News from Danville

Sunday, May 21, 2017

DANVILLE — Terry Kratzer, an auto technician for the Jack Metzer dealerships here, is being honored by Ford for his mechanical expertise.

Kratzer is among the winners...


Friday, May 19, 2017

DANVILLE — The following civil lawsuits have been filed in the office of District Judge Marvin Shrawder.

The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon...


 | By Chris Krepich
Thursday, May 18, 2017

DANVILLE — More than 1,000 trout will be stocked for the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby on Saturday, and some of them will be five- to eight-pound “monsters,” according to one organizer.

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

DANVILLE — Three Danville firefighters and a fire department supporter appear to have won enough write-in votes to make the November ballot for four council seats.

The candidates are...


 | By Michael Lester
Thursday, May 18, 2017

DANVILLE — Geisinger Health System formally announced intentions Wednesday to take over management of financially ailing Jersey Shore Hospital, one week after revealing joint plans with...


 | By Chris Krepich
Thursday, May 18, 2017

DANVILLE — Council here wants the fire department to inventory all its equipment, list expiration and replacement dates, and come up with a 20-year plan for new equipment purchases.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

DANVILLE —School director Randy L. Keister, 7 Highland Drive, won the Republican nomination and challenger Claire Lawrence, 203 Woodhill Road, appears to have...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

DANVILLE — An Amish farmer pleaded guilty Tuesday to molesting a young girl over a period of six years while she and a sibling lived with both him and his wife in Derry Township, prosecutors...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

DANVILLE — A grandfather on the way to pick up his grandson from elementary school was driving drunk, at more than three times the legal limit, police say.

On the way to Turbotville...


 | By Chris Krepich
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

DANVILLE — A Danville councilman wants commissioners to slow down on a readdressing project to look for an easier solution, but commissioners say it’s a “done deal” meant to ensure public...