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WEB23 hours ago · Milton board split on hiring of new teacher. MILTON — In a 6-3 vote, the Milton area school board on Tuesday approved the hiring of Joey Hamilton-Ficks as a special education teacher at $79,127, pending required clearances, certification and the results of a tuberculosis test and drug screening.
Barry W. Solomon | Obituaries | standard-journal.com
WEBBarry W. Solomon. Aug 16, 2024. WATSONTOWN — Barry W. Solomon, 75, of Susquehanna Trail, Watsontown, passed away on August 14, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Lewisburg on September 8, 1948, he was the son of the late Leroy and Evelyn (Ulrich) Solomon. He was married on June 18, 1977, to the former …
Unconfirmed social media posts: Marshals seen digging near …
WEBSep 20, 2023 · TURBOTVILLE — The U.S. Marshals Service has not yet responded to a media inquiry as to whether multiple social media posts stating marshals were seen digging Tuesday along farmland outside of Turbotville are accurate.
Prison-grounds intruder charged with drug offenses
WEBAug 15, 2024 · KELLY TOWNSHIP — A Maryland man who was allegedly wearing a ghillie suit and trespassing on the grounds of the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Lewisburg has been charged with multiple drug offenses. James Hampton-Smith, 36, of Aberdeen, Md., has been charged with felony manufacture, delivery or possession, and criminal …
Mary DeHart | Obituaries | standard-journal.com
WEBApr 14, 2022 · MILTON — Mary “Polly” (Zimmerman) DeHart died peacefully Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Polly was born in Lewisburg on Christmas Day in 1928 to the late Beaver and Suzanna (Emery) Zimmerman. Polly was a graduate of Lewisburg High School and …
Food bank creating president position - standard-journal.com
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Food bank creating president position. HARRISBURG — The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank has announced a search for a president, a newly created position in the organization. This decision is part of a long-term succession plan, according to David Ark, the food bank’s board chair, who is also heading up the committee overseeing the …
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Lewisburg Area eighth-grader dies following illness
WEBAug 21, 2024 Updated Aug 22, 2024. 0. LEWISBURG — An eighth-grade student in the Lewisburg Area School District has passed away. The Lewisburg Middle School PSA confirmed in a Wednesday Facebook post that Jaxon Snyder passed away Monday evening, Aug. 19. Reports indicate he had a brief and unexpected illness.
Letters to the editor | Opinion | standard-journal.com
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Letters to the editor. Imagine a time when every woman who has a healthy pregnancy would want to have her baby born. Imagine those whose circumstances would make caring for a baby almost impossible would love the baby enough to give him or her life and put her child up for adoption. Imagine a time when a woman would want to love and …
Karl E. Sampsell | Obituaries | standard-journal.com
WEBKarl E. Sampsell. Aug 15, 2024 Updated Aug 16, 2024. NEW COLUMBIA — Karl E. Sampsell, 97, of New Columbia, died on Sunday, August 11, at his home. Born November 24, 1926, and raised in Milton, he was the son of James and Arlie (LeBard) Sampsell. He started working at the age of “12 or 14” (his answer to every question of “how old were ...