Stories from Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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If work isn’t finished, town will charge contractor $1,000 a day
BLOOMSBURG -- A new deadline is set for completion of the overdue Norris E. Rock Memorial Pool project.
An amended...
BU professor’s paper on trilobite tridents gets national news coverage
BLOOMSBURG -- A trident jutting from the head of an ancient arthropod was likely used to joust with male counterparts,...
Creditors left out of early filings will be given new deadline to submit claims
BERWICK -- Berwick Hospital's owner has agreed to let a government bankruptcy watchdog investigate its records....
Plea deal reached after alleged sexual assault
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man was placed on probation for two years and fined a total of $1,300 on charges of lewdness...
Woman accused of rambling incoherently, cursing at dispatchers
BLOOMSBURG -- An Orangeville-area woman allegedly phoned the 9-1-1 emergency line here a dozen times in the middle of...
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TOPS 0784: 8:30-10:30 a.m., Bethany UMC, Summerhill Avenue, Berwick: info: 570-784-3145.
Berwick H.S. Class of 1967: 11...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Fighting remained largely deadlocked Monday in eastern Ukraine where Russian shelling killed five...
COVID emergencies to end
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday he will end the twin...
* The Annual meeting of the Briar Creek Mutual Insurance Company policy holders will be held March 14.
* The Hemlock...
1865: The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 13th Amendment to the United States...
* Country singer Tyler Hubbard (Florida Georgia Line), 36.
* Actor Tyler Ritter, 38.
* Singer Justin Timberlake, 42...
Skull ID'd as N.J. man
MORRISVILLE (AP) -- Authorities say a skull found on banks of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania...
TREASURE HUNT: 1-2-7-18-19
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 6-3; WILD: 9
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 3-7-2; WILD: 9
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 4-1-6-6;...
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COAL TOWNSHIP -- A longtime Coal Township Commissioner intends to run for Northumberland County Commissioner. Craig...
Frank Titman has retired after working 16 years as a reliable handyman doing all types of odd jobs at Camp Victory near...
BERWICK -- Columbia County Commissioner David Kovach plans to run for re-election to his county office, according to...
ORANGEVILLE -- A long-time employee of Columbia County intends to run in this year's election for the top spot in the...
BLOOMSBURG -- A Benton man who fled a warrant arrest as a felon while armed with a handgun last summer was given a...
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TRW retiree, former tax collector, school director
Charles Nelson Smith, 88, a resident of Nottingham Village, Northumberland, and formerly of Milton, passed away on...
Longtime educator’s hobby was playing golf
John E. "Jack" Hartzel, age 86, of Mifflinville, formerly of Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday evening, January 23,...
Was instrumental in the lives of many children
Jeanette Louise (Sutton) Peters, 97, of Stillwater passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord, Sunday, January 29...
Bricklayer/waterproofer enjoyed NASCAR
Gary D. Bower, 70, of Bloomsburg passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at his residence, surrounded by his family....
Enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking
David Reider Sr., 74, of Shickshinny lost his battle on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Hospital of the University of...
Catawissa Township native enjoyed genealogy
Joseph D. "Joe" Helwig, 96, of Media (formerly Springfield) passed away January 24, 2023, at his home in Riddle Village...
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (AP) -- President Emmanuel Macron said Monday France doesn't exclude sending fighter jets to...
BERWICK -- A driver seen speeding and disregarding a stop sign here was high on marijuana while driving, police say....
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time...
Enjoyed crocheting, knitting, playing bingo
Sandra E. "Sandy" Sponenberg, age 75, of Bloomsburg passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, a patient of Geisinger...
DANVILLE -- Montour County's district attorney plans to run for election to a third, four-year term in office,...
NESCOPECK TWP. -- A woman lost control of her car on the Berwick-Hazleton Highway here Monday, hitting an embankment...
(AP) -- Ira "Bob" Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make...
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There are more people dying in Michigan than being born.
In 2021, the state had more deaths than births in a year for...
The founders of our country thought people's right of access to the witnesses and evidence against them in criminal...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is at a very critical turning point at this time. For many decades they have served...
Tony Dungy, involved with the NFL since the late 1970s, from player to coach of the year, Super Bowl Champion, Hall of...
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When visiting friends or family who have both houseplants and young children, I've been compared to "Aunt Bonnie" from...
DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently had a column on arthritis that recommended more activity. So, what medications can help?...
DEAR ABBY: My two siblings and I were raised by an abusive, alcoholic father. Predictably, it has adversely affected...
: For more than several decades, I have found capsaicin ointment to be very effective when other remedies for pain are...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're a chill and easygoing person; though, when you're around the right people, you come...
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VALLEY TWP. -- A Danville woman lost control of her SUV on Columbia Hill Road here Monday morning, flipping the vehicle...
“With a small piece of the arctic air that has been hovering over the central states the last several days sticking its...
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Super Bowl-bound QB has haters left
PHILADELPHIA -- Nick Sirianni and his kids made snow angels in the confetti on the Linc turf. Jalen Hurts puffed on a...
Tigers can’t keep up with Dragons in OT
For the Press Enterprise
LEWISBURG -- Southern Columbia had a tough-go coming up with any defensive answer for...
PHILADELPHIA -- Black quarterbacks have come a long way in the NFL since Fritz Pollard became the first to play in the...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Paolo Banchero had 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Orlando Magic stormed back from a 21-point first-...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 36 15 .706 --
Philadelphia 32 17 .653 3
Brooklyn 31 19 .620 4...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals and Zach Greinke have agreed to a contract for the coming season, a person familiar with...
SEATTLE -- When Seattle Kraken general manager Ron Francis strolls into the locker room or goes on the road with the...
CHICAGO -- When Bobby Hull got the puck, he was tough to stop. He had blazing speed, a hard slap shot and tons of...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Abby Meyers scored 24 points and Diamond Miller added 14 as No. 8 Maryland began a busy week with...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 50 38 7 5 81 187 109
Toronto 51 31 12 8 70 173 136
Tampa Bay 48...
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CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals didn't have another fantastic finish left in them.
That had been...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- A season filled with quarterback injuries finally caught up to the San Francisco 49ers in the...
Kellen Moore is going from calling plays for Dak Prescott to Justin Herbert.
The Los Angeles Chargers didn't waste any...
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Jan. 31, 1993
* Led by four touchdown passes from quarterback Troy Aikman, the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Centre Cty. Chr. at Bloom. Chr.... 7 p.m.
Valley West at Berwick........ 7:15 p.m....
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
6:30 p.m.
SECN -- Mississippi St. at South Carolina
7 p.m.
ACCN -- Clemson at Boston College...
DANVILLE -- Luke Cughan (23 points, 11 assists) and Jaksen Kline (12 points, 11 rebounds) each recorded double-...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX -- Acquried LHP Richard Bleier from Miami in exchange...
AP Men's Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in...
Jan. 30-Feb. 17 -- Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Feb. 8-10 -- Owners meeting, Palm Beach, Fla.
Feb...
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( Editor's note: After a call to 30 Seconds regarding low utility wires and downed signs and photos were printed on...
