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Published on January 25, 2022 - Page 1
Columbia commissioners build plan to demolish derelict house
CATAWISSA TWP. — For years, the two-story home on Old Numidia Road sat empty and abandoned. But in recent years, as the roof began to cave in and...
Published on January 24, 2022 - Page 3
Hey, sports: It’s show time
The 33rd Early Bird Sports Expo opens this week, beginning Thursday from 3-8 p.m. at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. The show runs Friday-Saturday from...
Published on January 23, 2022 - Page 1
Columbia to pursue its $1.5M
BLOOMSBURG — Columbia County commissioners are moving forward with their request to demand repayment of $1.5 million from Bloomsburg after a...
Published on January 22, 2022 - Page 1
Police: Bloomsburg man stabbed father
BLOOMSBURG — A Bloomsburg man stabbed his father in an argument over a cell phone, then fled Thursday night, police say. Moments after officers were...
Published on January 20, 2022 - Page 1
Racing rules stalled
BLOOMSBURG — A proposed change to the town’s noise ordinance that would strictly limit dirt track racing at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds likely would...
Published on January 19, 2022 - Page 1
Man escapes Berwick fire
BLOOMSBURG — A Berwick man lost his house, his elderly dog and most of his 14 cats when a fire tore through his two-story home Tuesday morning....
Published on January 19, 2022 - Page 1
Bloom’s students to keep masks on
BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg Area School District students will continue to wear masks in an effort to keep coronavirus at bay and classes in person, the...
Published on January 18, 2022 - Page 1
Nazi-theme videos draw fire
BLOOMSBURG — A school security guard is under fire after social media posts of him portraying a Nazi captain and other members of the German army...
Published on January 17, 2022 - Page 1
Bloom charity’s settling into spacious new home
BLOOMSBURG — Six months after closing a deal on a nearly $2 million warehouse, AGAPE is starting to make the move from its cramped quarters along...
Published on January 13, 2022 - Page 1
Sliding SUV hits homes
WASHINGTONVILLE — A driver and her passenger were injured Wednesday morning when the vehicle in which they were riding skidded on a patch of ice,...

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Published on December 26, 2021 - Page 1
Bloom Legion helps post in Ky.
BLOOMSBURG —Among the rubble of the devastating tornado that hit Kentucky earlier this month was American Legion Post 26. The brick building that...
Published on December 27, 2021 - Page 3
Town to cancel its CodeRED
CodeRED, the emergency notification system, will be discontinued beginning Jan. 1 due to the low number of subscribers. Police and firefighters...
Published on December 27, 2021 - Page 1
Bloom Y adds kids programs
BLOOMSBURG — Starting next month, Bloomsburg YMCA will launch several new youth programs aimed at teaching youngsters skills and socialization. And...
Published on December 28, 2021 - Page 1
Town urged to lift dance ban
BLOOMSBURG — Roxana Zoppetti was working in the back of her restaurant, La Malbec, when staff members rushed in a few weeks ago. “They come running...
Published on December 29, 2021 - Page 1
Bloom Fair voters to call races
BLOOMSBURG — Two challengers will look to unseat a pair of Bloomsburg Fair directors, and two others will vie for an open seat on the board when the...