News from Danville
Thursday, November 9, 2017
DANVILLE — Joseph Mowad, a longtime Geisinger physician, Bloomsburg University trustee and community leader, died Tuesday.
He was remembered by those at Geisinger and BU as a man who...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
DANVILLE — Voters put three new faces on council Tuesday, and retained one.
By only six votes, incumbent John Rodman held on to his 1st Ward seat with 89 votes, fending...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
DANVILLE — Montour County’s new treasurer will be someone familiar with the post, deputy treasurer Norma Bird.
The Democrat received 1,601 votes to Republican ...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
DANVILLE — Danville residents will see a 6.5 percent property tax hike next year — a $47 increase to the average taxpayer, the borough says.
Council voted on the tax hike Tuesday, but...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
DANVILLE — On Saturday, Nov. 11, at 3 p.m., a ceremony will be held in Memorial Park in Danville to honor World War I veterans and rededicate the World War I memorial. Attending will be WWI...
Sunday, November 5, 2017
DANVILLE — Geisinger hospitals and clinics have slashed nearly in half the number of opioid drug prescriptions written for patients since 2014 — from 60,000 to 31,000 per month, health system...
Saturday, November 4, 2017
DANVILLE — For four years, Danville senior Derien Yeager has lobbied for just one carry out of the backfield.
He didn’t get it during a 54-24 win over Mifflinburg in the District 4...
Saturday, November 4, 2017
DANVILLE — There are three races for five council seats here in the coming election.
Firefighter and plumber Steve Finn is running for the 1st Ward seat against...
Saturday, November 4, 2017
DANVILLE — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is joining the speakers’ lineup at next week’s Geisinger health care symposium.
Wolf will address attendees Thursday afternoon...
Saturday, November 4, 2017
DANVILLE — A Schuylkill County man who borrowed his dad’s car in Anthony Township and never returned it was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $200.
Derek Mitchell...