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Farmers voice opposition to Interstate 80 tolling
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau was joined by representatives of the food industry and agribusiness Friday to voice their opposition to plans to place tolls on Interstate 80.
Friday's roundup of 12 suspects marked the fourth time in less than one year police took a large number of offenders off the streets.
Provincial funding will reduce strain on taxpayers for YMCA pool
' The construction of the YMCA pool and fitness centre won't be a drain on the pockets of municipal taxpayers thanks to funding from the provincial government.
Post Offices axed in money-saving drive
THREE post offices have been axed in the latest phase of a national cost-cutting exercise.
$5,000 taken in drug raid returned
A Union County judge has ordered Mifflinburg police to return $5,000 seized from a Mifflinburg woman's home in May during a search for drugs.
Forensic scientists are trying to determine whether bones found in a house in north-central Pennsylvania are human.
Attorney General Corbett announces environmental crimes charges...
Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Section have filed criminal charges against a residential developer and a former sewage enforcement ...
County named after Madame Montour
Editor's note: "Once upon a time in ..." is a new Monday feature provided by the historical societies in Union, Snyder, Montour and Northumberland counties.
Funding generating high speed internet plans across county
' At an open house held in Warkworth last week, a map provided by the province showed large gaps in high speed internet coverage throughout the Warkworth area and across Trent Hills.
Note: Today we pause to acknowledge the people and groups who make the Central Susquehanna Valley a better place to call home.
Police Blotter: Passenger grabs wheel in crash
Passenger grabs wheel in crash MIDDLEBURG - A Northumberland man was committed to Snyder County Prison in lieu of $15,000 cash bail Saturday after allegedly being involved in a 1 a.m. crash, hitting his ...
Charges filed in hit-run accident
A 65-year-old Northumberland man has been charged with running into a construction worker with his pickup truck on Routes 11-15 and fleeing the scene on August 10.
Flags to honor deceased military personnel
Etched in 65-year-old Sol Bidding's memory is that day in the Vietnam War when he and nine of his fellow marines defended Hill 188, surrounded by hundreds of Viet Cong regulars.
A Northumberland man was arrested after state police said he grabbed the steering wheel of the car he was riding in, nearly crashing it, and then urinated in the parking lot of the Snyder County 911 Center when ...
The Independent- East Northumberland'...
East-West split ducked Brighton has stepped back from the brink of picking east over west by refusing to firmly align its future economic growth with the Quinte region rather than Northumberland County.
Animal abuse official fired after one year
Animals in distress have one less official advocate in Monroe County. The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has fired cruelty investigator Chris Martin who handled animal abuse cases ...
Residents inspire town's artwork
Glade is made of glass and wood and includes a "river of text" A glass sculpture is to be installed in a Northumberland town as part of its 600,000 revamp.
A black line of smoke on the wall of the home of Calvin Lake, at 171 Oak Road, Point Township, Northumberland County, shows how far down the heat came from a small kitchen fire Monday afternoon.
Lou Rinaldi: honorary Brighton employee
" Brighton's newest employee lasted just one day and it had nothing to do with his performance.
Slow start to congressional campaign
U.S. Rep. Chris Carney made a campaign pledge to visit each of the 14 counties in the 10th Congressional District during his two-year term.