Local News

SHAMOKIN — A recently developed action plan offers suggestions for Shamokin to have safe streets and roads for all, including ATV operators and pedestrians.

WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP — A West Milton man sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl over the course of several months in 2025, according to state police in Milton.

DANVILLE — Members of the Danville Fire Club heard from Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Jim Nizinski Friday afternoon.

SUNBURY — A 66-year-old Sunbury man will have 30 days to decide if he will take a lesser charge offered to him by the state Attorney General’s Office stemming from an October 2024 incident that saw a child left on a school van for an extended period.

SELINSGROVE — Monroe Township Supervisor Ryan Mack will recommend a compensation study of comparable towns following township employee complaints.

LEWISBURG — CommUnity Zone in Lewisburg is hosting a peace vigil in front of the post office on Market Street on Saturday in response to events related to President Donald Trump’s policies and administration.

Danville businessman Sergio Chaves Jimenez spent the past week at Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s online detainee locator.

MIDDLEBURG — A 37-year-old Shamokin Dam man who pleaded guilty to raping a child repeatedly over a four-year period was sentenced Friday to 41 1/2 years to 124 years in state prison.

SUNBURY — Mayor Josh Brosious said he will ramp up his efforts to “call out” public officials when he believes the board is not acting in the best interest of Sunbury residents.

LEWISBURG — The Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society is holding a fundraiser to benefit local food pantries.