News from CATAWISSA
Published on February 3, 2022 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A man police say threatened his brother with homemade guns waived a preliminary hearing on the charges Tuesday and was ordered to face...
Published on February 2, 2022 - Page 4
CATAWISSA — A man who police say was unwanted at his mother’s house had trespass charges against him dropped Tuesday when neither his mother nor the...
Published on January 31, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Police are asking the public’s help in identifying the man who put a suspicious and “alarming” package in the mailbox of First United...
Published on January 30, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Police say a man driving erratically in the borough last month was high on methamphetamine and had brass knuckles and a realistic pellet...
Published on January 30, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A borough council member criticized by colleagues at the end of his last term will return to the board after a vote Friday. It took...
Published on January 29, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A fight between brothers resulted in felony charges after one pointed a homemade gun at the other, police say. Fay Cochran summoned...
Published on January 29, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough council members voted to ask their labor attorney to re-examine the contracts he drew up last year for borough hall workers and...
Published on January 29, 2022 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — Here is the December report from the Magisterial District Court of Craig W. Long. COLUMBIA COUNTY — $3,260 CHECKS ISSUED TO CLERK OF...
Published on January 23, 2022 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A man who repeatedly has been told he’s unwelcome in his mother’s home faces charges after police say he broke in and refused to leave...
Published on January 22, 2022 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A man who allegedly dragged his wife down the street on New Year’s Eve before running from police saw his bail reduced Tuesday. Steven...
Published on January 16, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough police Ptlm. David Krape crawled past a man he had in custody to the front door of the police station to unlock it. He’d rapidly...
Published on January 15, 2022 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — Firefighters summoned to a home Friday morning found a malfunctioning furnace was to blame, according to borough Fire Chief Dale...
Published on January 5, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — The attorney for three Catawissa-area residents charged with defiant trespass after refusing to leave a Southern Columbia school board...
Published on January 5, 2022 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A loaded 9mm pistol was found in the grass along Dent Avenue, near Bucher’s Body & Fender Shop, on Monday afternoon, police said....
Published on January 5, 2022 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — A Catawissa man police say confronted a chiropractor at a bar saw the most serious charges against him withdrawn Tuesday. Victor R....
Published on January 4, 2022 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A man seen by a neighbor punching and trying to drag his wife down the street was arrested on New Year’s Eve after running from police,...
Published on December 29, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — The following civil complaints have been filed in the office of District Judge Craig W. Long. Such complaints are often settled soon...
Published on December 26, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough leaders have declined an offer from the Catawissa Landlords Association that would have ended a civil lawsuit between the two....
Published on December 25, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A man who slashed at a woman with an ice scraper recently pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct before his scheduled preliminary hearing...
Published on December 18, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — An Espy couple returning from a Christmas festival escaped injury after the husband fell asleep at the wheel and their SUV hit the corner...
Published on December 18, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Family members cited with disorderly conduct after a melee in their backyard last December pleaded not guilty this week, choosing instead...
Published on December 16, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — Here is the November report from the office of Magisterial District Judge Craig W. Long. • Columbia County — $4,905 • Checks Issued to...
Published on December 11, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Police say a man went to the VFW lodge to drink because of a break-up and wound up yelling at a chiropractor who didn’t fix his back pain...
Published on December 9, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Catawissa Senior Center will stay put for another year. Borough council voted Monday to extend its lease, despite talks of selling the...
Published on December 9, 2021 - Page 9
CATAWISSA — Borough Council voted 4-1 on Monday to appoint resident Andrew Detwiler to the council seat vacated last month by Janelle Patel....
Published on December 6, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA —A nativity that used to sit on the balcony of Catawissa Opera House returned to the borough Sunday night during a Winterfest held by...
Published on December 5, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — One of two men accused of assaulting a man outside his Wilburton home last May waived his right to a preliminary hearing Nov. 23....
Published on November 28, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A couple charged with creating a ruckus at Weiser State Park in May gave up their rights to a preliminary hearing Tuesday, sending their...
Published on November 25, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — One of two men who allegedly led police on a brief foot chase before being arrested on burglary charges gave up his right to a...
Published on November 17, 2021 - Page 9
CATAWISSA — The following civil complaints were filed in the office of District Judge Craig Long. Sums reflect the amount borrowed as well as filing...
Published on November 14, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — An apartment resident here awoke Saturday to find a stranger outside his bedroom door asking to use drugs, charges say. The incident...
Published on November 12, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — An 83-year-old driver mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and rammed into a building Thursday afternoon, police said. The...
Published on November 11, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Two men suspected of burglary are jailed after police say they led two Catawissa police officers on separate foot chases this week....
Published on November 11, 2021 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — The man who surrendered after running from charges he beat his girlfriend and one of the couple’s sons gave up his right to a preliminary...
Published on November 10, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A man charged with stabbing his ex-girlfriend in the stomach with a plastic ice scraper spoke in curse-filled tangents and referred to...
Published on November 10, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough Councilwoman Janel Patel on Monday resigned her seat, effective immediately. There are two years left on her four-year term....
Published on November 8, 2021 - Page 5
CATAWISSA — Here is the October report from the district court of Craig W. Long. • Columbia County —$4,625 • Checks Issued to Clerk of Courts — $...
Published on November 3, 2021 - Page 8
CATAWISSA — Catawissa Mayor Todd Burke, a Republican, should retain his seat after beating Democratic challenger Willard “Skeeter” Helwig, according...
Published on October 27, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A domestic violence suspect on the lam since Sept. 8 surrendered to borough police Tuesday afternoon. James Caligiuri, charged with...
Published on October 26, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A borough diner almost was bilked out of the cash from its cash register by a caller using the police department’s phone number,...
Published on October 25, 2021 - Page 10
CATAWISSA — A couple accused of indecent exposure and having several drugs in Weiser State Forest in May had their preliminary hearing postponed, but...
Published on October 19, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough council is considering shutting down its Catawissa Community Center and selling the building. But that’s news to the Columbia-...
Published on October 19, 2021 - Page 17
CATAWISSA — Police stopped a driver here for speeding, searched the vehicle and found just over 10 grams of marijuana, according to court papers....
Published on October 13, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — Borough police officers mulling a renovation of their department’s upstairs rooms discovered lead paint in walls. That added to damage...
Published on October 12, 2021 - Page 6
CATAWISSA — Here is the August report from the District Court of Craig W. Long. COLUMBIA COUNTY —$7,795 • Booking Center — $150 • Checks Issued...
Published on October 10, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — A man from Philadelphia stopped for speeding was charged with drug possession and other crimes after a search of his car turned up 5...
Published on October 10, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — Here is the July report from the District Court of Craig W. Long. COLUMBIA COUNTY —$7,622 • Checks Issued to Clerk of Courts — $40...
Published on October 9, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A family recently discovered one of its relatives, who generations ago crossed the Delaware River with George Washington, is buried here...
Published on October 2, 2021 - Page 1
CATAWISSA — A man considered a fugitive after failing to show for a Sept. 8 arraignment insists he won’t turn himself in without a lawyer. Police...
Published on September 27, 2021 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — Borough Council President Doug Krum acknowledged council erred in July when it appointed Marnie Yeick to fill a council seat vacated by...