MOUNT CARMEL - Seventh-rader Katelin Ivey is the Mount Carmel Area Junior High Pride Award winner for January.
Ivey is a member of the swim team and the High Five Club. A distinguished honor roll student, she earned a PSSA Gold Presidential Award, and placed fourth in the Veterans of Foreign Wars writing contest.
In her community, she helps elderly people in her neighborhood with household chores and errands.
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SHAMOKIN - Mae M. Tharp, 87, of 170 E. Dewart St., died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Mountain View: A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township.
Born in Coal Township Sept. 24, 1922, she was a daughter of the late James and Anna (Hudock) Malone.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard C. Tharp, in 1982.
She was formerly employed by the Arrow Shirt Company in Shamokin.
Mrs. Tharp was a member of Our Lady of Hope Church, Coal Township, and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union.
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SUNBURY - A veteran Sunbury police officer allegedly shot and killed his wife early Saturday morning outside their Catawissa Avenue home before shooting himself in the head.
Michael William Miller, 37, a corporal with Sunbury Police Department, was reportedly fighting for his life late Saturday night at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where he was listed in critical condition.
According to reports at the scene, Miller allegedly shot his 38-year-old wife, Robin Miller, three times, including once in the head, left leg and body, at 2 a.m. in a narrow walkway between their residence at 454 Catawissa Ave. and a neighboring home.
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GIRARDVILLE - Sunny weather, the largest lineup and a huge crowd made for a standout seventh annual St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday in Girardville.
"The turnout is the biggest one ever, by far," said parade Chairman John P. "Mouche" McNelis. "There are crowds of people all along the parade route. I don't know what the final number for parade entries, but I know we're between 240 and 250 units. Last year we had 212."
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PORT CARBON - One of the two men still wanted in connection with last week's home-invasion robbery and fatal shooting in Shenandoah is in prison after surrendering to police in Reading early Saturday morning.
Julius Charles Enoe, 30, of 411 Fairview St., Reading, was arraigned Saturday afternoon in connection with
the shooting death of Bruce Lee Forker.
Enoe was formally charged with one count each of criminal homicide, robbery, burglary, theft by unlawful taking or disposition, aggravated assault and simple assault; four counts of recklessly endangering another person; and six counts of criminal conspiracy.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Carney came out in favor of the health insurance reform bill Saturday, while colleague Paul Kanjorski was still undecided.
In the multi-layered national debate surrounding the legislation to be considered
by Congress today, questions about abortion funding loomed large in many corners, including Northeast Pennsylvania.
In a statement released Saturday afternoon, Mr. Carney, D-10, Dimock Twp., said he would vote for the bill, saying he believes it "continues the longstanding ban on public funding for abortion, a factor that weighed heavily on my mind in recent days."
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SUNBURY - High-profile lawsuits settled by Northumberland County since 2006 have resulted in plaintiffs receiving approximately $600,000 in awards, while costing the county more than $130,000 in attorney fees.
Additionally, there are three other suits pending in which plaintiffs are seeking $250,000 from the county, which has spent thousands more defending those lawsuits.
Concerns about frequent lawsuits involving the county surfaced after a tumultuous winter in which the county was sued by its own president judge and two fired sheriff deputies.
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The Northumberland County unemployment rate decreased slightly from December 2009 to January 2010, according to the state Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) this week.
The January unemployment rate for the county dripped to 10.3 percent - down .1 percent from December's rate of 10.4 percent.
The county rate has risen 1.4 percent since January 2009's rate of 8.9 percent.
Northumberland County has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, ranking 50th of 67 counties.
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LEWISBURG - Evangelical Community Hospital broke ground Friday afternoon for its largest expansion ever, a project that is expected to take 2 1/2 years to complete.
The $32 million Surgical and Cardiovascular Expansion Project is Evangelical's first major construction since the 2004 East Expansion, which included a new emergency department, main entrance and radiology expansion.
The ceremony began with remarks by John Griffith, vice chairman of the board of directors; Michael N. O'Keefe, president and chief executive officer; Russell Stankiewicz, president of the Evangelical medical staff; and Roger Haddon, campaign chairman and board of directors member.
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Township supervisors to meet Monday
ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting for general purposes at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the municipal building.
PTA welcomes input at meeting
RANSHAW - There will be an important meeting of the Shamokin Area Middle School PTA and Shamokin Area Senior High PTA immediately following the monthly meeting of the Shamokin Area PTA Council, which begins at 6 p.m. Monday, March 29, in the Ranshaw Civic Center Community Building, 300 Webster St.
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ALLENWOOD - A methadone clinic will be coming to the Great Steams Commons along Route 15 in Allenwood.
The Daily Item reported that the nearly empty industrial park in Gregg Township will house the clinic, which will be operated by a Massachusetts-based agency.
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine, but less habit-forming. It is used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction.
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ATLAS - The Paulinarians' St. Patrick's Day party was held March 9, with Arlene Terry, president, conducting the event.
The meeting was started with the Senior Adult Ministry prayer and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Terry gave the secretary's report, and Norm Basso gave the treasurer's report.
The birthday song was sung to two members who were celebrating March birthdays.
Two members, Rose Chadwick and Lena Kopchack, passed away in March. Members who attended their viewings on behalf of the club were Terry, Basso, Betty Jarosiewicz, Betty Menapace and Leo Sahonick.
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