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Police: Salvation Army worker runs cart into vehicle, claims driver is at fault
Danville, Pa. — Surveillance video provided by a restaurant contradicted a man’s story about a car hitting him and attempting to drive away. Matthew William Ebert, 59, called Danville police at the beginning of May to report the incident, Sgt. Justin Stanley said. According to Stanley, both Ebert and the driver were standing beside a silver Volkswagen on Canal Street when he arrived at the area near the Moose Lodge on Mill Street. ...
Riverside Police Talk of Repairing Busted Traffic Signal
RIVERSIDE – One Northumberland County community has a bum traffic signal and it’s confusing drivers. In Riverside, police tell us their traffic signal is letting left turn traffic have a green light at the wrong times. They did not talk of any major hazard or any accidents, and they say they are working with PennDOT.
JT Hall of Fame: Vitti to be honored
Kevin Vitti, a 2016 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School and a 2020 graduate of Bloomsburg University, was a standout linebacker for the Olympians’ football team during his four-year career. Vitti’s accolades included Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) first team linebacker, SCFCA North Co-Defensive Player of the...
South Schuylkill News Calendar, July 18, 2024
• Shop Pine Grove Area Pathway, 5-7 p.m., 42 S. Tulpehocken St. enter through blue door on ground floor. Proof of residency and $10 cash donation. • Schuylkill Haven Food Pantry, noon-3 p.m., behind Walk In Art Center on Market Street between Parkway and St. Charles Street. • LeadFoot –...
In The Pits: 'Topless Night' set for Big Diamond Speedway
Jake and Jasmine Smulley, promoters of Big Diamond Speedway, kick open the gates tonight with another spectacular night of action for fans and racers as well as a few special treats for the kids. The Minersville-area track will present “Topless Night” for the headlining modifieds, 602 Crate Sportsman and the...
Tamaqua looks at overgrown, diseased trees
Trees that are growing too big in Tamaqua’s downtown will need to come down. Others are infected by insects and must be treated, explained Jay Stidham, the borough’s director of public works. He, along with councilwomen Kathy Kunkel and Mary Linkevich, recently met with a local forester to...
Tamaqua board recognizes FBLA student for Top 10 finish
The Tamaqua Area School Board on Tuesday recognized a student for his Top 10 finish in personal finance at Future Business Leaders of America’s National Leadership Conference in Florida. Administrators and school board members applauded Ignatius Neifert, who placed eighth in his first national competition during the conference in...
Hugh Freeze Q&A from SEC Media Days
Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze attended Thursday’s final day of the four-day SEC Football Media Days in Dallas. He answered questions about his team and the upcoming season during a session in the main interview room. What follows is the Q&A session with Freeze, courtesy of ASAP Sports transcripts:
Tamaqua to demolish Buildings
Work to demolish this structure at 233 Cedar St. in Tamaqua to make way for a river walk is underway. The Tamaqua Area Community Partnership owns the building. The demolition will allow the current river walk to extend from Cedar Street to East Broad Street. It currently spans between Cedar Street and Willing Park. JILL WHALEN/TIMES NEWS.
Paige and Cassidy Superneau compete at Midlands, prepare for Bloomsburg
Over the weekend of July 12 to 14, Paige and Cassidy Superneau traveled to Fonda, NY, to race at Midland Barrels. They’ll be in Bloomsburg, PA, on July 27 for the Keystone Barrel Classic. Cassidy Superneau: I ran my younger horse Jet at Midlands, and I’m very happy to...
Congresswoman visits Berks baby formula plant to discuss supply chain protection
The vision of empty shelves where baby formula should have been is likely one that parents won’t soon forget. Back in 2022, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s exactly what fearful and frustrated parents saw. The U.S. was facing a severe baby formula shortage, one that saw out-of-stock rates reach 70%.
30 things we're excited about, part 7: Tornadoes moving up to Class 3A
After Mount Carmel and Southern Columbia’s football rivalry was heavily lopsided in the Tigers’ favor for a decade, the Red Tornadoes are beginning to have some success in the series again, winning the regular-season meeting each of the last two years. It’s impossible to feel fully confident in...
Panther wrestling champ honored
National wrestling champion Brenda Banks received a standing ovation as she accepted a Senate citation for her accomplishment from state Sen. David Argall during Panther Valley School Board’s meeting Wednesday night. The rising Panther Valley High School junior won first place during the 2023-24 U.S. Marine Corps Junior National...
PSPCA hosts first 'Pittiefest' with $5 adoption fees for pit bulls
The Pennsylvania SPCA is launching “Pittiefest” to encourage pit bull adoptions this summer. A $5 adoption fee is offered for pit bulls until Aug. 11 at the PSPCA’s Lancaster location, its Philadelphia headquarters, Main Line Animal Rescue site and Danville location. The PSPCA is also encouraging potential...
Mount Carmel woman incarcerated on animal cruelty charges
MOUNT CARMEL — A 37-year-old Mount Carmel woman is in Northumberland County Jail after being arraigned Wednesday on animal cruelty charges relating to a July 4 incident in which her injured dog was found walking along rooftops in the 200 block of South Maple Street. Teresa Ann Ricchiuti is...
Soul Mining: Dancing to the truth of the troubadour
The last few weeks have been like a blindfolded ride sitting in the front row while on the Twister roller coaster at Knoebels. We said goodbye to a new grandson and welcomed one into the world within the span of seven days. I drove from Pennsylvania to Florida back to Shamokin to Johnstown putting more than just mileage on my car and my weary soul all along the way. Then, last Saturday, I like all of you, witnessed the assassination attempt on President Trump’s life at his rally in the portion of our state I just left.
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