Montour County News

Feathers flew during a heated exchange in a civil complaint hearing in the court of the Montour County District Judge Thursday over damage caused by free-range chickens that allegedly roamed into a neighbor's yard.

Two borough women will face trial in Montour County on charges related to vandalizing cemeteries and road signs that caused almost $2,000 in damage last spring.

Despite director Dawn Koons-Gill wanting to cut more than $200,000 from new technology and other expenses, the Danville school board adopted a $32.1 million budget with an average $39 real estate tax increase for 2009-10. The board, by a vote of 5-4, approved the spending plan during a special meeting Monday night.

Greg Molter has another tool to use in his fight against mosquitoes that may be carrying West Nile Virus.

With a week left before school boards are required to approve budgets for the 2009-10 school year, Danville's directors still can't agree on one.

A diabetic could die and another person could be institutionalized if Montour County's home-delivered meals program is cut due to lack of state funding, Human Services Director Betsy Hack said during a county commissioners' meeting Tuesday night.

A former Milton man was who fled the area with a woman he reportedly assaulted in a parking lot was arrested in North Carolina after police tracked his movements by calling his victim on her cell phone.

Danville, Montour County- Through the miracles of modern technology, a soldier is able to witness the birth of his baby boy from halfway around the world.

A preliminary hearing was postponed today for two women charged with vandalizing area cemeteries and other vandalism in Montour County.

Stephen J. Pytak, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Jun. 15--Members of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce who didn't become part of the chamber's first energy pool earlier this year have a second chance.

A Philadelphia man's jury trial on robbing a jewelry store last summer is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. today in Montour County Court.

An ambulance medical emergency call about a man who was blue in appearance led Danville police to file heroin charges against him and a woman.

A Montour County jury took two hours and 40 minutes to find a Philadelphia man guilty of robbing a Danville jewelry store in July, of criminal conspiracy and theft.

Three college interns toured Danville Monday on their first day in town to design and paint an approximate 1,000-square-foot mural at an entranceway along the Susquehanna River.

A Danville Area High School graduating senior was named Danville Elks Student of the Year Thursday night.

A 63-year-old man said he was acting out of character when he pointed a loaded gun at three juveniles in a hot tub, but a judge decided a tougher sentence was still necessary.

Regional unemployment improved in April, but was still worse than the state and national averages, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

A failed marriage created a spiritual void that a 53-year-old man said he was unable to fill and led to relations with a young girl.

Two Montour County transit vehicles are out of service because of accidents, and the county has to buy a replacement.

A Milton woman has been charged with harassing a Mahoning Township woman who was in jail when her mother allegedly beat her son to death in the Bronx earlier this year.