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DDAP Secretary Davis-Jones visits Oasis to tout growth, service expansion | Local | newsitem. com
13+ hour, 29+ min ago (178+ words) Latika Davis-Jones, secretary of the state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, right, and Oasis Community Recovery Club Founder and President Danielle Houtz observe a community bulletin board at the club, Shamokin, on Wednesday. Latika Davis-Jones, secretary of the state…...
H. S. Baseball: Southern's D4 semifinal game suspended in first innining
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (202+ words) The News-Item A member of the Central Columbia grounds crew places a tarp over the mound as rain falls during a District 4 Class 2 A quarterfinal Wednesday. The game between Southern Columbia and Muncy was suspended due to heavy rain. As…...
British PM Starmer congratulates Arsenal as title celebrations go deep into the night
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (288+ words) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken time out from dealing with his own sticky political situation to congratulate his favorite soccer team Arsenal on winning the Premier League. Starmer posted on X soon after the title was clinched: "22 long…...
Kentucky and Gonzaga agree to discontinue their men's basketball series
22+ hour, 40+ min ago (184+ words) Kentucky and Gonzaga have mutually agreed to discontinue a men's college basketball series that had been scheduled to run for two more seasons. The two schools made a joint announcement Wednesday that said the move was made "to allow each…...
Missouri's Ahmad Hardy thanks supporters as he continues his recovery from gunshot wound
21+ hour ago (274+ words) Ahmad Hardy is back in Missouri just over a week after the All-America running back was shot in his home state of Mississippi. Missouri's football program released a 14-second video Wednesday in which Hardy said he was 'starting the road…...
City council approves Emily's Closet in memory of teenage lifeguard; room to be set aside at pool for people to donate swimwear
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (198+ words) The News-Item Emily James, an employee of the Strausser-Shroyer Memorial Pool in Shamokin, right, speaks with Shamokin police Cpl. Alexis Temple about Chip, the department's K-9, during an evening swim event in July 2024. SHAMOKIN " The City of Shamokin will set aside…...
San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (942+ words) People stand behind police tape at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. This aerial image shows the Islamic Center of San Diego, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in San Diego. A man…...
Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (215+ words) Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that the Supreme Court risks being seen as political in the wake of a major voting rights decision. She spoke after writing a solo dissent from the court's decision allowing Louisiana to move quickly…...
Bruce Edward Zigarski Sr.
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (113+ words) The News-Item KULPMONT " In loving memory of Bruce Edward Zigarski Sr. , 72, of 1438 Poplar St. , who passed away peacefully, Monday, May 18, 2026, at Geisinger Medical Center, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Kulpmont, Dec. 21, 1953, Bruce was a…...
Rita Theresa Seidel | Obituaries | newsitem. com
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (193+ words) Rita Theresa Seidel The News-Item SHAMOKIN " On Sunday, April 26, 2026, Rita Theresa Seidel, 98, of Shamokin, entered into God's heavenly embrace. She was born at home, in the Springfield section of Coal Township, Jan. 29, 1928, she was the youngest child of Apolonia (Durlan)…...