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Published on April 12, 2025 - Page 1
Policing at schools in doubt
BUCKHORN -- Supervisors here will not submit a proposal to continue providing police services for the Millville Area School District. However, that...
Published on April 11, 2025 - Page 1
Appeal filed in $3.9M CU firing verdict
HARRISBURG -- An hour after the governing board of the State System of Higher Education met Thursday, an appeal was filed on its behalf seeking to...
Published on April 11, 2025 - Page 5
‘Interim’ chancellor officially hired
HARRISBURG -- The State System of Higher Education removed "Interim" from Chancellor Christopher Fiorentino 's title Thursday during a meeting that...
Published on April 10, 2025 - Page 1
App translates trash to treasure
BLOOMSBURG -- Folks collecting trash along streams and in parks can join in a friendly competition -- and possibly win a monthly prize. The Columbia-...
Published on April 9, 2025 - Page 1
Boot high prices, drivers plead
BLOOMSBURG -- In 2022, Kathy Arner and a dozen other people leaving a church concert downtown found their vehicles had been immobilized by a device...
Published on April 8, 2025 - Page 1
Townhouses eyed on old site
BLOOMSBURG -- An abandoned nursing home built by a country music star 40 years ago may soon be demolished to make way for affordable housing....
Published on April 6, 2025 - Page 1
Water worries are spreading
LIGHTSTREET -- South Centre Township residents are worried they will find out their water has been contaminated, a supervisor there told the Columbia...
Published on April 6, 2025 - Page 1
‘Grave’ finds spark curiosity
By M.J. MAHON Press Enterprise Writer WONDERVIEW — When a couple lifted four heavy stones that were lining the concrete steps leading to their front...
Published on April 5, 2025 - Page 1
Cyclists to pedal for little Panthers
BLOOMSBURG -- A group of cyclists is turning one of its Sunday spins into a challenging 50-mile ride to raise money to buy helmets for students at...
Published on April 4, 2025 - Page 1
Official: Watch use of funds
LIGHTSTREET -- The chairman of the Columbia County commissioners says money from the hotel tax should be used to attract tourists, not given as...

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Published on March 14, 2025 - Page 1
Police: Vehicle break-ins left trail of blood, purses
BLOOMSBURG -- Town Police spent Thursday morning following a trail of blood and stolen purses around the area of West and Jefferson streets after...
Published on March 14, 2025 - Page 1
Supervisor and treasurer out
RUPERT -- Lori Ebright resigned Thursday as a Montour Township supervisor and retired from her job as township secretary and treasurer. Ebright, 64,...
Published on March 15, 2025 - Page 1
Dorm dryer fire empties building, officials say
BLOOMSBURG -- A dryer fire at Columbia Hall chased more than 200 university students from their beds in the tallest dorm on campus early Friday...
Published on March 16, 2025 - Page 1
CU increasing additional fees
MANSFIELD -- Students attending Commonwealth University in the fall will pay more in fees charged for housing, meals and technology. Students in...
Published on March 16, 2025 - Page 1
Hemlock leaders grant pay raise for themselves
BUCKHORN -- Hemlock Township supervisors voted March 11 to give themselves -- or future board members -- a 67% pay raise. Last year, state...