Montour County News Archives

October was one of the Valley's wettest months in recent history, a meteorologist said Friday, and it's not over yet.

Townships would be financially strapped by a proposed tax that would force them to pay for state police services, says a supervisor in West Hemlock Township, Montour County.

Judge Thomas James hopes in his next 10-year term to oversee a share of criminal cases in Montour County in addition to the civil cases he already handles.

For drivers along Route 11 in Danville intending to go south on Route 54 over to Riverside, they were met with an unwelcome sign... Road crews blocked Route 54 with a "Bridge Closed" sign and detoured traffic miles out of the way after a truck pulling a super load became stuck on Route 54 at the Danville Riverside Bridge.

For a month this spring, a group based at the Bloomsburg Public Library wants all of Columbia and Montour counties to take a trip to the 19th century and into the world of New York City's high society.

A 39-year-old city man was jailed Friday for allegedly drugging and raping a Northumberland man Wednesday.

Despite an ongoing investigation into missing money, the fired Montour County deputy treasurer is eligible for unemployment pay, an official determined.

TESTIMONY OF DON L. REITMEYER, III BEFORE THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON HB 1393 COMPASSIONATE USE ACT OF 2009 Good morning, Chairmen Oliver and Baker, and Members of the Committee.

Despite more than 20 letters supporting a 53-year-old man, a judge sentenced the former Danville resident to a term in a state prison for a relationship he had with a 15-year-old girl.

DANVILLE - A roofing contractor who had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old Danville girl brought plenty of supporters to court with him Tuesday.

Cambria-Somerset County Multiple Sclerosis Society will hold its 37th annual dinner and seminar Tuesday at Pyramids Lounge, 370 Sheridan St.

The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill that would make criminals pick up the cost of the state's share of full-time district attorney pay.

The Montour County district attorney has withdrawn charges against a woman implicated in a Danville jewelry store robbery in July 2008.

High winds are wreaking havoc across the area. PPL reports nearly 4,300 homes and businesses are without electricity in the Susquehanna Valley region.

Montour County can't afford a full-time district attorney if the state is not going to help pay for it, commissioners said.

Judges in Northumberland, Snyder, Union and Montour counties are closely following the state guidelines when sentencing criminal offenders, rarely imposing penalties outside the recommended range.

The smallest county in Pennsylvania is suing the state, the governor and the Legislature to get money it says it's owed.