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Published on March 13, 2025 - Page 1
Defunct Vision Builders owner dies of natural causes at home
NESCOPECK -- Jeff McCreary, owner of a defunct home building company, died at home Monday, according to the Luzerne County Coroner's office. He was...
Published on March 13, 2025 - Page 1
Judge nixes new trial request
HARRISBURG -- A federal judge denied Commonwealth University's request to either overturn a $3.9 million verdict or give the school, its president...
Published on March 12, 2025 - Page 1
Heat gun blamed in town porch fire
BLOOMSBURG -- A man using a heat gun to strip paint accidentally set a porch on fire Tuesday afternoon, the fire chief says. Scott McBride said a man...
Published on March 12, 2025 - Page 1
$400G settlement approved
BUCKHORN -- Hemlock Township supervisors agreed Tuesday to a $400,000 settlement to end a lawsuit brought by a man with epilepsy who said he was...
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 1
Demolition fund being set up
LIGHTSTREET — The county is establishing a fund to help governments pay for the demolition of dilapidated houses without having to rely on...
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 1
Town OKs razings on campus
BLOOMSBURG -- Town council Monday gave conditional approval to Commonwealth University to tear down Old Science Hall and the Waller Administration...
Published on March 10, 2025 - Page 1
Mayor wants rebrand of ‘bike lane,’ ‘bulb-out’
BLOOMSBURG -- The town's mayor urged two town committees and the town manager to stop using the term "bike lane" to refer to the controversial...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 1
Students afraid of losing funding
MANSFIELD -- Janeyda Ortiz of Bethlehem came to Commonwealth University in 2023 because a set of state and federal programs for underprivileged...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 1
Murder mystery is on the books
BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Public Library will celebrate its founder and first benefactor with a fictional murder mystery that hinges on an...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 1
CU president to be evaluated
BLOOMSBURG -- The State System of Higher Education has commissioned an independent review of Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna -- at his...

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Published on February 12, 2025 - Page 1
County asks for $25,000 back
BLOOMSBURG -- When Montour County Commissioner Rebecca Dressler learned Tuesday the Danville Area Pickleball Players would donate $100,000 to...
Published on February 13, 2025 - Page 1
Company owner says he’d pay to move road
BUCKHORN -- A businessman has offered to pay if the township agrees to relocate a section of road that runs along his house. Joe Yodock, owner of...
Published on February 14, 2025 - Page 1
19th-century home doomed
BLOOMSBURG -- The town's historic architectural board agreed a cockroach-infested 19th-century house should be torn down instead of repaired. The...
Published on February 14, 2025 - Page 1
CU vote shows no confidence
BLOOMSBURG -- Faculty and coaches of Commonwealth University voted overwhelmingly they have no confidence in university President Bashar Hanna's...
Published on February 15, 2025 - Page 1
Central won’t alter calendar
LIME RIDGE -- Students will not return from summer break earlier than usual at Central Columbia School District after a survey of district staff...