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Hughesville Jr./Sr. High School holds yearly May Day celebration
HUGHESVILLE, Pa. — Hughesville Jr./Sr. High School students cheered for their classmates inside the high school gym on Thursday. They enjoyed a fun field day full of sweets, games, and outdoor activities for the school's yearly May Day event. "And then, our last rotation, we do some kind of...
Thief steals planter from porch
Lewisburg, Pa. — Police say someone stole a large flower planter from the front porch of a home in Buffalo Township. The 2 feet by 2 feet multi-level planter was taken sometime between 8:30 p.m. May 14 and 5:30 p.m. the next day from the front porch of the home at the 700 block of Buffalo Road, according to Trp. Mown of state police at Milton. There is no video surveillance cameras in the area. Police say neighbors did not see anything suspicious around that time. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Milton at 570-524-2662.
Group gives mobile soup kitchen help with upgrades
NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. — For nearly two decades, God's Chuckwagon has been serving food out of a bus throughout central Pennsylvania. Pastors James and Janet Bowers of Northumberland run the mobile soup kitchen. Recently, members of the group Leadership Susquehanna Valley were looking for a nonprofit to help with a...
Middleburg Livestock Hog Auction 5/21/24
Compared to last weeks weighted average prices slaughter hogs averaged .03 higher, heritage hogs averaged 1.32 higher and slaughter sows averaged 2.41 lower. BARROWS/GILTS: US 1-2: 2 head 92 lbs 98.00, 4 head 138-190 lbs 68.00-74.00, 8 head 100-157 lbs 74.00-98.00, 22 head 235-295 lbs 65.00-76.00, 27 head 240-290 lbs 72.00-90.00, 18 head 305-390 lbs 55.00-70.00, 3 head 310-320 lbs 70.00-72.00; Head: 10 head 25-30 lbs 65.00-80.00. US 2: 9 head 115-181 lbs 50.00-68.00, 18 head 220-296 lbs 54.00-72.00, 7 head 235-273 lbs 72.00-84.00, 12 head 301-350 lbs 56.00-72.00, 3 head 305-340 lbs 66.00-74.00, 1 head 400 lbs 44.00; Head: 4 head 60-70 lbs 55.00-65.00. UTILITY: 17 head 92 lbs 68.00, 1 head 140 lbs 70.00, 8 head 115-119 lbs 5.00-60.00, 1 head 250 lbs 50.00, 1 head 320 lbs 55.00; Head: 1 head 40 lbs 20.00, 3 head 70 lbs 6.00.
Baseball Recap: Dynamic duo of Lincoln Diehl and Matt Acor lead Danville to victory
With a playoff game on the line, Danville rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Montoursville Warriors and snuck past 12-11. Winning may never get old, but Danville sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row. Danville...
Pa. woman’s conviction for fatally poisoning her husband, depleting his assets is affirmed
LEWISBURG — The first-degree murder conviction of a Union County woman found to have fatally poisoned her husband in 2018 has been affirmed. “The jury’s verdict in all aspects is supported by the evidence and does not shock the court’s sense of justice,” specially assigned Lehigh County Senior Judge Edward R. Reibman wrote in an opinion issued Monday.
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for parts of central Pennsylvania
On Monday at 1:46 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 9 p.m. for Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Sullivan, Union and York counties. When lightning looms: Expert safety tips for thunderstorms. Lightning strikes the United...
Colorful new addition to Watsontown honors nonprofit leader
WATSONTOWN, Pa. — Artists were busy painting the outside of this former church in Watsontown on Wednesday. They are putting a mural on the building, which is the home of Kingdom Kidz. Donna Bridge started Kingdom Kidz 25 years ago as a puppet ministry and it's expanded into both...
PennDOT to hold Columbia-Montour job fair
Bloomsburg, Pa. — PennDOT will be hosting a job fair in Bloomsburg for people seeking employment with the Department within Columbia and Montour Counties. The fair is intended to find staff for seasonal and permanent positions, as well as discussing current and upcoming job opportunities for CDL operators. The job fair will be held Wednesday, June 5 from 2-5 p.m. at the Columbia County Maintenance Office, 45 Lunger Drive, Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815. For more information, please call 570-387-4250. ...
Weather alert issued for gusty showers in part of Pennsylvania until 2:30 a.m. Monday
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 1:55 a.m. on Monday for gusty showers until 2:30 a.m. for Northern Lycoming and Southern Lycoming as well as Union County. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 1:55 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a gusty shower near...
Lack of speed enforcement in Pa. town dominates Route 15 corridor study meeting
ALLENWOOD — The lack of speed enforcement and the need for better signage dominated a public meeting scheduled to discuss the draft recommendations of a Route 15 corridor improvement study in part of two counties. The Tuesday night meeting in Allenwood was planned to give Michael Baker, a Harrisburg...
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