to both its...
Published on February 22, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA —Melick Aquafeed appears interested in building a new fish food factory in Catawissa after flames destroyed its plant on South First Street...
Published on February 22, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — The Melick Aquafeed factory dates to the 1960s, ever since original owner A.J. Balshi converted a grain mill on South First Street into a...
Published on February 19, 2020 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — An inspection by a State Police Fire Marshal states the cause of a fire that destroyed a fish food factory will remain undetermined,...
Published on February 16, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Fire ripped through a fish-feed plant here Saturday night, with flames shooting 50 feet into the air that could be seen from miles away...
Published on February 13, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Tom Roberts gets choked up and teary eyed whenever he speaks of soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom. His admiration for...
Published on February 9, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Police filed charges against two brothers, a woman and her daughter after responding to a baseball bat fight at a Pine Street home and...
Published on February 7, 2020 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — A bill collector alleges a Catawissa woman defaulted on a pair of credit accounts. LVNV Funding of Canonsburg alleges Kelly Crawford,...
Published on February 6, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Landlords packed borough hall Wednesday night, pleading with council to kill all plans for a proposed ordinance regulating rental...
Published on January 27, 2020 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A man who crashed a pickup into a house Sunday morning at Route 487 and Pine Street has been charged with drunken driving. Driver...
Published on January 27, 2020 - Page 4
CATAWISSA — A woman who was ordered by police to stay away from 502 Hillside Village in June 2019 was found hiding there Jan. 6, according to court...
Published on January 26, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A woman with kidney disease, diabetes and three Rottweilers has been living for more than a year in a travel trailer set up inside a...
Published on January 21, 2020 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — The Catawissa Borough Police recently released the following warrant list. Listed are the name of the person for whom the warrant was...
Published on January 16, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough landlords are flat-out opposed to regular inspections of their rental properties. But they also acknowledge the borough code...
Published on January 1, 2020 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Earlier this month the future of Catawissa Little League appeared to be in jeopardy. Instead, several volunteers stepped up to the plate...
Published on January 1, 2020 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A traffic stop here led to drug possession charges against a Berwick woman and Danville man, charges state. Police pulled over a white...
Published on December 26, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — An anonymous tipster helped police track down a man wanted for allegedly holding his ex-girlfriend captive for two hours and threatening...
Published on December 16, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — George S. Eyer has been dead more than 40 years. Yet, year after year, the retired banker continues helping Catawissa borough government...
Published on December 11, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Catawissa will be left without a downtown pharmacy for the first time in over 40 years when CVS on Main Street closes its doors Jan. 2....
Published on December 10, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Catawissa borough council approved a rate hike Monday night that will cost residents an extra $60 per year for electricity. But Mayor...
Published on December 6, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Catawissa borough council slammed the brakes on its proposed rental property ordinance Thursday night after hearing angry opposition from...
Published on December 5, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough residents may pay more for electricity next year after all. Borough council’s finance committee decided at a Nov. 25 meeting to...
Published on November 25, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Owners of rental properties in Catawissa would be required to pay an annual registration fee and subject to mandatory yearly building...
Published on November 23, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Catawissa borough will scrape by for another year without raising either property taxes or electric rates, despite a call for more...
Published on November 22, 2019 - Page 13
CATAWISSA — Worried passersby called in firefighters after they noticed smoke inside a house on North Third Street on Thursday night and heard an...
Published on November 15, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Catawissa borough council will consider an electric rate hike to plug a projected $100,000 hole in the borough’s 2020 budget. The...
Published on November 13, 2019 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — When a police officer confronted a man reported to be stumbling around 2 a.m. on Oct. 21 in the 500 block of Hillside Village, they asked...
Published on October 24, 2019 - Page 4
CATAWISSA — A victim in a hit-and-run crash on Route 11 dialed 9-1-1 then followed the driver who allegedly struck her vehicle to his house. When...
Published on October 24, 2019 - Page 10
CATAWISSA — Landlords Jodi and William Henry of Elysburg alleged tenants Sean Blum and Evelina Scicchitano owe $1,550 in unpaid rent for 1202...
Published on October 13, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Police searched a Mill Street home and found a baseball bat with more than a dozen construction nails protruding from the barrel and a...
Published on October 11, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough council voted 4-3 this week to hire a fifth full-time police officer, a move the borough manager says will actually save...
Published on October 11, 2019 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A man who was inside a car during a Sept. 7 dispute at Hillside Village allegedly had marijuana on him and lied to police about his...
Published on October 9, 2019 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — A mother who claimed to be possessed by demons when she repeatedly strangled her small son this summer is headed to trial in Columbia...
Published on October 6, 2019 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — Deihl Vault & Precast of Orangeville has sued several customers in district court, seeking payments for alleged unpaid bills. Deihl...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 4
CATAWISSA — A New York man is suing Knoebels Lake Glory Campground, alleging a campground employee directed his truck into a building, causing $2,500...
Published on October 5, 2019 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — Here is the September report from the District Court of Craig W. Long. COLUMBIA COUNTY — $6,170 • Processing Center — $150...
Published on October 4, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Saturday marks the final day borough residents may dispose of recyclables at Catawissa’s recycling drop-off on South Third Street. Like...
Published on October 3, 2019 - Page 4
CATAWISSA — Two young men who crashed a backyard campfire and scuffled with residents in July agreed to plea deals Tuesday that put both on probation...
Published on October 2, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A Catawissa woman told police she was possessed by demons that made her repeatedly strangle her 4-year-old son, charges state. Kimberly...
Published on September 24, 2019 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A mother who allegedly punched her daughter while high on meth has surrendered her right to a hearing in district court, moving her case...