Karen Blackledge
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Officials: Wipes are harmful to sewer system
DANVILLE — Danville officials remind people not to flush wipes down the pipes of the sewer system. → Read More
Firefighters help Valley children celebrate birthdays with parade, sirens
DANVILLE — Danville firefighters are honoring children with birthdays during the pandemic when they can't celebrate with groups of family and friends. → Read More
Management firm to oversee improvements at Danville inns
An introductory session Thursday opened the line of communication among a management firm appointed to improve two inns and the Valley Township supervisors, Supervisor Vice Chairman Walt Rupert said. → Read More
Council tables action on log cabin
WASHINGTONVILLE — Borough officials will delay until next week deciding the future of a log cabin unearthed during the demolition of a former condemned bar. → Read More
Police investigating death of 22-year-old college student in Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG — A college student was found dead at 10:58 a.m. Monday in the Honeysuckle Apartments complex. → Read More
New voting machines assembled, tested in Montour County
DANVILLE — New voting machines for Montour County have been assembled and tested. → Read More
Woman escapes vehicle after it crashes into pond
RIVERSIDE — A woman swerved to avoid a deer late Wednesday and her vehicle landed in a pond along Sunbury Road just outside of Riverside in Rush Township. → Read More
Danville students get early start on learning language
DANVILLE — Results from Danville Area School District students show the benefits of taking more Spanish classes. → Read More
CD release party set for local musician
DANVILLE — Van Wagner will release his 24th CD featuring a title track paying homage to the "Shortleaf Pine." → Read More
Firefighters use Disaster Drills to Prepare for Emergencies
Montour County Emergency Management Agency and fire officials said the drill went well with simulations of three fatalities in the 200 block of rooms at Emmanuel and 25 injuries. There were three injuries at the adjacent Nazareth Memory Center. → Read More
Booth Theater to host local band Prairie Dogma
DANVILLE — Prairie Dogma is looking forward to returning to the Booth Theater Saturday in Danville. → Read More
Danville area nursing home sold for $11 million
MAHONING TWP. — Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation has been sold for $11,040,000. → Read More
Students get a taste for different books
MOORESBURG — Fourth-graders at Liberty-Valley Intermediate School got to sample several genres of books. → Read More
911 Consolidation Among Cost-Saving Measures
County officials expect 911 centers two counties to be consolidated, which is expected to result in an eventual savings of millions of dollars. → Read More