Danville News

Not that long ago, most people may have considering a bald eagle sighting a once-in-a-lifetime thrill.

Mural painting in Danville, initially scheduled for Friday, has been postponed until next week because paints are not ready.

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.

Dr. Christen Maria Mowad, a dermatologist at Geisinger Medical Center, has been named president of the state's largest dermatologic society.

Members of the board working to re-establish a public dental health clinic in Sunbury include, back row from left, JoAnn Lawer, Selinsgrove, and Dr.

Bob Erlsten, of Danville, takes a turn sizing boards for the new Watsontown United Methodist Church Tuesday.

DANVILLE The Danville School Board will hold a special meeting next week in another attempt to adopt a budget for 2009-10. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Monday in the high school cafeteria, according to a board spokeswoman Wednesday.

Sam Betz placed the colored consonant "S" card on top of the colored "EE" vowel card and sounded out the letters.

The borough police department has a new tool to help deter speeding. An on-site 400 speed trailer has been set up at Memorial Park, along Bloom Street, to monitor drivers' speeds.

A violent, head-on collision on Route 15 in Clinton Township, Lycoming County, claimed the life of a 57-year-old Williamsport man and Union County native.

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

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.

Robert Inglis/The Daily Item Charles Baker, 8, left, of Riverside, and his brother Chip, 6, listen to Beth Anne Lynn read a book on Thursday at the Thomas Beaver Free Library, Danville.

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.

Oh, my. We have a lot of music in this area this weekend, including the 20th anniversary edition of the Billtown Blues Festival on Sunday starting at noon at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville.

The Friends of Shikellamy State Park start off the summer season on Sunday with Sunday Brunch on the Point from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The brunch features food by Emma's Food for Life, of Selinsgrove, and the delicious music of the Burgess-Mitchell-Seal Trio.

Eleanor Smith, 75, of White Deer, has been passionate about music since she was young.

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.