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Published on July 13, 2025 - Page 1
BUCKHORN -- A family of four was left homeless and one of their pet cats was missing after a Saturday afternoon fire.
Mahala Bacon said she came home...
Published on July 13, 2025 - Page 1
DANVILLE -- The Danville Area Community Center wants to start up a preschool program, but the requirements of a federal grant program means it has to...
Published on July 13, 2025 - Page 4
Vitamin D may help prevent diabetes
In the July 10 "To Your Good Health" column, Dr. Keith Roach stated vitamin D "may help people with high-risk...
Published on July 12, 2025 - Page 1
MOUNT PLEASANT TWP. -- Township building code officials condemned six trailers along Robbins Road on Wednesday in which nearly two dozen people lived...
Published on July 12, 2025 - Page 1
NEW COLUMBUS -- A rural couple is mourning the loss of around a dozen pet chickens after men stole some of them on the chickens' way into their coops...
Published on July 12, 2025 - Page 1
RUPERT -- Passersby corralled and kept safe a 6-year-old boy found walking down Route 11 in his underwear Friday afternoon, police say.
The boy...
Published on July 12, 2025 - Page 4
Harmony R. Miller
Dylan Miller and Katie Beaver, Berwick, are the parents of a daughter, Harmony Rayne, born Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Geisinger...
Published on July 12, 2025 - Page 5
BLOOMSBURG -- Columbia and Montour counties' 9-1-1 center, along with centers across the state, faced intermittent problems receiving and holding...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- The parent company of Berwick Offray has declared bankruptcy, though it's not clear what this will mean for the 380 workers here who have...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 1
CATAWISSA TWP. -- Roger Nuss resigned Tuesday from his position as Catawissa Township supervisor due to ongoing health problems, according to his...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- Public works is repairing potholes in alleys on the west end of town this week.
John Fritz, the retiring director of public works, said...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 3
Although Greg Watson has officially taken over as the Danville Police Chief, he spent June shadowing now-retired chief Jonathan Swank.
Swank's...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 3
HARRISBURG -- Eight drug manufacturers have said they are willing to give Pennsylvania's local governments up to $28 million to fight the opioid...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 6
BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia-Montour SWAT team used a house now owned by the town -- and scheduled for demolition -- to train Thursday.
The town took...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 6
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man was taken to the hospital after he struck a utility pole on Iron Street.
Around 3:20 p.m., Terry Stockley, 78, was...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 6
BLOOMSBURG -- A woman seen entering vehicles outside Applebee's restaurant was charged with having THC wax along with drug pipes when police arrived...
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 1
RUPERT -- The state has warned Montour Township it might not receive funding because it has not filed annual audit reports for the last two years....
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- Downtown workers are taking up some of the most convenient parking spaces, frustrating business owners who want them open for customers,...
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 1
DANVILLE -- A school board member resigned here Wednesday, citing personal reasons.
Wayne Brookhart said he must leave the Danville area school...
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 3
The Catawissa Valley Lions Club has announced a chicken BBQ fundraiser to be held at Ideal Park Campground on Saturday, July 26, from noon to 3 p.m....
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 3
SHICKSHINNY -- Shoppers should be able to find bargains at the annual community yard sale here Saturday, said Jim Bach.
The boroughwide sale is...
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 4
CATAWISSA -- Firefighters extinguished a small electrical fire in the early morning hours of Wednesday.
Crews responded to a call at 111 Main St....
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 6
SUGARLOAF TWP. -- A man from Sweet Valley was taken to Geisinger Medical Center after hitting a deer with his motorcycle along Route 118 here, State...
Published on July 9, 2025 - Page 1
BUCKHORN -- Hemlock Township supervisors said Tuesday they are not interested in investing in a solar system to power township buildings because it...
Published on July 9, 2025 - Page 3
Thousands of people will travel from all over the East Coast this weekend to hear a concert we can attend by basically stepping into our backyard.
I'...
Published on July 9, 2025 - Page 4
Officer's rank
is sergeant
Dave Bowman is a sergeant in the Bloomsburg Police Department. His rank was misidentified in Tuesday's edition.
Published on July 8, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- Videos circulating on social media showing federal immigration officials on Lightstreet Road in Bloomsburg Saturday are authentic, the...
Published on July 8, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- The pollinator meadow beside West Berwick Elementary has burst into bloom.
Oxeye sunflowers and white sweet clover wave on stalks...
Published on July 8, 2025 - Page 3
Ever wonder what type of animal made the strange markings occasionally spotted on the ground at Ricketts Glen State Park?
Visit the park amphitheater...
Published on July 8, 2025 - Page 3
DANVILLE -- A woman was taken to the hospital after she lost control of her electric bike July 3, police say.
Around 12:55 p.m., Erika Serafini,...