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An early evening chimney fire that spread into a second-floor wall cavity was quickly extinguished by Middleburg fire and rescue personnel Tuesday, leaving only minor damage to a house at 40 Wausau Road.

In high school, Michael Akey wanted to be a shepherd or a poultryman. He made up business cards that read "shepherd," and poultryman was among his first e-mail addresses.

For the Hill family, it's an annual tradition to donate toys for the Watsontown Community Christmas Program.

First-year teachers in Selinsgrove and Lewisburg school districts will make more than $40,000, beginning the next academic year.

Remember when there was concern about a teacher shortage? A decade ago, Pennsylvania phased out its rural teacher loan forgiveness initiative out of recognition that it was unneeded.

An extended period of lake-effect snow squalls blew through the Valley on Thursday, causing minor traffic congestion and numerous auto accidents.

The Shikellamy School District has a math problem. The latest state assessment scores indicate the math skills of about one-quarter of the school district's elementary students are rated as "basic" or worse.

Mifflinburg residents are facing 3 percent increases in electricity and sewer rates and a 2 percent increase in water rates to fund a tentative $18.2 million spending plan for next year.

Thomas Brouse, 85, of the Riverwoods Apartments in Lewisburg gets interviewed by Bucknell University students for a project in their management class.

A young man from Mifflinburg died Wednesday night when his car hit a tree. Police said Tyler Zimmerman, 18, was driving along Route 405 near Milton about 9:30 p.m. when the crash happened.

The victims involved in an accident that killed an 18-year-old Mifflinburg man on Wednesday near Milton were not students in the Mifflinburg district, school officials said Thursday.

Despite recent assurances from the Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority, and despite a specific state law written to absolve it from any liability, some farmers are still worried about a rails-to-trails project ...

Today we pause to acknowledge the people and groups who make the Central Susquehanna Valley a better place to call home.

Dollar signs often drive discussions about marrying municipal services. It seems reasonable that combining services would lead to savings.

Robert Inglis/The Daily ItemTrey Casimir, chairman of the Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority board, talks to a room full of Union County residents at the Mifflinburg Middle School Wednesday night regarding the ...

Central Pennsylvania is no exception this election day. Officials are reporting huge voter turnout in counties like Northumberland, Snyder and Lycoming.

Twenty-one alleged "street-level" drug dealers were busted Friday morning following a four-month investigation in the Sunbury area.

Halloween was not a good day for drug offenders in Sunbury and the surrounding areas as 21 alleged street-level dealers were charged in a raid involving the distribution of crack cocaine, LSD, marijuana and ...

If you've ever wanted to make a living in your Halloween costume, you might consider auditioning for a role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," a musical comedy that parodies science fiction and horror films.

A Watsontown auxiliary police officer is facing charges for allegedly bringing a loaded handgun to a youth football game at Mifflinburg Area High School last weekend.