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Dunkelberger wins GOP nomination for Northumberland County prothonotary
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2013:05:21 21:22:33 SUNBURY - Point Township supervisor Justin Dunkelberger earned the Democratic nomination for prothonotary in Northumberland County's only contested primary race Tuesday. Dunkelberger outdistanced Jamie Saleski, an employee in the civil side of the protho (read more)
Mayoral nod to Milbrand in Shamokin; Moyer, Verano win council nominations
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2012:01:04 20:05:38 SHAMOKIN - Bill Milbrand, Barbara Moyer and Charlie Verano won their party's nominations in the city's primary elections. Milbrand defeated fellow Democrat R. Craig Rhoades in the mayoral race, with an unofficial tally reported Tuesday night of 250 votes (read more)
AOAA OKs $1.6M in contracts; building to rise soon at Shamokin area OHV park
SHAMOKIN - Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) Authority member Barry Yorwarth was more than pleased to make the motion to award four contracts to construct the first permanent building at the off-highway vehicle park that's been in the planning sta (read more)
Mount Carmel Area senior wins double nomination to school board
Photo: N/A, License: N/A, Created: 2013:05:21 19:48:31 MOUNT CARMEL - When the school day ended Tuesday at Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School, one graduating senior old enough to vote went to the polls. He did so to campaign. Joseph Edward Zanella, 18, of 844 W. Fifth St., hopes to become one of the (read more)

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Sound Off: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Retry it again If O.J. Simpson is given a new trial, so should the Goldmans be allowed to retry the murder case, even though it is against the laws on the book presently. Counting donkeys I always check who wrote a news story and when I see AP news I kn (read more)
Sound Off: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Auction bargains I was just wondering what happened to the Sunday afternoon auctions that were being held in Shamokin near the BRL outlet store. They were a good thing, and you could really get some bargains. Garbage in, garbage out Whatever happened to (read more)
Sound Off: Monday, May 20, 2013
Strait shooter Frog, here is an amazing feat. Country music singer George Strait will celebrate his 60th birthday this week with his 60th No. 1 song. He also has 32 straight years with a top 10 county song. Even more amazing is that Eddie Arnold had some (read more)