Wednesday Nov 11 | Danville News
Fire chief wants quicker dispatches
Often one of the last companies to be called on in an emergency occurring only a mile or two down the road from their station, members of the Richfield Fire Company approached the Snyder County commissioners on Tuesday to express their frustration with what they believe to be inefficient dispatch practices at the county 911 center.
Fire destroyed a Richfield barn and its contents Monday. No one was hurt in the 7:25 a.m. blaze at 314 Main St., according to Kevin Gearhart, assistant chief of the Richfield Fire Company.
Richfield area mobile home destroyed by fire
A fire destroyed a mobile home and a small house Tuesday west of Ridge Road off Heister Valley Road in Richfield.
BETTLEYON, KENNETH G. "BEETLE," 78, of Westport. Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. today and noon to 1 Wednesday at Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland, followed by funeral at 1. Burial with military honors in Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland.
Board concerned about state, local .....
Worries about both the state budget impasse and Juniata County's own financial situation arose during the commissioners meeting on Tuesday.
Font size: [A] [A] [A] LARRY DEKLINSKI/Staff Photo Life Flight lands at the Zerbe Township baseball field to transport the first of two vehicle accidents on private property near a coal stripping area off Sunshine Road in Zerbe Township Sunday afternoon.
DERR, MARGARET C. "PEG," 91, of Milton. Funeral at 11 a.m. today in Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1125 Mahoning St., Milton.
Library book sale draws a crowd
The Public Library for Union County's annual four-day used book sale opened Wednesday with the biggest turnout in its 11-year history.
Stanley A. "Butch" Leitzel, 63, 106 N. 4th St., Lebanon, died Saturday July 11, 2009, at his hunting cabin in West Perry Township, Snyder County.
BURNS, THELMA M., 83, of Sunbury. Visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday in Apple Chapel at Zion Lutheran Church, Market Street, Sunbury, followed by funeral at 10:30. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
Snyder County creek gets makeover
Officials and volunteers put the final touches on a stream restoration project in Mount Pleasant Mills on Wednesday.
Six hundred rockets and $7,000 went up in smoke as Lewisburg's weeklong Fourth of July celebration continued Friday night with a spectacular fireworks show at Wolfe Field.
Man jailed in sex investigation
A 40-year-old Selinsgrove man has been charged with sexually abusing a 3-year-old and a 6-year-old after a flash drive was found containing approximately 40 obscene photos.
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Funeral at 2 p.m. today at Brookside Ministries, Shamokin Dam. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Mills.
Arsonist gets state prison term in assault
A convicted arsonist serving time in the Snyder County Jail who admitted punching another inmate has been sentenced to state prison.