Hummels Wharf News

This year showcased a variety of record-breaking hits, varying from comedies to family films, and one theater owner said local records fell as well.

Joanne Snyder, right, Dornsife, exchanges a pair of pants at J.C. Penny's that her son received but does not fit into on Saturday.

Craig Lane, perishables manager, stacks beer at the Weis store on North Fourth Street in Sunbury after the store was permitted to sell beer in June.

By Tricia Pursell BEAVERTOWN - Lifelong Snyder County resident Nick Herbster will be leaving for a year-long stint in Korea on Friday.

Two vehicles sustained disabling damage in an accident at 11 a.m. Friday on Route 54 in Mayberry Township.

Volunteers at a small Watsontown church have already distributed more than 200 red and green buttons that declare their desire to hear the words "Merry Christmas" this year.

A faulty vehicle engine and a space heater sparked fires that damaged homes in Hummels Wharf and Montandon on Monday evening.

"No company coming!" "Wear the kids out so they can have a nap before dinner." "My mom's cooking." "Find some good deals" "Support Boscov's ..." Whatever the reason, more than 400 hundred people found one for lining up outside Boscov's department store in the Susquehanna Mall very early on a holiday morning.

By Diane Petryk The Daily Item HUMMELS WHARF - Twenty people were just about to sit down to Thanksgiving dinner at the Rivera residence early Thursday evening when four fire trucks crashed the party.

Chuck Steininger, of Kratzerville, owner of Steininger's Laundry and Dry Cleaning in Hummels Wharf, is shown Friday with plant manager Brenda Beckenbaugh.

Construction in Cameron Park has chased Santa Claus from his traditional headquarters to North Fifth Street this year.

Five vehicles and a shed were destroyed Tuesday night when a fire reported to be of suspicious origin broke out at 4 Sand Hill Road, Selinsgrove.

A 31-year-old Snyder County man was jailed Monday on charges he stalked and threatened to kill a former girlfriend.

A grease fire from an electric fryer shut down Arby's Restaurant in the Susquehanna Valley Mall late Monday afternoon.

He was 4 years old when he put on his first uniform and marched in a fireman's parade.

A Saturday night fire in a single-family home along the Old Trail in Monroe Township caused extensive smoke damage, but no injuries.

It costs twice as much when private contractors do roadwork compared to the cost of state Department of Transportation workers, but at the height of construction season, there is no way state workers can get all the projects done, a PennDOT spokesman said Tuesday.

The Social Security office is moving from 300 Market St. to a larger office near the Susquehanna Valley Mall in Hummels Wharf at nearly triple the current rent.

It costs twice as much when private contractors do roadwork compared to the cost of state Department of Transportation workers, but at the height of construction season, there is no way state workers can get all the projects done, a PennDOT spokesman said Tuesday.

Ashley Brubaker can barely control her excitement about the annual 94.1 Cares for Kids Radiothon.