Mifflinburg News

Food stamp use, which doubled in Northumberland County in just under five years, now infuses $1 million a month into the Valley economy.

A single mother of two children, Rebecca said she is having trouble making ends meet this holiday season.

MIFFLINBURG "" Despite dire predictions last spring, no Pennsylvania state parks have been closed due to cuts in the 2010 state budget.

I've got to push this week's column a little, what with it being a short week and all that, so let's get right to it.

A pair of grants worth a combined total of just over $1 million will cover the tuition costs for 76 children in Early Head Start Programs in Northumberland County and allow an identical program, based in Union County, to expand and hire staff.

Hundreds of bidders from the Valley will join buyers from Connecticut, New York, Delaware and Maryland today in what organizers call the largest annual Christmas tree auction in the U.S. About 53,000 Christmas trees will be sold at auction today, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, wreathes and seasonal decorations were on sale.

It is called the largest Christmas tree and holiday wreath auction in the country and it is going on in Union County.

Valley has donated $1.2M in 22 years By Marcia Moore SUNBURY - Seven years after Melvin and Florine Beachel took their infant niece into their home, they're still hoping to adopt the now 8-year-old child they call "daughter." But over the years, the Beachels, of Mifflinburg, have fallen on hard times and they've been unable to come up with the $700 ...

A fire destroyed a mobile home late Tuesday, leaving two people homeless, but unharmed.

No one was injured, but a dormitory room fire displaced one Bucknell University student and forced 152 other occupants of Harris Hall to flee the building at 4 a.m. Monday.

The Clearfield native compiled five pins, five technical falls and five major decisions last year.

Ed Lu and Hannah Kronenwetter were named this year's Danville Homecoming King and Queen Saturday night at their homecoming dance.

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Rebecca Mapes is a little like "Sound of Music's" Maria Von Trapp. This wave isn't going to stay upon the sand.

Wesley Kuczawa fit right in with his aviator sunglasses. Sitting in the backseat of a 1946 North American AT6 plane - a red and white two-seater World War II-era trainer - Wesley put on the headset and gave a thumbs up to his family standing nearby as he began to roll toward the runway.

The Tree of Love will be lit Nov. 14 and benefit the Kelsey's Dream Chemo Duck Fund.

An Elm Street resident is hoping the borough will show support for her idea to turn an old church into a place where kids can hang out, learn and have some fun.

The seniors of the Mifflinburg Area High School Varsity Girl's Soccer Team celebrate in muddy conditions after their 9-1 victory over Lewisburg on Friday, Oct, 23.

H1N1 flu is taking a toll on classroom attendance, although the impact is hitting Central Susquehanna Valley school districts unevenly with some reporting dramatic drops in attendance while others say absenteeism has remained close to normal.

One spunky octogenarian in flapper dress worked fundraising magic Sunday, turning a Roaring '20s-themed tea into $2,300 for the Gate House Homeless Shelter.