Editor’s Note: While high school students still grind away at the three Rs during a school day, there are many non-traditional classes being offered. Today, The Daily Item continues a series on unique opportunities available to Valley students in 21st Century Classrooms, including foods of the world, adulting and health careers.
SHAMOKIN DAM — A state program launched in March to help connect young people to quality careers in Pennsylvania was flooded with applicants, according to state Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver's office.
MOUNT CARMEL — State grants are available to volunteer fire companies to help protect rural communities from wildfires.
DANVILLE — The deadline to apply for the state property tax/rent rebate program is Dec. 31.
SUNBURY — The Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation is seeking qualified candidates to serve on the Pennsylvania Game Commission for Districts 6, which includes Snyder County, and 7.
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NORTHUMBERLAND — North Shore Railroad and Affiliates unveiled its Semiquincentennial locomotive Monday.
LEWISBURG — A woman from Ohio with fake identification attempted to withdraw more than $11,000 using stolen checks in Lewisburg, Milton, Danville and Berwick, according to state police in Milton.
A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain could be “problematic” on Friday and Saturday, affecting driving on two of the busiest post-Christmas travel days, according to AccuWeather’s senior meteorologist, Alex Sosnowski.
Pennsylvania legislators have passed just 65 bills in 2025, which is poised to be an all-time low for the past decade, leaving key priorities unfinished.
