Benton News

A gaping hole was left in a dentist's office Thursday in Columbia County. The business in Benton was closed all afternoon after a truck smashed right through one of its walls.

A Benton Area math teacher and coach was serving probation on theft charges just two months before he landed the $36,000-a-year job at his alma mater.

Above, Janet Tomcavage, Geisinger's vice president of health services, consults with nurse Dan McCollum.

A community in Columbia County has a new fee for anyone who installs a mailbox near their home.

BENTON Rest assured, Gary Powlus is aware of the incongruity. click image to enlarge Benton Area School District Superintendent Gary Powlus, left, and facilities manager Jeff Kelsey with the school district's new biomass heating system situated between the high school and elementary school.

The death of a 26 year old Benton-area woman is under investigation. The body of Rebecca Amrowski was found in the basement of her home on Red Hill Road.

Mothers Susie Maniaci of Reading and Colleen Gioffreda of Timonium, Md., walk with Angie Gioffreda, 7. "It's fun for our son to get together with peers of his stature," Maniaci said.

Benton Township, Columbia County- Theres something fishy going on in one part of Columbia County.

Stacy Wolford can be reached via e-mail or at 724-684-2640. As John Pavalonis eased his way into the pilot's seat of a 1943 Stearman Biplane, he felt like he was traveling back in time.