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Downtown Shamokin was once again transformed into a winter wonderland and Christmas village Saturday as hundreds of people of all ages enjoyed various holiday traditions, including the annual Santa Parade, giving the jolly old elf their wish lists, listening to yuletide carols, taking horse-drawn carriage rides and purchasing seasonal gifts from an ...

A man employed at the Danville State Hospital who created a fake letter stating a co-worker was being furloughed has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.

The October unemployment rate for Northumberland County rose to the highest it's been all year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

A Danville State Hospital worker who was fired after penning a fake termination letter to a co-worker apologized yesterday for what he called a "really bad joke." Bryan P. Sokoloskie, 25, Elysburg, admitted Tuesday to giving the letter to nurse Sheri Simpson in June.

The project, originated by student Jen Herb of Coal Township, was one of many that the class undertook as part of a community service elective in the class, taught by Anne Houser.

Twenty-seven local people won about $63,000 in lottery prizes in September, mostly from scratch-off tickets, state records show.

Fred Guzevich was driving through the Narrows on Route 42 toward Rupert when he saw a blue Ford Explorer that looked like his mother's vehicle in a crash up ahead.

An oversized load has broken down on the Danville-Riverside Bridge, blocking Route 54 in both directions.

Throughout the month of October, The Voice has been sharing the top ghost stories from the area, covering places from a haunted sorority house to the Haas Center's ballerina ghost and even a story about the "Flannel Man" in Bakeless.

Republican incumbent Kathleen Wolfe Strausser, of Elysburg, convincingly defeated Democratic challenger Patricia Holdren for Northumberland County prothonotary in the only contested race on the county ticket during Tuesday's general election.

Many women who've had a mastectomy will also have breast reconstruction , whether immediately or at some point later on, maybe after you've finished radiation treatment.

Incumbent Northumberland County Prothonotary Kathleen Strausser defeated Democratic challenger Patricia Holdren Tuesday to hold on to the seat for another four years.

The large wide load grounded Monday remained in town Tuesday, awaiting a part needed for repairs before it continues to West Virginia.

Michael J. Fantanarosa, chairman of the Kulpmont Lions Halloween Parade Committee, announced the winners of this year's parade, held Thursday evening.

Call it nightmare on Front Street. A 100-ton, 150-foot-long oversized load got snagged at the entrance to the Danville-Riverside Bridge on Monday, closing it for six hours and causing major traffic headaches for travelers in both communities.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this SUBMITTED PHOTO Area hunters were recently invited to the Shamokin Area Community Hospital's hunters' health screening sponsored by the hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation Center.

An Elysburg motorcyclist was injured when his 2009 Kawasaki Ninja hit the rear of a Dodge truck that was waiting for another vehicle to turn off Route 61, state police at Stonington reported.

A Southern Columbia bus driver accused of putting duct tape over the mouths of two elementary students has resigned, officials say.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. ~Proverbs 4:23 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

MIKE STAUGAITIS/Staff Photo Linda Herb, left, brought in several objects to have looked over at the Great Treasure Hunt at O.I.P. in Shamokin.